Giant Defy Advanced 2 vs Trek Domane SL 5 Gen 5: price?

The Giant Defy Advanced 2 is £201 cheaper — £2,299 against £2,500.

Giant Defy Advanced 2 vs Trek Domane SL 5 Gen 5: riding position?

The Trek Domane SL 5 Gen 5 sits you more upright (1.58 stack-to-reach against 1.50). The Giant Defy Advanced 2 is the more aggressive of the two — quicker if you can hold it, harder work if you cannot.

Giant Defy Advanced 2 vs Trek Domane SL 5 Gen 5: mudguards?

Only the Trek Domane SL 5 Gen 5 takes mudguards, which decides whether it can be your winter bike.

Giant Defy Advanced 2 vs Trek Domane SL 5 Gen 5

Both are endurance bikes at a similar price. Here is what actually separates them.

The short answer

For a typical all-round rider the Trek Domane SL 5 Gen 5 comes out ahead (80% against 77%). That is not a universal verdict — change the terrain or the priority and the order can flip.

Giant

Defy Advanced 2

77% for a typical rider

£2,299 at Brand website

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Trek

Domane SL 5 Gen 5

80% for a typical rider

£2,500 at Brand website

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What actually separates them

Price: The Giant Defy Advanced 2 is £201 cheaper — £2,299 against £2,500.
Riding position: The Trek Domane SL 5 Gen 5 sits you more upright (1.58 stack-to-reach against 1.50). The Giant Defy Advanced 2 is the more aggressive of the two — quicker if you can hold it, harder work if you cannot.
Mudguards: Only the Trek Domane SL 5 Gen 5 takes mudguards, which decides whether it can be your winter bike.

Side by side

Spec	Defy Advanced 2	Domane SL 5 Gen 5
Price	£2,299	£2,500
Weight	9.0 kg	8.8 kg
Frame	carbon	carbon
Groupset	Shimano 105 R7100 12-speed	Shimano 105 R7120 2x12 mechanical
Stack / reach	1.50	1.58
Tyre clearance	40 mm	40 mm
Lowest gear	26 in	27 in
Mudguard mounts	No	Yes
Comfort	64	88
Speed	49	37
Climbing	63	62
Value	37	31

Neither might be the right answer

This page assumes an average rider. Tell us how you actually ride and we will rank these two against everything else at the price.

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