Hello r/whichbike, I am trying to decide between the two and need your help. I am in between a used Giant Defy Advanced Pro 3 2021 and a new Defy Advanced 2 2024.
Long story short. They are pretty similar bikes, both have 105 and the pro 3 is 300€ cheaper, maybe I can haggle it so the difference comes to 4 or 500€ but I can't know that.
Differences are the looks (advanced 2 looks better) with better colour scheme, new frame design, internal cabling, has warranty and 0 miles/km as it's new but comes with PR-2 alloy wheels which have a bad reputation from what I've read around here.
Advanced pro 3 is cheaper, has very low mileage (which seems to be true), has better wheels which are carbon, slr2 42mm deep, 23mm external width (isn't that kinda thin?), also that colour scheme is kinda not good at all imo, but I can live with it, and the cables are exposed which further lose points in the looks department. There are other minor differences as well, but I pointed out the major ones.
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Hello [r/whichbike](https://www.reddit.com/r/whichbike/), I am trying to decide between the two and need your help. I am in between a used Giant Defy Advanced Pro 3 2021 and a new Defy Advanced 2 2024.
Long story short. They are pretty similar bikes, both have 105 and the pro 3 is 300€ cheaper, maybe I can haggle it so the difference comes to 4 or 500€ but I can’t know that.
Differences are the looks (advanced 2 looks better) with better colour scheme, new frame design, internal cabling, has warranty and 0 miles/km as it’s new but comes with PR-2 alloy wheels which have a bad reputation from what I’ve read around here.
Advanced pro 3 is cheaper, has very low mileage (which seems to be true), has better wheels which are carbon, slr2 42mm deep, 23mm external width (isn’t that kinda thin?), also that colour scheme is kinda not good at all imo, but I can live with it, and the cables are exposed which further lose points in the looks department. There are other minor differences as well, but I pointed out the major ones.
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You ride the bike you like. Go with adv 2.
If you can afford the new bike, go for it. The price seems worth it for the warranty.