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Giant Defy Advanced 2
- Category
- Endurance road
- Profile status
- Official mainland model
- Drivetrain
- Shimano 105 with RS520 50/34 crank
- Brakes
- Shimano 105 HRD hydraulic disc
- Frame
- Advanced-Grade Composite with full-composite OverDrive fork
- Frame material
- China trim: Advanced-Grade Composite frame and full-composite OverDrive fork; Giant's global exact-model page separately describes High Performance Grade raw carbon, without a published cross-market grade mapping
38 mm tire clearance
Giant Defy Advanced 2. Official mainland-China endurance complete bike with an exact trim, clearance claim and suggested retail price.
The recorded complete-bike price is ¥14,800; its date and basis remain visible below.
Specifications and evidence
- Product type
- Complete bike
- Category
- Endurance road
- Evidence maturity
- Official mainland model
- Price basis
- Official · 2026-08-17
- Drivetrain
- Shimano 105 with RS520 50/34 crank
- Brakes
- Shimano 105 HRD hydraulic disc
- Frame
- Advanced-Grade Composite with full-composite OverDrive fork
- Frame material
- China trim: Advanced-Grade Composite frame and full-composite OverDrive fork; Giant's global exact-model page separately describes High Performance Grade raw carbon, without a published cross-market grade mapping
- Frame construction
- Manufacturer-described Modified Monocoque Construction with the front triangle molded as one continuous piece; exact ply schedule and molding protocol are not published
- Stiffness evidence
- Giant claims OverDrive steering stiffness and D-Fuse vibration absorption; an independent 2024-generation test reports smooth rough-road comfort but an upright, relatively heavy feel. No current-China-build stiffness measurement is published
- Tire clearance
- 38 mm
- Complete_weight_status
- No exact mainland-China build weight, size or weighing basis found after 50 registered source areas; 8.5 kg Japan and 9.0 kg review values are regional or basis-mismatched
Current exact China page publishes CNY 14,800 and official routes but no weight. Regional 8.5 kg and 9.0 kg values are preserved as non-transferable context.
Buying context
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About Giant
Price record and sources
These sources support this model page; individual claims retain the confidence of their cited source.
Current exact mainland Defy Advanced 2 page still publishes CNY 14,800 suggested retail and official online and dealer routes. It does not publish a complete-bike weight.
Official mainland policy applies to products bought through Giant-authorized stores and requires store assembly and purchase evidence. Exact Defy Advanced 2 stock and claim outcome remain dealer-dependent.
Exact global page describes High Performance Grade raw carbon and proprietary Modified Monocoque Construction with the front triangle molded as one continuous piece. The mainland page uses Advanced-Grade Composite wording, so the grade names are not merged without a market mapping. No numeric weight or stiffness result is published.
Independent 2024-generation exact-model test reports smooth rough-road comfort through the flattened seatpost and an upright, relatively heavy feel. Its 9.0 kg figure lacks a visible size/accessory basis and is not transferred to the current 2026 mainland build.
The current Japanese regional Defy Advanced 2 page lists 8.5 kg in size S. Its regional bill of materials differs from the tracked mainland-China trim, so the number is retained as conflict context and is not transferred.
Official exact-platform gallery used only for a Defy Advanced family image. The catalog record is the mainland Defy Advanced 2, so trim and color differences are disclosed.