
The endurance bike category is a long-established niche in the road bike sector, with rideability the key attribute for those of us who have finally accepted that we’re not going to make it to the WorldTour.
Giant’s Defy, which has occupied a corner of this market for a decade, recently underwent a facelift, with the Taiwanese brand creating a bike, ‘specifically engineered for endurance road riding, delivering a smooth and efficient ride quality that minimises fatigue on long rides’.