Recent content by BernieS

I’m considering buying a 2020 Giant Stance E+ 2 and have a question. In addition to using the Stance on trails, I would also like to use it as my ride for going to the market and other shopping. Is it possible to mount a rear rack on the Stance that I could use for carrying my Ortlieb pannier...

Guess I'd better fix that. Thanks for bringing to my attention in a humorous way. Oh, and actually I do drink and a "cask" of whiskey would be tempting.

Nope. I don't drink. Cash only, US currency. It's a very nice, clean ebike with several useful upgrades. A Kinekt suspension seat post today costs $250. This bike comes with it.

2017 Giant Quick E+ Class 3 e-Bike. The Quick E+ is a street/city e-bike capable of speeds up to 28mph. The Quick E+ has a mid-drive motor by Yamaha with three levels of pedal assist (ECO, Normal, and Power) powered by a 5.0aH battery (charging adapter included). 124 miles on the odometer...

I always use my helmet when riding my ebike. However, I continually am amazed at few people in our small Montana town do wear a helmet when cycling. We have a few bike "routes" but zero bike "paths" in town so you're riding on the gravelly shoulder or in the roadway with the traffic. Unless, of...

Unfortunately, in most urban areas the police are often overwhelmed with more serious crime such as gang activity, drugs, prostitution, etc. And the minute they try to enforce the law on the camps such as mentioned above, the ACLU, social activists, etc. start screaming police harassment of the...

That is scary as hell. Glad you're not seriously injured.

See how I solved this problem on my Quick E+ on this thread (#58). The Ergon grips are so superior to the OEM grips.

My Rack-It Metro E+ rack has been installed and I'd like to share some photos of it. The installation is very solid and my LBS did a good job of fabricating a mount for the rear of the fender.

My Giant Rack-It Metro E+ came in today and my LBS is installing it. Unfortunately the fender bracket is not available yet (just a piece of pressed metal for goodness sake!) so the shop will try to improvise some sort of support for the fender. It's a nice looking rack. Today I also received an...

A month ago I ordered the Metro E rack for the Quick E+ through my LBS and so far nothing. Now I see on the Giant website that the rack is "Coming Soon". Giant's accessory supply service really sucks. I've been replacing Giant gear on my bike wherever I can. The rack is an issue though. If you...

The Giant Rack-It Metro E Rear Rack (for the Quick E+) is now showing as available through dealers in the Giant web site. I've asked my LBS to order me one (along with the required fender bracket). We'll see how long it takes to come in. Update: Jan. 26, 2018 ---- It once again showing "Coming...

While I wait for the Giant Rack-It Metro E rear rack to be available, I installed a Topeak Beamrack (E-Type). I just barely had the required 2" of seat post free for the QR clamp. For a little added support I attached a piece of aluminum bar to the Topeak rack and Giant OEM rack (using one of...

I found the ride with the Quick E+ very stiff and harsh without suspension. The first thing I did was change out the OEM saddle for a more comfortable one. That helped a little but not enough. Then, after a lot of research into suspension seat posts and no small amount of soul searching, I...

I thought I might share some of the accessory additions and modifications I have made to my 2018 Quick E+ along with some photos. It would be useful to note that I am 78 years old and retired so just use my ebike for getting around our western Montana town and for exercise. No more commuting for...