hmmmmm cycling. another 1 of my 'shall I give it a go' moments until again I realise I had a life and no time this nonsense. Don't get me wrong. it's a great hobby if you have no job, nothing to do., and play video games until the early hours of the morning..... But, when you have a life then it's the last thing you'd want to do xxxxxxxxxxxx

So you're v tempted with this?!?!?! But you said, and I quote:

"Just clocked the word 'cyclist'. Explains it all really, stuck up **** who's never worked a day in his life, wears lycra by day, plays video games by night hahaha, everyone hates cyclists mate"

and yet here you are, on about buying a bike?!?!?! I just don't get it, surely this would be a little hypocritical? Just sayin :smiley:

Thanks Andy!

If you want to get the best from you and your bike then yes, get clipless pedals, look for shimano spd sl or spd MTB pedals and you would need shoes that are compatible with the cleats

Hey all,

Never had a road bike before This purchase! What would you recommend regarding pedals? Should I use the ones that came with it or replace? Do I need special shoes regardless?

Great stuff, enjoy your new bike

Bike arrived and feels great also sold my Carrera virtuoso for £105, happy days.

bike arrived with 2 sets of pedals. excellent service to be honest.

terrible service from tri uk. told for days my bike was coming and dispetched on various phone calls only to now be told they havnt got stock so was never coming!

Good luck to all that ordered, hope you are happy.

Glad some people got a bargain

Despatch email received :smiley:

I ordered one at 10.25pm Friday night, though haven't received a cancellation or dispatch email. I ordered before the £25 delivery fee was added. Has anyone had any joy yet?

Same as that, just got an email from parcelforce

i ordered medium but OOS. my height is on the cusp between S and M so I asked them to send S instead if possible. just got email from parcel force confirming shipment.

I ordered at about 20 minutes past midnight, still free delivery and payment taken. Had a phone call on Saturday at 12:30pm to ask my height and to confirm that I had ordered the right size, told that bike was on it's way. Received the same email as everybody else yesterday afternoon offering the Defy 4. Yes a good price but still £75 more than my original spend, which was already a stretch.
Has anybody received their bike yet? I'm not too impressed to be honest.

Interesting to see how this pans out. Clearly they didn't expect the dealt to be as popular but still.
Don't think I'm tempted with their counter offer. I'm really only looking for a starter bike to get me 10 minutes down the road each day so splurging £350 on that seems excessive. Just dont want to end up with an Apollo![/quote]
To be honest, if you did buy the giant then the residual value will be better than most bikes of that price, keep in mind the price offered is substantially less than its being sold for at most places

Same as you,ordered around same date and time,not heard a thing,
so vie e mailed them tonight to see what the hell they are doing!
Talk about p poor customer service, you think we were ordering a tin of baked beans,
not giving somebody nearly £300 worth of business!!![/quote]

Interesting to see how this pans out. Clearly they didn't expect the dealt to be as popular but still.
Don't think I'm tempted with their counter offer. I'm really only looking for a starter bike to get me 10 minutes down the road each day so splurging £350 on that seems excessive. Just dont want to end up with an Apollo!

[/quote]I ordered one at 10.25pm Friday night, though haven't received a cancellation or dispatch email. I ordered before the £25 delivery fee was added. Has anyone had any joy yet?[/quote]



Same as you,ordered around same date and time,not heard a thing,
so ive e mailed them tonight to see what the hell they are doing!

Talk about p poor customer service, you think we were ordering a tin of baked beans,
not giving somebody nearly £300 worth of business!!!

The 2016 defy 4 seems identical to the 2015 5 defy except for the composite fork, guessing that's a mix of carbon and aluminium, so not a full carbon fork. Don't think I'd be tempted with that offer to be fair

yeah got same email and I must have been among first to order on friday night!

£350 for a 2016 defy 4? Rip their arms off and get 2 :sunglasses:

I would say that's a great offer

Think that is still a good offer. 2016 model and next model up - check prices online £525 (eg Rutland)

Yeah, ordered Friday night with free delivery. I'm no expert but how has this happened? Why did the website firstly change from free delivery to then paid, and then change again to being out of stock? Isn't it a simple setting on website set up to set the stock levels?

Just based on the replies and heat of this deal there must be a lot of people in our shoes. Like you say, will be very interesting to see if anyone who ordered Saturday and paid delivery get a bike!

out of interest did u buy when it was free delivery like me? my guess is they will fuifill the later orders on which people payed delivery £25 first rather than 1st come 1st served

I realise this deal has expired but I got this email today...

