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My primary mode of commuting to work for the last 15 years or so has been by bicycle. Up to the last 5 years or so I used to love it - it was a highlight at the start and end of the day to look forward to. As I got older the hills got steeper and it became a chore and painful on my knees on the...

I love Micah's videos As @Timpo says you likely have a 52V battery, not 48V - ie likely 14 cells in series @ nominal 3.7V/cell = 51.8V rather than 13 cells in series @ nominal 3.7V/cell = 48.1V (Micah's video explains that nominal 3.7V/cell is a bit of a stretch, and 3.6V/cell is more realistic)...

a relatively small increase in current (7.3%) - I'm sure the wiring will cope. cheers Mike

So Jabber/others what would you suggest for mostly pavement when my crosscuts wear out? I love the big bag of the 700x45 tyre coming from an acoustic roadie. The Schwalbe g-one?...it would be nice to know I can my take Revolt on gravel occasionally. cheers Mike

and the roadies that insist on riding 2 abreast...even on a bikepath that's too narrow and has the "inner most" rider over the centre line...and at high speed :(

agreed - I've read reviews of other e-bikes/motors that drop torque/power when the battery gets low. I was under 10% battery with a final climb to get home and the Giant/Yamaha PX2 just hauled my fat@ss up the hill. understood - I'll stick with OEM Giant chargers

I have OEM Giant "Crosscut Gravel 2" tyres 700 x 45C on currently, which came on the bike (Revolt '20) - no idea who actually makes them. They're "tubeless ready" but run inner tubes - and for my usage (primarily commuting on pavement) I don't see any advantage in going tubeless. They have way...

Hi Stefan, as always, great info/advice - cheers ! There's no markings on the chain guard, but plenty of travel...and in reality I don't need a chain guard on the 1X for my usage (99% road)...my old school 3X dualie doesn't even have a clutch derailleur, and only suffers chain suck occasionally...

if that is a key requirement for you, then the only options are the better dongles (eg Volspeed), which are basically a PITA to install (pull stuff off, drop the motor, fit dongle, put everything back together) - from threads here it appears 2-3 hours work. agreed - the install for a dongle is...

Cheers Stefan - I'm ok to call it a typo/lazy editing instead of Giant's marketing department getting "creative". Part of the reason my Giant Revolt weighs < 20kg is because it only has a 375Wh battery - which I'm very happy with, as it suits my riding perfectly. I'm OK with that level of...

I've been convinced by members here with much more experience than I do to not muck with aftermarket chargers for my Giant...so I'll likely purchase another OEM Giant charger to use at work for days where I deplete the battery too far on a morning ride to get home in the afternoon. I really like...

my front chain ring is 42T and I run out of gears on pavement downhills on my Revolt - good to know that no special tools are needed to swap it. I'll wait till my first chain replacement and review then, I might go to a 44T or 46T...the chain-guide is in its lowest position with the stock 42T...

thanks Stefan, you are vastly more experienced than I am with e-bikes, and I greatly appreciate your input 👍 As you suggest I will ask Ravi for his opinion... ...given Apple have the charging optimisation now to not charge above 80% till the phone is about to be used, Tesla/Elon Musk...

Hi @Stefan Mikes , I respectfully disagree - battery chemistry is not complicated, nor are e-bike battery monitoring systems (BMS), and using a charger that is designed to charge to 80% max voltage will prolong the life of my battery, and certainly not increase the risk of fire. I'm not talking...

Thanks Stefan... ...but unless there's some sort of clutch/loss mechanism (like the clutch in a manual car or the torque converter in an auto), there is no spin up/down to match the crank...the motor mechanism is so small I'd be gobsmacked if they managed to fit any sort of clutch into the...

Hi, this is a great thread - I've learned a bunch - thanks heaps! I've recently purchased a Giant e-bike, and the LBS (and the Giant manual) recommended I fully discharge the battery every 3 months of so...after reading this thread I better understand this is not necessary 👍 I'm planning to...

I got down to under 10% on Friday - I charged the bike to 100% in the morning and went for a ride with my sister (who has also bought a Revolt e+), then after she headed home I took mine over the local hill (Mt Cootha). The battery was showing 51% at the bottom of the hill before the climb, so...

Question on the Giant 6 sensor technology. Was looking at one of the Giant web pages describing what makes up the 6 sensors: https://www.giant-bicycles.com/gb/campaigns/pedalplus-6-sensor-technology/23339 rider torque input (1) speed (2) motor and pedal rotation (which Giant count as 3 and 4)...

not that I have a stand on any of my bikes...but I reckon it's more likely our bikes will fall when leaning up against trees/posts etc than on a kick stand. Many decades ago I used to ride with a wise older cyclist who carried and old rim brake pad (just the rubber part) that he'd shaped into a...

I went looking in the manual, but couldn't find it - I figured it must have been motor torque, thanks for confirming 👍 makes sense cheers Mike