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Giant Defy Advanced 3

bike-discount:019a152f247f717fad37f5c3cfff6d61 · source URL · confidence 1

Eligibility

Can win a band.

Size decisions

retailer labelalphacomparable cmmatchmappingin stockvariant priceevidence
LL58–60 cmequivalentcurated manufacturer mapping — Giant Defy, medium confidenceyeslisting priceGiant Defy L = 58–60 cm — manufacturer-conventional-size-equivalence, confidence medium, reviewed 2026-09-02. https://www.giant-bicycles.com/us/technology/detail/57
XLXL61–63 cmequivalentcurated manufacturer mapping — Giant Defy, medium confidenceyeslisting priceGiant Defy XL = 61–63 cm — manufacturer-conventional-size-equivalence, confidence medium, reviewed 2026-09-02. https://www.giant-bicycles.com/us/technology/detail/57
mappingcurated manufacturer mapping
scopeGiant Defy
sizesL = 58–60 cm · XL = 61–63 cm
confidenceMEDIUM
evidence typemanufacturer-conventional-size-equivalence
evidenceGiant's own Compact Road Design page publishes a table headed 'COMPACT ROAD SIZING' whose first column is 'CONVENTIONAL FRAME SIZING (CM)', mapped against 'RIDER HEIGHT', 'COMPACT ROAD FRAME SIZE' and 'SEATTUBE / TOPTUBE LENGTH (CM)': 49-51 / XS / 42-52; 51-54 / S / 44-53.5; 55-57 / M / 50-55.5; 57-59 / M-L / 53.5-57; 58-60 / L / 55.5-58.5; 61-63 / XL / 58.5-61. This is the manufacturer answering exactly the question we ask, and its own seat-tube column (L = 55.5 cm) shows why the seat tube must not be used for it.
sourcehttps://www.giant-bicycles.com/us/technology/detail/57
https://www.giant-bicycles.com/au/technology/detail/57
https://www.giant-bicycles.com/gb/technology/detail/57
https://www.giant-bicycles.com/gb/tcr-advanced-2
https://www.giant-bicycles.com/gb/propel-advanced-2
https://www.giant-bicycles.com/gb/defy-advanced-2
https://www.giant-bicycles.com/gb/contend-ar-2
reviewed2026-09-02
notesScoped to the four families whose current height ladder was individually checked. It must not be extended to Liv: Liv's letters sit a full size lower (Langma L = 170-184 cm rider against Giant L = 183-193 cm), which is recorded as a refusal. RESIDUAL UNCERTAINTY, and the reason confidence is medium: Giant's conventional column runs 1-2.5 cm above where the letter-sized brands in this dataset sit (Scott's own dual labels put its L at 56 cm and KTM's at 57, where Giant calls its L a conventional 58-60). That is not necessarily a contradiction — Giant covers 157-199 cm in six sizes where Scott uses seven, so its letters are spaced wider and each sits higher, and Canyon says in as many words that a medium at one brand can be a small or a large at another. But an attempt to check Giant's column against a numerically-sized brand's own rider heights failed: Cube, Cannondale, Cervelo, BMC and Orbea all publish sizing through interactive calculators rather than a fetchable table, so no independent anchor was obtained. The practical exposure is about one size at the top of the range, and the published range absorbs it: if the truth were nearer 57-59 than 58-60, a 58 cm shopper still sees an L correctly, a 60 cm shopper sees one marginally, and a 57 cm shopper misses one rather than being shown the wrong bike. The dataset contains no Giant listing sized in centimetres, so there is also no retailer statement to corroborate or contradict this.

A shopper asking for: 54 → nothing compatible · 56 → nothing compatible · 58 → L in stock · 60 → L in stock

Identity

Only listing of this configuration — nothing to merge.

Provenance — why we believe each fact

fieldsourceevidence
brandretailer:bike-discount / parseGiant
modelretailer:bike-discount / derivedGiant Defy Advanced 3
categoryretailer:bike-discount / derivedretailer taxonomy
frameMaterialretailer:bike-discount / parseCarbon
frameTierretailer:bike-discount / dictionaryAdvanced
groupsetFamilyretailer:bike-discount / dictionaryShimano ST-U6030, 2x10-speed || Shimano RD-U6020 10f Cues 10-speed || Shimano FD-U6030 Cues, 10-speed
electronicShiftingretailer:bike-discount / parseShimano ST-U6030, 2x10-speed || Shimano RD-U6020 10f Cues 10-speed || Shimano FD-U6030 Cues, 10-speed
speedsretailer:bike-discount / parse2x10
brakesretailer:bike-discount / parseHRD
wheelMaterialretailer:bike-discount / dictionaryGIANT S-R2
wheelTierretailer:bike-discount / dictionaryGIANT S-R2
powerMeterretailer:bike-discount / derivedabsent from a 28-field spec table
availabilityretailer:bike-discount / derivedhttps://schema.org/InStock

