{"id":56942,"date":"2023-11-25T15:00:40","date_gmt":"2023-11-25T14:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bikeradar.com\/?p=755868"},"modified":"2023-11-26T09:46:17","modified_gmt":"2023-11-26T08:46:17","slug":"endurance-road-bike-head-to-head-giant-defy-advanced-sl-0-vs-specialized-roubaix-sl8-expert","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/cyclingplus\/rss_feed\/endurance-road-bike-head-to-head-giant-defy-advanced-sl-0-vs-specialized-roubaix-sl8-expert\/","title":{"rendered":"Endurance road bike head to head: Giant Defy Advanced SL 0 vs Specialized Roubaix SL8 Expert"},"content":{"rendered":"

We pit two of the market’s latest endurance road bikes against each other <\/p>

By Warren Rossiter\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Saturday, 25 November 2023 at 14:00 PM<\/p>

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This year has seen the launch of the latest Giant Defy and Specialized Roubaix endurance road bikes.<\/p>\n

Both are steeped in cycling lore as leaders of the pack when it comes to embodying a more relaxed ride position and fast performance.<\/p>\n

The Roubaix<\/a>, of course, is named after the most famous spring classic of them all (and was born to conquer it), while the Defy helped make the endurance road bikes<\/a> category what it is today.<\/p>\n

However, which is best?<\/p>\n

While the Roubaix is now firmly ensconced in the all-road bike<\/a> genre and a compellingly versatile machine, the Defy<\/a> bucks the latest trends and doubles down on what endurance bikes should be, to amazing effect.<\/p>\n