[i]Dear Mr XX

We would like to inform you that all the special offer Giant Defy 5 bikes sold through incredibly quick and some customers like yourself unfortunately missed out on this particular offer due to high volume sales.

Due to all the defy 5 bikes selling through we would like to offer you a 2016 giant defy 4 as an alternative the upgrade price to this model will be an extra £75.00.

The Defy 4 has the more comfortable lightweight carbon fork enabling a smoother ride quality with less fatigue.

If you would like to confirm this offer please forward your contact number within the next 72hours enabling us to continue processing your order

This is available as a one off special price within this 3 day time scale.

Please note if there is no contact in the next three days a full refund will be processed as per our terms and conditions

We look forward to your reply

Yours in sport

Steve Atherton
TRI UK

01935 414142[i][/i]

This is pretty poor and I'm pretty annoyed about it - anyone still around got any advice on the offer they made re. 2016 Defy 4?

poor service avoid this shop

Another good option here;

http://www.decathlon.co.uk/triban-500-se-road-bike-black-id_8306187.html

Perhaps not the same quality frame but does have carbon forks.

Quick late look at this. Won't be buying as £25 delivery is a downright cheek in today's delivery schemes.
As an 'old' 1980s Raleigh Rapide racer type, what is this with bike sizes here? l'm used to going by frame size, can someone explain please the bike sizes here or have I missed something? Thanks.

Didn't pull the trigger last night. Thought I would go down my local Giant store and see if they could price match. They had one for £399 but only xs left. Went to order this and £300 with delivery so bought from Rutland Cycles with 3.15% TopCashBack, although I forgot to add HAVE6 to get it for 287. Still was cheaper than this and feel quite strongly that they would not get my business after the £25 delivery added after adding so voting cold...

Shame there is delivery charge now :disappointed:

I have the giant defy 3 and it's been an amazing Road bike, very light and very fast and feels strong too.

​hi Paul, if you are using on canal paths probably better with a hybrid as it will be a bit rough the terrain admits easier to handle if your in an upright position, also a good idea to put slight wider tyres on your hybrid to tackle bumps and holes. I have a road bike, hybrid and mountain bike, and general short distances on mixed terrain I always use my hybrid as it's the best of both worlds.... hope this helps a little

Not expired for those who can collect

thanks for letting me know.

Expired with the delivery charge now in place

Make sure the bike you buy floats if you are going to use it near water.

Hang on a minute, £25 for delivery? No way! That's sneaky...

Very nice spec for the £££! I can't see much else that would come close for the money?

Heat OP!

Very similar specs but the Boardman has carbon forks. The whole 'carbon fibre' thing is chucked around as a selling point, but is pointless. The only time carbon fibre is good is when the frame of the bike is designed to be as aerodynamic as possible - in which case aluminium has low structural integrity at these shapes and so carbon fibre is better ... OR for CF forks. CF forks however are a worthwhile upgrade because they carry less vibrations and your arms will feel more comfortable on a rigid ride, for a relatively low cost (compared to a good full CF frame).

The gears are exactly the same, the brakes are a slightly different model but I doubt its perceivable (same line), same pedals, similar frame design. The Vittoria tires that the Boardman has are highish rated mid-range and i'm not sure about the Giant custom tyres.

TL;DR - All in all, its basically the same bike but the Giant is £105 cheaper (£20 with Halfords this weekend on the Boardman makes it £105 rather than £125). The carbon fibre forks are the only upgrade and while probably noticeable on long bumpy commutes we're not talking 'night and day'.

As others have said, it was free delivery earlier, and now they've made it £25 as it's become popular.

Quite a low thing to do, I think.

£25 delivery. who was the other deal with?

Was going to pull the trigger, but the delivery charge is making me hold on to my money. Shame.

Glad for those that got it at that price.

Im thinking of buying a hybrid to use along the canal paths.
Was looking at the giant roam 2.
I have no idea about bikes though.
would that be a good choice?
Also id be buying 2 bikes.
One for myself and one for my partner.
Would the roam 2 be okay as a male and female bike? Or do i need to look at specific female bikes?

Id appreciate any help or advice :smiley:

Cold

Delivery was free earlier now its £25 wtf and sold out in some sizes

with delivery its now more expensive than the previous deal for this bike at Rutland I think.

