The Giant 2017 e-bike range electrifies all the things

New Full-E+, Road-E+ and more

Published: June 28, 2016 at 2:00 pm

Giant, the world’s biggest bike manufacturer, is all-in with e-bikes and this week the Taiwanese company has launched its range for 2017, which includes everything from sensible city commuters to the Road E drop-bar machine and an updated version of the Full-E trail bike. Here’s a quick look at those last two…

Giant has focused on integration with its latest line-up, with newly refined batteries that blend neatly with down tubes rather than simply piggybacking on top of them, and updates to the RideControl head units and controllers designed to improve their appearance and usability.

Giant’s latest e-bikes sport much cleaner battery integration

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The head unit looks more robust than its predecessors

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The unit integrates with the grip lockring

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Range highlights

Full-E+ trail bike

The giant full-e+ 1 sx

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The big news for 2017 is a redesigned Full-E, now called the Full-E+, which features a far more cleanly integrated battery than its predecessor, and debuts an update to Giant’s Maestro suspension platform in the form of a slinky forged composite linkage that’s designed for the new trunnion-mount metric-sized shocks. (Forged composites are so hot right now, because lighter, stiffer…)

The latest maestro rocker link is made from a forged composite

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The bike is powered by a Yamaha SyncDrive motor with a nominal output of 250W, and in its top Full-E+ 0 SX spec it’s built with SRAM’s new e-bike specific EX1 groupset LINK and matching Guide RSC brakes, along with a Rockshox Lyrik 160mm fork and a custom-tuned DebonAir 140mm shock. 27.5in wheels are the order of the day, with DT Swiss doing the honours. We’ll be bringing you a first ride on this remarkable bike in the coming days.Giant will also be offering two cheaper builds, the Full-E+ 1 with Shimano SLX and Fox suspension, and the Full-E+ 2 with Shimano Deore and basic Suntour bouncy bits.

Pricing and availability on all Full-E+ models is to be confirmed.

Road-E+ road bike

The road-e+ is a full-on electric road bike

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First launched in April, Giant’s Road-E+ is a full-on electric road bike that uses the same Yamaha power unit as the Full-E+. With endurance-style geometry, big clearances, and mounts for mudguards, the Road-E+ could be the ultimate commuting machine, or an excellent way to cheat on climbs. More on that to come…

Available in two models, the higher-spec Road-E+ 1 has a mixture of Shimano Ultegra and 105 components, along with RS685/785 hydraulic disc brakes. The Road-E+ 2 gets Tiagra and mechanical TRP Spyre calipers.

Current pricing for the Road-E+ is as follows; however this may be subject to change as we roll over to the 2017 model year, with increases likely for the UK market if sterling does not recover from its recent slump following the EU referendum. Pricing and availability in other markets is to be confirmed.

Road E+ 1 £2749
Road E+ 2 £2299

Matthew Loveridge

Senior Writer

Matthew Loveridge (formerly Allen) is an experienced mechanic and an expert on bike tech who appreciates practical, beautifully-engineered things. Originally a roadie, he likes bikes and kit of every stripe, and he's tested a huge variety of both over the years for BikeRadar, Cycling Plus and others. For a long time Matthew's heart belonged to the Scott Addict, but he's currently enjoying Specialized's sublime Roubaix Expert and having a torrid affair with a Giant Trance e-MTB. At 174cm tall and 53kg, he looks like he should be better at cycling than he actually is, and he's ok with that.