After several years of loyal service, I'm parting ways (... with emotion!) with my beloved road bike, due to the purchase of a new model better suited to my new needs.

Here are the specifications:
- Manufacturer/brand: GIANT
- Model: Defy Composite 3 Compact
- Weight: 8.8 kg
- Transmission: Shimano Tiagra
- Cassette: 12x34 (changed two years ago, in order to be more versatile)
- Crankset: 50x39x30 (original)
- Wheels: MAVIC Cosmic Elite (new wheels having replaced the original ones for more performance, bought new 300 euros at the time)
- Size: M/L (I'm 1m79)
- New price: 1399 euros (price excluding new wheels)

My bike has enabled me to ride around 5000 km per year, for outings of 50-60 km on average, and up to nearly 200 km, on all types of terrain:
- flat routes around Lille, where I used to live;
- hilly routes around Boulogne-sur-mer, where I now live;
- mountainous routes in the Pyrenees and the Alps, where I regularly went on vacation (col du Tourmalet, cirque de Troumouse or col de l'Izoard, for his most notable outings).

My bike has been seriously, regularly and professionally maintained at Dream Bikes (La Capelle-lès-Boulogne), with an annual general overhaul and occasional overhauls when necessary.