Jeremy McCreary
Well-Known Member
- Region
- USA
- City
- Carlsbad, CA
As a married man and retiree, gear selection and assist level are the last 2 things I'm still in charge of. Not about to cede that control to a bicycle.
2024 - Our Rides in Words, Photos, Maps and Videos
- Thread starter Saratoga Dave
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DaveMatthews
Well-Known Member
Yeah, the auto mode on my bike sucks (for me).
BlackHand
Well-Known Member
- Region
- USA
- City
- Western WA
Love the orange, my old Spec RockHopper is almost that same color!
The Creo and Stance seem like a good combo, should be up for just about anything except maybe serious downhill or the velodrome.
Stefan Mikes
Gravel e-biker
- Region
- Europe
- City
- Mazovia, PL
My first and last attempt of riding a Giant in AUTO mode was a sobering experience
How I Returned On Pedals, or Giant AUTO Mode Test
Where Giant screwed it up was the idea of switching between the three lowest assistance settings to respond to the signals sent from sensors. That makes the AUTO work unevenly and consuming too much of the battery charge. For instance, if your three first levels have been set (by you) to 100, 200 and 300%, AUTO will simply alternate between these three modes. The outcome is the most disappointing.
In Specialized Smart Control, the algorithm internally calculates the Range and Range Trend and compares it to the criteria such as the ride distance/elevation gain left, and with the current battery level. SC will manipulate the assistance automatically but that's done over 10 or 20 steps selected by the algorithm (not by you), and such control is virtually stepless (10-100% of Ease and Max Motor Power at the same time).
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Chargeride
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I used half of my battery working that out.
Chargeride
Well-Known Member
When youre night riding with the dog and he jumps in front of the wheel.
Prairie Dog
Well-Known Member
- Region
- Canada
- City
- Red Deer
Just doing a bit of catch up. Our ride a few days ago took us on a double loop from homebase through the towns of Rokogu and Fujikawa. We didn’t stop very often and when we did it was usually getting our bearings in order to make sure that we were on the correct route.
There’s no escaping the hills around here. It’s almost a given when it comes to cycling in the mountainous regions of this prefecture. Sai starts off with a climb which involved a max grade of 13% although at one point I clearly recall glancing down and reading 16% on my Garmin albeit was only for a fleeting moment.
Midway up offers a nice mountain vista and of the village of Shimobe below but no time to stop and rest at this point.
I wait for Sai at the top and fortunately we have no interest in continuing further up the hill just to see another Shinto shrine.
It’s all downhill and clearly sailing from here.
I finally catch up on one of the turns as we make our way down to the main road.
A bit more climbing before we enter a tunnel. This time I took no chance and made sure that I brought my light.
Back on the open road out of the stifling confines of the dark abyss.
One of the few marked bike lanes we’ve seen so far. Narrow or no designated shoulders at all are nothing new to us so this was a pleasant sight.
View of Fujikawa with the mountains providing a dramatic backdrop.
This road station in Fujikawa was a good place to stop and rest.
No shortage of drink selection here. The wife and I each settled for a modest bottle of hot roasted tea and some sweet mochi to go along with our beverages.
Inside one of the buildings at the station was a place that conveniently rents bikes for those wanting to cycle tour around the town. Looked like pretty decent rides to me.
We hit one of the quieter side roads before re-entering the highway towards home.
Sai points out the trees to the right informing me that they will transform and become covered in pink cherry blossoms next spring.
Back on the main hwy and traffic begins to ramp up.
We pass through several open (domon) tunnels and as always have to be careful of vehicles approaching behind in particular large trucks. These domon are definitely a far lesser evil compared to their underground twins which are poorly lit.
Sai gives me a reassuring glance back along this bridge crossing over the Fuji River. She knows that I have a tendency to stop for pics while she just continues on so we both have to be on our toes.
One more climb up Yamanashi road 9 with a very doable grade of 6% and another descent.
Another 10km from home but easy coasting from here.
There’s no escaping the hills around here. It’s almost a given when it comes to cycling in the mountainous regions of this prefecture. Sai starts off with a climb which involved a max grade of 13% although at one point I clearly recall glancing down and reading 16% on my Garmin albeit was only for a fleeting moment.
Midway up offers a nice mountain vista and of the village of Shimobe below but no time to stop and rest at this point.
I wait for Sai at the top and fortunately we have no interest in continuing further up the hill just to see another Shinto shrine.
It’s all downhill and clearly sailing from here.
I finally catch up on one of the turns as we make our way down to the main road.
A bit more climbing before we enter a tunnel. This time I took no chance and made sure that I brought my light.
Back on the open road out of the stifling confines of the dark abyss.
One of the few marked bike lanes we’ve seen so far. Narrow or no designated shoulders at all are nothing new to us so this was a pleasant sight.
View of Fujikawa with the mountains providing a dramatic backdrop.
This road station in Fujikawa was a good place to stop and rest.
No shortage of drink selection here. The wife and I each settled for a modest bottle of hot roasted tea and some sweet mochi to go along with our beverages.
Inside one of the buildings at the station was a place that conveniently rents bikes for those wanting to cycle tour around the town. Looked like pretty decent rides to me.
We hit one of the quieter side roads before re-entering the highway towards home.
Sai points out the trees to the right informing me that they will transform and become covered in pink cherry blossoms next spring.
Back on the main hwy and traffic begins to ramp up.
We pass through several open (domon) tunnels and as always have to be careful of vehicles approaching behind in particular large trucks. These domon are definitely a far lesser evil compared to their underground twins which are poorly lit.
Sai gives me a reassuring glance back along this bridge crossing over the Fuji River. She knows that I have a tendency to stop for pics while she just continues on so we both have to be on our toes.
One more climb up Yamanashi road 9 with a very doable grade of 6% and another descent.
Another 10km from home but easy coasting from here.