Warnings

Score breakdown

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  "drivetrainScore": 10,
  "wheelScore": 9,
  "extrasScore": 4,
  "weightAdjustment": 0,
  "equipmentValue": 51,
  "notes": [
    "Frame tier \"mid\" +2.",
    "Shimano CUES = 10.",
    "Wheels \"good-aluminium\" = 9.",
    "Weight not published: no weight adjustment either way."
  ],
  "marketPrice": 2105,
  "valueScore": 1.17,
  "savingsVsMarket": 306
}

AI normalization

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  "rejected": [],
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      "confidence": 0.95
    },
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      "evidence": "Shimano CUES 2x10-speed groupset",
      "confidence": 0.95
    },
    "groupsetFamily": {
      "value": "CUES",
      "evidence": "Shimano CUES 2x10-speed groupset",
      "confidence": 0.95
    },
    "electronicShifting": {
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      "evidence": null,
      "confidence": 0
    },
    "speeds": {
      "value": "10",
      "evidence": "Shimano RD-U6020 10f Cues 10-speed",
      "confidence": 0.9
    },
    "mixedGroupset": {
      "value": "false",
      "evidence": "Shimano CUES 2x10-speed groupset",
      "confidence": 0.8
    },
    "wheelMaterial": {
      "value": "aluminium",
      "evidence": "Robust Giant S-R2 Disc Tubeless Aluminum Wheelset",
      "confidence": 0.92
    },
    "wheelTier": {
      "value": null,
      "evidence": null,
      "confidence": 0
    },
    "brakes": {
      "value": "hydraulic-disc",
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      "confidence": 0.95
    },
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      "evidence": null,
      "confidence": 0
    },
    "powerMeter": {
      "value": null,
      "evidence": null,
      "confidence": 0
    },
    "notes": "Specification contains conflicting speed data: 'Speeds: 2 × 12' appears in SPECIFICATIONS while multiple component lines state 10-speed (e.g. 'Shimano RD-U6020 10f Cues 10-speed', 'Gear shifters: Shimano ST-U6030, 2x10-speed'). No complete-bike weight is provided; 'Maximum total weight allowed: 126,5 kg' is rider+equipment limit, not bike weight."
  }
}

Normalized record

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  "modelYear": null,
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  "groupsetTierSpread": 0,
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  "brakes": "hydraulic-disc",
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  "tyres": "GIANT Gavia Fondo 1, 700x32c, Tubeless Ready, 60 TPI",
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  "powerMeter": false,
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  "normalizationConfidence": 1,
  "warnings": [
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      "message": "Retailer's speed field says 12 but the components say 10 (2x10). Using the component evidence.",
      "severity": "info"
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Parsed specification table

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  "Frame material": "Carbon",
  "Wheel size": "28\"",
  "Speeds": "2 × 12",
  "Colour": "good grey",
  "Fork": "Advanced full carbon fork, OD1 steerer tube, 12x100 mm",
  "Brakes": "Shimano ST-U6030 HRD, 160mm",
  "Brake discs": "160mm / 160mm",
  "Brake levers": "Shimano ST-U6030",
  "Stem": "Giant Contact AeroLight XS:80mm, S:90mm, M:100mm, M/L:100mm, L:110mm, XL:110mm",
  "Handlebar": "Giant Contact SL D-Fuse XS:404/380mm, S:404/380mm, M:424/400mm, M/L:424/400mm, L:444/420mm, XL:444/420mm",
  "Handlebar tape": "GIANT Stratus Lite 3.0",
  "Saddle": "GIANT Approach",
  "Seatpost": "GIANT Contact D-Fuse Carbon",
  "Crankset": "Shimano FC-U6030 2f, 50/34T XS:165mm, S:165mm, M:170mm, M/L:170mm, L:172.5mm, XL:172.5mm",
  "Bottom bracket": "Shimano Pressfit",
  "Rear derailleur": "Shimano RD-U6020 10f Cues 10-speed",
  "Gear shifters": "Shimano ST-U6030, 2x10-speed",
  "Front derailleur": "Shimano FD-U6030 Cues, 10-speed",
  "Cassette": "Shimano CS-LG400 11-39",
  "Chain": "KMC X11",
  "Tyres": "GIANT Gavia Fondo 1, 700x32c, Tubeless Ready, 60 TPI",
  "Hubs": "GIANT S-R2 Disc",
  "Spokes ": "GIANT S-R2 Disc",
  "Rims": "GIANT S-R2 Disc, Tubeless Ready",
  "Pedals": "not included in the scope of delivery",
  "Other details": "Tubeless kit (sealant, valves, tire lever, valve core tool, instruction manual)",
  "Maximum total weight allowed": "126,5 kg (Körpergewicht + Ausrüstung)"
}

Raw adapter output

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    "Brakes": "Shimano ST-U6030 HRD, 160mm",
    "Brake discs": "160mm / 160mm",
    "Brake levers": "Shimano ST-U6030",
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    "Cassette": "Shimano CS-LG400 11-39",
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    "Spokes ": "GIANT S-R2 Disc",
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    "Pedals": "not included in the scope of delivery",
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    "Robust Giant S-R2 Disc Tubeless Aluminum Wheelset",
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