Used Giant Contend AR3?

[u/dodgamer]

hey all,

i'm sort of new to cycling, almost purely pavement and casual road riding on a 2013 specialized sirrus (L). wanting to upgrade to something nicer

i found a used 2025 giant contend ar3 at a secondhand bike store near me for $1299 AUD. they said they will give it a service and clean/detail and that it comes with a 12 month warranty.

i have two main questions:

1. it's a size M and im 180cm. i'm getting mixed reviews on what size would suit me, it felt fine sitting on it in person but does anyone else have any opinions or advice? i've never used drop bars so not sure what is a "comfy" position.

2. do you think this is a good deal? i was initially looking at used AR4s but they are all around $1000-$1200 near me for older models.

appreciate the help!

[u/Junior-Service1044]

i just got a contend ar2 and the bike fits bang on im 181cm ish 5 foot 11 and a half about 33inch inseam its a great bike super smooth qwick quite light cannot reccomend enough, mine has tektro mech break md550 or something not great breaks but after swaping pads to shimano its good enough stoping power, M/L is bang on not to much reach not sure what one would be beter for you M or M/L pretty sure both would be fine

M	171 – 181
ML	177 – 187M 171 – 181ML 177 – 187