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My 2020 Explore came with those cork Ergon style grips (see image). They're fine but a little small for my big paws to rest comfortably. I've made do for the last 3 years of ownership. I'm super happy with the bike still and plan on keeping it as long as it'll run so I figure I should get around...

Out of idle curiosity I recently took a straw poll in my local eMTB Facebook group on motor reliability. My SUMPRODUCT math might be a bit shaky but I average the failure rate across all the motor brands at 8.5%. It was a small sample of about 65 votes, so I won't publish brand-specific...

After my last couple of struggles beading new tires I'm toying with the idea of buying an air compressor. They're quite cheap used and a use or two pretty much pays back the cost of taking it in to the bike store for them to mount. Anyone running one for this type of use? Anything I should...

I'd like to try a bit of an experiment in this thread. I want to create a database - strictly in the qualitative sense - of user motor reviews. Specs and generalisations get tossed around a lot, but I'd like this thread to be a space for genuine, in-depth user reviews living with specific models...

People of EBR, I know there's a bit of scattered discussion about this here and there, but I'm after a recommendation. I keep my bikes in my study but it's getting crowded with my commuter and eMTB, plus my partners bike. Does anyone have a recommendation of a reasonably sturdy ebike-capable...

Just curious how others are faring? If your bike reports it feel free to share your battery capacity, age and health, distance, cycles and your charging regime. Manufacturer: Giant Capacity: 500W Age: 38 months Health: 93% Distance: 8250 km Cycles: 112 Charging regime: generally 80-20 rule...

The tread on my rear Marathon Plus tyre is finally wearing bare after 10k (an outstanding innings, as the cricket lovers might say). It has been brilliant and delivered everything I wanted: no fuss, puncture free commuting. I'd recommend them in a flash to anyone looking for a near puncture...

Just curious to hear if anyone has any user reviews or thoughts on the Eunorau cargo bikes (hub and mid drive flavours)? I'm toying with the idea of a cargo bike for child hauling duties, think about ~150kg load plus the bike, depending on how many Weet Bix I smashed for brekkie. I was looking...

My bike came with a KMC e10 chain. 122 links, 1/2" x 11/128" size. These chains are pricey and particularly hard to find at the moment. My dumb question: do I need to match the number of links, or if I find a chain with the same 1/2" x 11/128" size but less links (such as this 116L chain) will...

I purchased my Explore in March 2020, midway through its release cycle. Sale price was AUD$4,000, down from a retail of $4,500 (this was on the cusp of Covid, when bike discounts were a thing). It is pitched as an 'adventure' bike which I interpret as anything from commute and trekking to light...

I feel like I'm chasing a unicorn here, but if you'll humour me for a moment... I ride 95% commuter pathways and roads, with 5% fire trails and single track exploring. My setup is a Giant Explore E+1 running Marathon Plus tyres and Tannus Armour inserts. It's been a brilliant combo for...

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Just curious. I'm learning about the wonderful world of cassettes and notice most seem to market their top and bottom ranges only. As a commuter in Australia I rarely use the big or easy cog (36) because I'm generally happy to let the motor do the work up steeper hills. And with our ridiculous...

Here's a poll and some questions for everyone with ebikes you've owned for 5 years and over. How has your ownership been? How reliable is your ebike? For those of us aiming for a long ownership we'd love to hear experiences, good and bad. Please share your make and model, as well as how...

As I write my Evo Cross sits idle behind me, a slightly ungainly (but still very elegantly styled) doorstop. The hub motor has seized. It clicked at one point on the wheel revolution for a little while prior to that before failing completely. I don't have the skills to diagnose the problem...

Hello everyone, In my ongoing quest to do more of my own maintenance I've managed to pretty much thread the hex socket on my front thru axle. (Yay for learning experiences!) I must have failed to fully inserted the torque wrench on a few previous installs and now it's tricky to get purchase on...

There's several reports here of water damage to the internal electrical components. Now, I have no idea how common these issues are - outliers or indication of a wider design flaw? -but I do find it extraordinary these issues are cropping up on a bike platform designed for outdoor use, and...

PaD's post here got me thinking. Court and team's outstanding reviews give us a sense of specs and initial on-road impressions but what so many of us here crave are long term user reviews. There's a great survey running here to pool user experiences at various stages of ownership. In...

This is a broad question that will no doubt generate a range of answers, but what bike maintenance tasks would people consider within the skill of the average Joe or Josephine? Some background: I've ridden analog bikes all my life. I've been fortunate that my bikes up until recently have been...

Can anyone recommend a layback seat post that doesn't cost the earth for my Giant Explore? I need to get my torso a few extra centimetres further back. As you can see from the image below I've probably already overstepped where I should have my seat located on the stock post. I don't need...