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Giant Defy Advanced 2

bikeexchange:giant_defy_advanced_2_2026 · source URL · confidence 1 · GTIN 4711291228733

Eligibility

Can win a band.

Size decisions

retailer labelalphacomparable cmmatchmappingin stockvariant priceevidence
MM55–57 cmequivalentcurated manufacturer mapping — Giant Defy, medium confidenceyes€2.699Giant Defy M = 55–57 cm — manufacturer-conventional-size-equivalence, confidence medium, reviewed 2026-09-04. https://www.giant-bicycles.com/us/technology/detail/57
M-LM/L57–59 cmequivalentcurated manufacturer mapping — Giant Defy, medium confidenceyes€2.699Giant Defy M/L = 57–59 cm — manufacturer-conventional-size-equivalence, confidence medium, reviewed 2026-09-04. https://www.giant-bicycles.com/us/technology/detail/57
LL58–60 cmequivalentcurated manufacturer mapping — Giant Defy, medium confidenceyes€2.699Giant Defy L = 58–60 cm — manufacturer-conventional-size-equivalence, confidence medium, reviewed 2026-09-04. https://www.giant-bicycles.com/us/technology/detail/57
XLXL61–63 cmequivalentcurated manufacturer mapping — Giant Defy, medium confidenceyes€2.699Giant Defy XL = 61–63 cm — manufacturer-conventional-size-equivalence, confidence medium, reviewed 2026-09-04. https://www.giant-bicycles.com/us/technology/detail/57
mappingcurated manufacturer mapping
scopeGiant Defy
sizesM = 55–57 cm · M/L = 57–59 cm · L = 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
reviewed2026-09-04
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 → M in stock · 58 → M-L/L in stock · 60 → L in stock

Identity

Canonical configuration: Giant | DEFY ADVANCED 2 | 105 | 2026
Confidence: high

retailerpricesizes in stock
BIKER-BOARDER€1.799M // 48 cm, L // 53.5 cm, ML // 51.5 cmdebug
Bike-Mailorder€1.883,57nonedebug
Bike-Mailorder€1.919nonedebug
BIKER-BOARDER€1.999M // 48 cm, XL // 56.5 cm, ML // 51.5 cmdebug
BikeExchange€2.200M, M-L, Ldebug
Mount7€2.209,99L, M, XLdebug
bikes.de€2.299S | (28"), ML | (28")debug
BIKE24€2.389Frame Size XLdebug
BIKE24€2.409XLdebug
BikeExchange€2.699M, M-L, L, XLdebug
Bike-Mailorder€2.699XLdebug
Bike-Mailorder€2.699nonedebug
Bike-Mailorder€2.699nonedebug
bikes.de€2.699M | (28")debug
Bike-Mailorder€2.899nonedebug
B.O.C.€2.899nonedebug

Provenance — why we believe each fact

fieldsourceevidence
brandretailer:bikeexchange / parseGiant
modelretailer:bikeexchange / derivedGiant Defy Advanced 2
modelYearretailer:bikeexchange / parseJahr: 2026
categoryretailer:bikeexchange / derivedretailer taxonomy
frameMaterialretailer:bikeexchange / parseCarbon
frameTierretailer:bikeexchange / dictionaryAdvanced
groupsetFamilyretailer:bikeexchange / dictionaryShimano 105 ST-R7120 || Shimano 105 FD-R7100
electronicShiftingretailer:bikeexchange / derivedShimano 105 ST-R7120 || Shimano 105 FD-R7100
speedsretailer:bikeexchange / parsemodel code R7120
brakesretailer:bikeexchange / parseBR-R7070
suspensionretailer:bikeexchange / derivedno suspension fork and no rear shock on a drop-bar listing
forkretailer:bikeexchange / dictionaryGiant Advanced Carbon mit OD1
dropperPostretailer:bikeexchange / derivedseatpost row "Giant Contact D-Fuse Carbon" names no dropper, in a 26-field spec table
beltDriveretailer:bikeexchange / parseShimano 105 FD-R7100
wheelSizeretailer:bikeexchange / parse28
wheelMaterialretailer:bikeexchange / dictionaryGiant P-R1
wheelTierretailer:bikeexchange / dictionaryGiant P-R1
powerMeterretailer:bikeexchange / derivedabsent from a 26-field spec table
availabilityretailer:bikeexchange / derivedsizes 4: 4 stocked, 0 gone, 0 unread
sellerretailer:bikeexchange / parseL: budget-bikes
weightKgai / ai (0.9)Gewicht*: 8.7

Warnings

none

Score breakdown

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  "drivetrainScore": 20,
  "wheelScore": 9,
  "extrasScore": 3,
  "suspensionScore": 0,
  "weightAdjustment": 0.6,
  "equipmentValue": 60.6,
  "notes": [
    "Frame tier \"mid\" +2.",
    "Shimano 105 = 20.",
    "Wheels \"good-aluminium\" = 9.",
    "Brakes \"hydraulic-disc\" +3.",
    "8.7 kg vs 8.9 kg road reference = +0.6."
  ],
  "marketPrice": 2955,
  "valueScore": 1.095,
  "savingsVsMarket": 256
}

