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Hey gang, Looking for experienced opinions rather than marketing for guidance. I went to tubeless in March with Maxis Rambler. Got about 2900 km on the rear tire before my first flat. Tread got worn to the point that I replaced with the same tire. Original tires were tubed and were running a...

Hello, My wife and I both use stem or steering tube extenders. Take a look at those made by DELTA. Available at REI. There are a couple of different lengths. You might need to check the steering tube diameter. Once installed you just slide the stem up and down. My wife has hers moved to...

Hello Stefan, I'm new at posting anything so I am not sure where the following should be posted. I am going to recommend a product not related to grips since this made a huge difference in my riding (and my wife). Both of have toes and feet that go numb regardless of LBS attempts to adjust the...

Hello Stefan, I'm an extreme fan of the Ergon GP-3. I think they are better than the GP-5 (Have used both). Infinitely better than the 'sort of ergonomic' grips that came on my Explore. The Ergon biocork or whatever it is has a much better feel than the checkered rubber it replaced. I...

Hello, Been riding forever but only got my Giant Explore E+4 Sta just over a year ago. Originally, my wife was having trouble on the longer rides and finally just quit riding. So we rented a couple of Giant LaFree just to see what she thought. She very quickly test rode and bought an Amiti...

Hello Dave, The new APP version works pretty well. I don't think that the visual format is anywhere near as clean or straightforward to use as the previous version. Still, serviceable and I will just have to get used to it. With respect to my issues with the firmware updates and Smart...

Hello bikeman, I also have a yamaha middrive. This is my do everything ride. The spare battery slips into the pannier. If I make a run where I only need one battery I use a Camelback pack with the bladder removed. The Giant battery slides right through the top opening. That way the bike is...

Hello Dave, I did get the APP to work and communicate with my bike. Just for confirmation, I have moved the settings around and returned them to the default values. Now a stupid question... Do you know if there is any difference in the response times or power distribution curves for the...

Thanks! I upgraded to the new app (android) but am having trouble with activation/password. Apparently, I must have a second computer receive the code and then type into the phone. When I try to go from the app to my email in order to retrieve the code the app closes down and the whole...

Thanks! I will tinker around a bit more. Perhaps 50 km per setting and see how my knees hold up. Temperature about to go to 0degC here so that ruins riding in my lightweight gear. Thanks again, Alvin

Hello Ofarrell: The smart assist is now different from the originally supplied format. I think this is what just came out a few weeks ago. I had the upgrade done in October. Now you use the down button and down below the lowest power setting and then hold the key down for a couple of...

Hello Stefan: Thanks! That is what I have been doing for several weeks. It is serviceable. I can tell the difference in the 'how the auto assist used to be' and any of the manual modes. Normally, I would instantly agree with you. The auto assist really made it much easier on my knees...

Hello Oscar56: Smart Assist on my 2020 Explore E+4 went from smooth, flawless operation to being 'surgy' and having a terrible delay in activation of the assist. Sometimes goes for several seconds when on a near level stretch. Now usually at about 0.6 second delay. The original on-line...