My teenager needs a new road bike, so the best <$1000 option is a Giant Contend 3, unless I got him a… (fill in the blank).
by OliverHazzzardPerry
My teenager needs a new road bike, so the best <$1000 option is a Giant Contend 3, unless I got him a… (fill in the blank).
by OliverHazzzardPerry
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Additional context, he’s 6’2” and does occasional triathlons. We regularly do 20-40 mile rides on rural paved bike paths and city streets.
I have the Giant Contend 3 and love it. I regularly do 20-30 mile rides.
Consider this from cannondale: https://www.cannondale.com/en-us/bikes/road/endurance/synapse/synapse-sora
You get discs and Sora rather than rim brakes and Claris.
Cannondale CAAD Optimo 4
If you are in the US, Check REI, they have some good savings right now
Does it HAVE to be new? Could you check your used market?