AI normalization

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  ],
  "applied": [
    "weightKg"
  ],
  "rejected": [],
  "notes": "Brakes set to hydraulic-disc based on the listed Shimano 105 BR-R7070 model; the source does not explicitly say \"hydraulic\". wheelTier left null because the named Giant P-R1 appears to be a house model and no recognized tier is given. electronicShifting is null because no explicit mention of Di2/electronic shifting appears in the source.",
  "raw": {
    "frameMaterial": {
      "value": "carbon",
      "evidence": "Rahmen: Advanced Carbon, 12x142 mm",
      "confidence": 0.9
    },
    "groupsetBrand": {
      "value": "Shimano",
      "evidence": "Schaltung: Shimano 105 RD-R7100 12-fach, 12-Gang",
      "confidence": 0.9
    },
    "groupsetFamily": {
      "value": "105",
      "evidence": "Schaltung: Shimano 105 RD-R7100 12-fach, 12-Gang",
      "confidence": 0.9
    },
    "electronicShifting": {
      "value": null,
      "evidence": null,
      "confidence": 0
    },
    "speeds": {
      "value": "12",
      "evidence": "Schaltung: Shimano 105 RD-R7100 12-fach, 12-Gang",
      "confidence": 0.9
    },
    "mixedGroupset": {
      "value": "false",
      "evidence": "Kurbelgarnitur: Shimano 105 FC-R7100, 50 Zähne",
      "confidence": 0.8
    },
    "wheelMaterial": {
      "value": "aluminium",
      "evidence": "Laufräder: Giant P-R1 wheelset, alloy; rims: 25 mm front / 25 mm rear; hubs: Giant alloy, 12 mm thru-axle; spokes: Sapim",
      "confidence": 0.9
    },
    "wheelTier": {
      "value": null,
      "evidence": null,
      "confidence": 0
    },
    "brakes": {
      "value": "hydraulic-disc",
      "evidence": "Bremse vorne: Shimano 105 BR-R7070",
      "confidence": 0.7
    },
    "weightKg": {
      "value": "8.7",
      "evidence": "Gewicht*: 8.7",
      "confidence": 0.9
    },
    "powerMeter": {
      "value": null,
      "evidence": null,
      "confidence": 0
    },
    "notes": "Brakes set to hydraulic-disc based on the listed Shimano 105 BR-R7070 model; the source does not explicitly say \"hydraulic\". wheelTier left null because the named Giant P-R1 appears to be a house model and no recognized tier is given. electronicShifting is null because no explicit mention of Di2/electronic shifting appears in the source."
  }
}

Normalized record

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  "rearShock": null,
  "dropperPost": false,
  "beltDrive": false,
  "hubDynamo": null,
  "rack": null,
  "mudguards": null,
  "chaincase": null,
  "kickstand": null,
  "lighting": null,
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  "powerMeterKind": null,
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  "normalizationConfidence": 1,
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Parsed specification table

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  "Rahmen": "Advanced Carbon, 12x142 mm",
  "Zulässiges Gesamtgewicht": "127.0",
  "Bremse vorne": "Shimano 105 BR-R7070",
  "Bremse": "Shimano 105 BR-R7070",
  "Bremsscheibe vorne": "160 mm",
  "Bremsscheiben": "160 mm",
  "Bremsscheibe hinten": "160 mm",
  "Bremshebel": "Shimano 105 ST-R7120",
  "Reifen": "Giant Gavia Fondo 1 700x32C, Pannenschutz",
  "Laufrad vorne": "Giant [object Object]",
  "Laufräder": "Giant P-R1 wheelset, alloy; rims: 25 mm front / 25 mm rear; hubs: Giant alloy, 12 mm thru-axle; spokes: Sapim",
  "Laufradgröße": "28",
  "Reifen vorne": "Giant Gavia Fondo 1 700x32C, Pannenschutz",
  "Vorbau": "Giant Contact Aerolight",
  "Lenker": "Giant Contact SL D-Fuse",
  "Griffe": "Giant Stratus Lite 3.0",
  "Schaltung": "Shimano 105 RD-R7100 12-fach, 12-Gang",
  "Kurbelgarnitur": "Shimano 105 FC-R7100, 50 Zähne",
  "Schalthebel": "Shimano 105 ST-R7120",
  "Innenlager": "Shimano Pressfit",
  "Umwerfer": "Shimano 105 FD-R7100",
  "Sattel": "Giant Approach",
  "Sattelstütze": "Giant Contact D-Fuse Carbon",
  "Gabel": "Giant Advanced Carbon mit OD1",
  "Jahr": "2026"
}

Raw adapter output

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    "Bremsscheiben": "160 mm",
    "Bremsscheibe hinten": "160 mm",
    "Bremshebel": "Shimano 105 ST-R7120",
    "Reifen": "Giant Gavia Fondo 1 700x32C, Pannenschutz",
    "Laufrad vorne": "Giant [object Object]",
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    "Laufradgröße": "28",
    "Reifen vorne": "Giant Gavia Fondo 1 700x32C, Pannenschutz",
    "Vorbau": "Giant Contact Aerolight",
    "Lenker": "Giant Contact SL D-Fuse",
    "Griffe": "Giant Stratus Lite 3.0",
    "Schaltung": "Shimano 105 RD-R7100 12-fach, 12-Gang",
    "Kurbelgarnitur": "Shimano 105 FC-R7100, 50 Zähne",
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    "Innenlager": "Shimano Pressfit",
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