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I was planning about derestricting the canadian version. About 15km of my commute is on back roads where I'll essentially be alone (this is where I want support up to speed > 32km/h). The other 15km is in Montréal. I plan to respect speed limits in those sections. There's too many stop light to...

Thanks! The range is quite low. I guess that's expected given the small battery. 😕 Will keep an eye on your other thread about the computer issue. Hopefully, its simply a matter of a young firmware for this new ebike. Also disappointed to read that the display is not usable in normal...

Hello! I'm beginning to shop for an ebike and the 2020 Fastroad E+ EX PRO is really tempting. I'm stating this thread to gather impressions from owners! So, anything about ride handling, range, power, what you like/dislike, etc.. Any info is appreciated and will certainly serve other forum...

The infrastructure is not perfect though. As soon as you leave Montréal, the available bike lanes are not numerous or well developed (in my opinion). This is even worse in small town or villages: the density of population is very low and the distance are important, hence this is perhaps...

You should contact Giant directly. Probably a bug in the firmware that can be resolved with a software patch (I hope!). Keep us informed! I'm particularly interested by this bike.

Yes there is! There is close to 1000km of bike lanes in Montreal and there is a plan to double it to 1800km. (sorry, french link) https://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/grand-montreal/201912/07/01-5252849-la-ville-de-montreal-veut-doubler-son-reseau-cyclable.php We now have some bike lanes where...

Thanks! I get similar results using the numbers provided. It is flat terrain, but some winds are to be expected (paths along the St Lawrence River) most of the time. I was looking at the Giant Fastroad E+ EX PRO with a battery of 375Wh + the 250Wh Range extender (625Wh total). I guess I'll have...

Tempting! ;)

Thanks! That's very informative :) hehehe! Yeah, thought about this option but I'd prefer to use an ebike. From my calculations, it would take the same time for commuting over those 32km (traffic on streets!)

hehehe! As this is for commuting, I'd like as much assistance as possible but I know that I'm probably gonna need to settle for a "normal" assistance if possible (~200-250% support as opposed to a "maximum" assistanceof > 300%)... I hope I make sense! Quite new to all of this. Just hoping to...

Really interesting thread. I am in the market for an ebike. I am wondering how much W/km is consumed at speeds around 45km/h (28mph)? I am looking at my options and battery needs for a commute of 32-34km where I could in theory goes to 45km/h for 12-15km and remaining parts would be around...

Thanks for the inputs! Regarding point 1, I plan to derestrict the bike. About 50% of my route is on very low circulation backroads. On those sections, I expect to run around 40km/h. In the city, I will of course respect the 32km/h limits (dont want to die!). This is the combination where it...

Thanks! This help a lot. Doing some simple calculations (rule of thirds!). If you spend 15% for a 2.5 miles at 25mph. This means that my ~9.5 miles at say 25 mph (I doubt I'll be able to do 28mph as there is some curves) would cost about 56% of my battery (375Wh). This leaves 45% for the...

Thanks for all the details! When you killed the battery over your 33 miles route, what was your average speed? Did you had portion with a high top speed? lol indeed, that might be an idea. Then the question is : do I have enough with 375Wh for a 20 miles commute with an avg speed of 20mph...

Sure, but 95% of my use case is commuting for 65km (40miles) with an expected avg speed of 32km/h (20 mph). I have some range anxiety!

Just got an answer from Giant Canada where I asked if there was a way to fit a 500Wh battery on the Fastroad E+. Sadly, it's not the answer I was hoping for! Well, I'm not against the Range Extender to achieve the range I need. It will depends on the rebate I can get next autumn.

"There are EnergyPaks with 300, 400 and 500Wh. Why is the housing always the same size? • For different capacities, Giant uses cells with different densities. This way, the housing can be uniform and fit a variety of bikes. Can I retrofit a larger capacity Giant EnergyPak on my bike? • Yes...

They can serve me that line, as long as they give me a good rebate :)

Indeed. I'm thinking now that if I can get my head around the fact that I'll need the range extender 100% of the time for my use case, I'll be able to grab a Fastroad E+ EX PRO with a substantial discount comes next summer/early autumn.

Does anyone has pricing detail about the range extender (in Canada)? Also surprised by the smaller batteries. Having the choice of batteries would solve this kind of problems. Sure, they say that most riders have enough juice with the 375Wh battery but what about the rest of us? I need to have...