Recent content by flugelboneman

Just noticed a high pitched squeal coming from what appears to be motor with every crank cycle. 2019 Explorer E+2

Thx a bunch dorkyman

That was basically my question. Does one do any harm to the battery when you do that, charge after every trip.

Thx Harry. Yes that is the battery. Yes I feel encouraged. At 84 I dont need a lot of years to go onthe battery. My own personal battery is probably in more jeopardy than the bike. LOL

Lots of opinions when to charge after trip. My tech told me that you should charge no more often than about every third trip if you are averaging 25 kms/trip. My prob is that I live in fear of being stranded with a dead battery and having to pedal the monster home. Tech says charging too...

Yo Chewy, he is alive and well. 7 years of schnauzer joy. He is our third of the breed.

That Lefty my friend is a Standard Schnauzer, the most gnarly fun canine on the planet.

I gave this up after running out of juice far from home. Now I am charging battery after each trip. I am hearing that conditioning the battery on a regular basis by running it down to almost zero and re charging is a bit of a myth? Does it make a difference to battery life?

Thx Mac. That confirms what my tech said, but it still gives me a concern that Giant is pumping out updates that might actually derogotarily impact on the bike performance. What's that all about.

Just cranked over 8000 kms and the little wrench showed up on my display and a message telling me my bike needs attn. Contacted dealer. I was told the updates can make the bike not run quite as well. I was further told to ignore the wrench and keep riding. If I have a prob with the bike...

Ditto on satisfaction with E+2 Explorer. 8000 kms and enjoying it more every time out. With respect to second sprocket up front, of no value UNTIL you run out of juice. As mentioned, this is one heavy bitch of a bike when not under E power. However having the smaller sprocket up front really...

With all the controversy raging, hard to find out if Giant Explorer +2 Batteries are an issue. Is it a fact that poorly maintained batteries and batteries from cheaper ebikes are the main problem. I am also curious to determine if it is still valid to run your battery down to "0" every three...

Almost 3 years have passed since acquiring Explorer E+2. Still no resolve for tail lite. Dealer says design flaw in wiring of lite and it prevails even on the new models. Moisture steadily erodes contacts in the rear inside fender. Bummer on an otherwise almost flawless product. It is...

Well, thank you for that, Stephan. No the techs never mentioned this. In fact I was told outright that the cassette comes as a single unit and the gears cannot be replaced separately. Somehow I am going to get this thread directly to them. I know I have harped on this before, but I just...

Well here it is, 5500 kms and I just installed my 3rd casssette and chain. I am told the small (high) gear had worn out.....again. I admit I love the "Normal" mode and use it 90% of the time, but I try to shift down as often as I can. I was "schooled" today by my tech. I urged me to move to...