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Should have said I am letting this bike go for a bargain price. Bike with all the gear cost quite a bit over £2000 probably in the region of £2500 so if I could get around £1500 I would throw the whole lot in, the 2 Park Tool stands alone are worth in excess of £200 and the heavy duty one has...

Apologies I should have added a photo, so here are a couple just so you get an idea of the bike. SPD pedals also included as well as very powerful lights.

Giant Road E+ 2 2016, size Medium, selling as not getting the use it should. Bike is in as new condition as it is only 7 months old. This is a pedal assist with a Yamaha motor while still having the full functionality of Shimano Tiagra 20 speed gearing with an FSA 34/50 crankset, TRP Spyre...

I have just bought the Giant Road E+ 2 which is virtually the same as the one in the first video apart from drivetrain spec, motor is just the same. Had it for just over three weeks and been commuting every day on it. It is hilly where I live and we get a lot of wind and I have to say this bike...

That's good to know AK. I always believe in keeping the chain well lubed too as it gives the drive train the best chance.

Thanks for that info guys, I did think I was possibly worrying unduly. Still, it would give me a chance to use my new stand. I'm well used to road bike gear systems so know how to change smoothly, but my last bike had Di2 so that was as slick a change as you could get. Got to say I'm well...

Just wondering if anyone knows how many miles I am looking to ride before having to renew my drivetrain as I am reading a lot of reports saying crank/mid drive motors place a lot of strain on the drivetrain. I understand there are so many variables but just a rough idea, am I looking at 1000...

Welcome to a fellow newbie. Glad to hear you're not letting your ailments get in the way of your enjoyment.

Apologies for the pics of the Giant without any text, but I should maybe have added that first. However that is my new toy and got to say I am very impressed with it. Takes the pain out of the hills though I do spend all of my time on the flat and slight inclines just using 1 man power and that...

Thanks for that LP, I found the sticky explaining it and was in the middle of uploading when your reply came in, unfortunately I couldn't add the text after. Better luck next time I guess.

Not had time to log on over the last couple of days and last night was a flop as I only had an hours sleep and had to be up at 5:00 am to cycle in to work on my new toy so did nothing but doze in the chair yesterday evening. What is the easiest way to add photos, if someone lets me know I will...

Brilliant idea that. She didn't like it at first but she packing her stuff in shed now, seems a right shame mind you but these bikes aren't cheap. I'm sure she understands!

Yeah, I will try and get some pics up tomorrow night if the weather is good before it gets dirty, though I do have a nice shiny Park Tool PCS 10 stand to stick it in to clean it. It's a job hiding the stuff from the wife as the stand came today and I already have a Park Tool PRS 20 stand that is...

I agree with the stopping side of things as I did notice tonight that the brakes were not that great, hoping they will improve as the pads bed in but it is only mechanical discs whereas the E+ 1 has hydraulic discs.

It's a 34/50 crankset which is classed as a compact and is pretty much standard on the road bikes, rear cassette is 11/32 which is what I had on my Dolan Di2. Probably will spin out right enough as I used to do it on my road bikes.

Yes, I suppose there will always be individuals who look down their noses at Ebikes but I suppose they are more than likely to be the younger ones that are in to it in a big way with all the Lycra etc. Got to say I always try and go as fast as I can on my bike but was never into racing anyone...

That's a pity, I was thinking downhill I may have had a bit of advantage with the extra weight plus I can power along on the flats. Not really a lot of flat road on daily commute though. Still he will be wondering how an old codger like me has all of a sudden got my times down.

Thanks for the welcome and glad to hear you are starting on a road bike at 64. I am 58 and i was hoping to get some of my fitness back again and get a normal road bike as I do feel more satisfied knowing it is 100% of my effort that get me there. having said that though I did notice tonight that...

Thanks for the welcome LeighPing, not sure about the cheater bit though :D Got to admit though I am going to have a wind up at work with a colleague who stays beside me and is a Strava junkie, also a lot younger. I used to pass him on the good old manual road bikes but he's in to it big now. So...