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Old 06-24-20, 05:15 AM
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Originally Posted by ABZALUTION
Hello everyone!
I need an advice from the community on which road bike to choose.
I am just starting my road bike journey and I have a choice between two cheap entry level road bikes:
1) Decathlon Triban RC120 (rim brakes, carbon fork)
2) Giant Contend 3 (same rim brakes, but has front/back shimano breaking system)
Giant is slightly more expensive, but not sure If it's only because of the brand name or the quality.
Please help bike forum community!

Ideally, the answer is try them and see which fits better. But assuming that you can't and that the price is about the same, it looks like it really boils down to a choice between the Contend's Claris shifters and derailleurs and the Triban's Microshift 2x8 drivetrain. Anyone have any experience with Microshift derailleurs?

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