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I already successfully wired an inexpensive LED headlight to my Momentum (Giant sub-brand) Transcend E+ bike this summer. The LED headlight only draws 2.4w @ 6v and it's decent enough. (Here's my writeup on the install ) The latest Giant firmware update activates the lighting circuit by default...

@Alvin1957 I really like the Auto function, thought I can appreciate the points that others have made about the lack of smoothness. I use the Auto assist as a 'coach' when I'm riding. If I feel the assist back off a bit, I take it as a hint that my cadence is too low and pick up the pace or drop...

Aired up the tires on my 20-year-old mountain bike a couple of days ago to run an errand in town. I'm glad I did and I learned a few things from the ride. 1-The old bike is in really great shape, but the rider not so much. My knees really appreciate the assistance my eBike provides on hills and...

@EMGX The whole time I was reading this thread I was envisioning a trailer that attaches to a seat post with a pivot and thinking that it's guaranteed to jackknife as soon as you hit the throttle. Seeing that the trailer has a rigid attachment to the bike via the rear axel makes me think this...

@bikeman242 Check to see what racks are available from your truck manufacturer as well as checking enthusiast forums for your truck. I have a Honda Ridgeline and this is available from Honda. Honda Ridgeline Owners Club are dozens of DIY bike rack solutions for transporting bakes in the truck...

Been a huge Led Zeppelin fan since the mid-70s. A group of friends with were driving a few hours to New Orleans to see them in concert in the late 70's, I wanted to go but my parents were not having it. Shoulda snuck out of the house and faced the consequences. Love all of their songs, even...

In 2016 Norway proposed banning petrol powered cars by 2025, other European countries have joined in since then. https://www.roadtraffic-technology.com/features/european-countries-banning-fossil-fuel-cars/ Electric vehicle skeptics will say that electric vehicles nearly shift polution from the...

My bike did not come with lights, so I've added a battery powered light to my rear rack and wired an aftermarket headlight into the bike's wiring so it is controlled by the OEM headlight switch on the RideControl One controls. This may have been covered already, but I just powered up my Transend...

@Alvin1957 So glad to hear you were able to update your bike! My understanding is that the bike firmware isn't downloaded in it's entirety and stored on the phone. So the phone/app act as a conduit between the Giant server with the firmware and your bike, downloading the firmware on the fly...

Looks like a belated April fools joke to me since it was posted on April 2nd. ;)

@Alvin1957 Sorry to hear you are still having difficulty. Here’s what I’d try... Delete app from phone, reboot phone, don’t open any other apps after restarting phone, go straight to App Store and reinstall the app. Be sure you have bike in a location where you have a good WiFi signal. Also...

My last two ride averages from Giant Ride Control....

I love the idea of having my phone mounted to the handlebars and I've purchased a several clamp and elastic strap phone mounts that got good reviews on Amazon. However the ones I've purchased do not inspire confidence and I have visions of the phone falling off and hitting the pavement in the...

I was very pleased with how the first iteration of the Giant Ride Control app for the iPhone updated my Transend E+'s firmware and recorded my rides. Unfortunately the 1.0 version of the newest Ride Control app for the iPhone didn't work for me. It would attempt to update my bike's firmware and...

I've never owned a bike suspension of any kind. I bought my first mountain bike in 1983, a Ross Force 1 and I don't recall any bikes with suspension being available at the time. As time went by some of my riding buddies started adding suspension forks to their bikes or upgrading to bikes with...

Snagged a Quadlock stem mount and iPhone 11 Pro case at 30% off. Stem mount is awesome, not lovin' the case however. The case is much thicker than I prefer, so thick that your can't charge your phone wirelessly. I thought I may use the case only when I'm riding, but the case is way so tight and...

The manual on my Momentum (made by Giant) says to run the battery down after 3 months or 15 charge cycles.

Brace yourself, there once was a time when you had to shift gears on your car...ALL BY YOURSELF, not automatically! I know it sounds terribly inconvenient, but wait, there's more! YOU COULDN'T ACCELERATE WHILE SHIFTING, you had to lift off the gas peddle and push in this extra, weird peddle...

If you are using the proper technique and the gears are not shifting, you or your technician need to adjust the shift cable as per the video I posted above on October 12th. If you are feeling the gears slip when you shift, is't because you are shifting while pedaling and/or the motor is still...

In my mind I visualize the available bikes as a spectrum with heavy throttle bikes that are almost electric moped on one end and lightweight, light assist bikes like the Cannondale Neo (250w battery) on the other end. My preference is toward the more bicycle like eBikes, but I certainly...