Saying £25 delivery charge

Would this bike be strong enough to be used on the paths along the canals?
Also, would I need a professional to assemble it for me?

I know very little about bicycles. :smiley:

err on the small side. you can lengthen stem and seat post

Convenience-wise you get STI-shifters, but if you're not a racer I wouldn't bother upgrading

how much does it weigh?

Don't know if I am missing something but delivery is £25.00 - which states applies to discounted bikes. Still a cracking deal

Was the delivery free? Says delivery on discounted bikes £25.

I was hankering for a hybrid but this looks nioce

Wow great price. £75 saving over the cheapest Boardman at Halfords. The MTB I bought from Halfords earlier in the summer was built really poorly so might as well do it myself. Good find op!

Fantastic deal. Amazed to see a great bargain at Tri UK. They are a local store to me and the few times I've been in everything was just about maximum price. Lovely store though and great knowledge. Giant frame manufacturing is just about the most advanced in the world using the latest robot welding and other processes. I think they make frames for other brands or used to but you are guaranteed to get a Giant frame if you buy a Giant bike.

Also on Tri Uk is the Giant Avail 5 2015 down from £499 to £299 which looks a similar bike but in white. Female geometry possibly.

http://www.triuk.com/products/giant/giant-avail-5-2015#.Vf0q2flViko

Looks like a nice bike for the price. Good entry level road bike. Haven't had a Giant, but they seem to have a good rep. Biggest selling brand of bikes in the UK I think.

Most likely this will be assembled but with the handle bars set parallel to the frame, just need to adjust and tighten.

I've got the MK1 Triban 3, would this be an improvement?

Cheers OP I'm in the situation where I have just got back into biking following a broken femur and have been using my giant rock MTB for past few months and need a road bike. Been trying to look around for the best bang for buck and this is fantastic price for an entry level road bike. Have bought. Heat added!

Giant have better frames

Good find OP.
Ordered as my first forays into road biking for many years. Can't wait!
Any advice on pedals and helmet to get? Hoping to bike to work every day but we're talking 10 mins down the road so no need for Wiggins standard kit lol!

A quick search shows me that the Giant is 24 lbs and the TDF 25 lbs, so not much difference.
How exactly is the frame better? Lighter/better built?

Been thinking about getting a road bike for a while but never went for it, this was one bike I was interested in along with the triban 500 se but this deal seems so good I am finding it hard to justify not buying it :P

Hi. I am new to Road cycling and have just purchased this bike. Thanks op for posting.

I want to know if these bikes come assembled or if you have to do it yourself? I have ordered to my work which is in th e same block as a Giant bike store who I would think would be able to put it together. As I have not done this before and if it is not assembled, is it worth getting Giant to do it or is it simple enough to follow the instructions?

if i wanted a bike to ride on the road and also along the canal paths would i be better with this bike or the giant roam 2?
cheapest i can find the roam 2 (2015) is £349

maybe because its £125 or 31% cheaper? both are good bikes though.

Bought it last night

​You don't need to step in to Halfrauds... :smile:

now im tempted

I have this boardman and well pleased with it. Care to explain why you would choose this over the boardman?

Stick some knobbly tyres on this for some cyclo-cross action. Bargain

Many thanks

£25 delivery on discounted bikes -

Voted cold

Holy moly just bought it! I hope it is as good as every one says it is. Not an experienced rider but my daughter and I out on our mountain bikes and mine with only one gear and one brake working but loved it. I cant wait to have ago on this.

There goes another £275 I haven't got. Looking forward to upgrading to this though, thanks OP.

wow great deal got one thanks op

Thanks OP. Bought.

I just decided not to go for the £299 one, and then this comes up. Aaaaargh.

Is it worth selling my Carrera TDF and getting this? Or is it just a really minor improvement?

Ok cheers. your not so bad for a jack :wink:)

Is it that good of a deal? I know absolutely nothing about bikes.

Why not as much heat as the other hottest deal of the day ???

I'm v tempted with this. Is it a deal that will be there for a few days iyo?

Same bike ??

It's baffling.......

Nice bike at Rutland just got a whole lot nicer.

They are good if you do triathlon or just run, cycle or swim

never heard about triuk

Yes includes free delivery

How does this compare to the Boardman?
http://www.halfords.com/cycling/bikes/road-bikes/boardman-road-sport-limited-edition-black

Jeez if I was just getting into cycling I would be all over this,fantastic

Get this, better frame and probably lighter, also better free wheeling with the giant

looks nice for 275