Giant Roam E+ Review - $2.8k

The Giant Roam E+ is a hardtail cross country hybrid that comes in two frame styles, four sizes, and one color: gloss black. It's the most affordable electric bike model from Giant, is sold through dealers, and comes with a two-year warranty plus lifetime frame. Efficient and quiet SyncDrive motor is a collaboration between Giant and Yamaha. It offers up to 50 newton meters of torque and measures wheel speed, cadence, and pedal torque for smooth natural operation. Optional smartphone app for tuning. Good battery placement with ability to charge on or off the frame. Quality ergonomic grips and saddle, 63mm travel suspension fork with basic preload adjustment, tubeless-ready tires with range of PSI options. Smooth hydraulic disc brakes. Minimalist button pad LED display is durable and easy to use but limited on readouts. Bike does not come with a kickstand, but the dealer might include for free. No lights, fenders, or rear rack stock but plenty of mounting options to add post-purchase. Limited 100 RPM cadence support from motor and no shift detection. Mid-step frame doesn't have bottle bosses.

0:00 Introduction, mid-step vs. high-step, four frame sizes
1:03 Company background, physical shops test rides, warranty
1:26 Only available in black, similar Liv Rove E+ in green
1:56 Most affordable ebike from Giant, limited accessories
2:37 Quick release wheels, upgraded rims and spokes, weight
3:16 Cranks, pedals, steel chainring, cassette, derailleur
4:54 Tektro hydraulic disc brakes 180mm front 160mm rear
5:25 Comfortable saddle, 30.9mm seat post, suspension fork
6:01 Tires, headset 1-1/8", spacers, stem, low-rise handlebar
7:06 Left side of bike, battery pack unlock removal, charger
8:35 Motor details 250w 50nm torque, triple-sensor, 100 RPM
9:59 Powering on, button pad LED walkthrough, walk mode demo
10:58 RideControl smartphone app with ride details and tuning
12:19 Ride test begins with handheld camera, stability test
13:20 Frame-mounted camera with gear shifting, noise test
13:45 Third person camera with brake test, outro resources

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[tylermacneill]

Best reviews around. Appreciate your thoroughness, thoughtfulness, and enthusiasm. Inspired me to get the Giant Talon E29 version. One week in and I love it. Life changing.

[adaboyz]

Hard to swallow $2700 no LCD screen or throttle. Great review and good looking bike.

[NorbertRuff]

I have a Roam e+ gts about 2 years now. Newer knew it had bluetooth and an app for it :D. So thanks for the info. Sent from near my bike, waiting for the 13 firmware upgrade to be completed...

[alanplatt]

I’ve clocked 7, 000 kms in 10 months on this bike!

[CarlM]

Ah yes been waiting for this review! Wife and I got a couple of these with the high-step 'large' frame a few months ago, based substantially on your review of the Giant Explore E+ 4 GTS. They have been absolutely excellent for city, bike trails and fire road kinda riding, and I love the simplified clean cockpit look. I'm 6'2" and 200lbs and can get 30-35 miles of mostly level riding with the boost on Auto (you missed Auto mode in your review!), while my wife's 5'9" and much lighter frame gets 5-10 miles more out of a pack. The app also FWIW will deliver software updates as well, already had one show up. Thanks for the years of excellent reviews, keep up the good work!

[MHH]

I like that you did not allow this to be referred to as low step. 36 volts and only 400wh's is really behind the times now. This bike has soo much potential, what a shame they went soo cheap.

[oscaspunkja]

I was just watching your review on the Specialized Tero 4.0 (considering the Tero 5.0 for my transAmerica trail trip I'm planning to do next year). Now I will also consider this bike as it has similar features. It seems like specialized is a bit sturdier and looks more modern, but man 5k!

[SRE]

Dude that giant definitely looks like a really good city commuter light weight also looks like it has good tire roll as well love the colour i can see commuters picking this bike up right on man 👍‍

[HoraceSmith-xfnv]

Bike was pretty easy to put together and rides very well

[cosmiccharlie]

Just have to be sure you have the power and range for the routes you will be taking . Easy for me to get that with my Bafang BBS02 build for about the same price. Of course i have to provide the warranty support myself. Andm8 had to to buy some tools to do the build. And of course there are many who would never manage a build on their own. I got a ton of range and power with a 48v system and a 20ah premium battery. This is definately the summer of the e bike, seeing them everywhere now!

[sayonighosal]

Your reviews are so much detailed. Loved them. Can do a video on vanmoof S3

[gctw]

I like how friendly you are, honestly, its so refreshing!!!! I wondered about those 'ride by' video-shots and your equipment...good call. I was surprised at how quiet the motor was on this one.

[soiceyboy]

I have this bike, but in the GTS configuration. Fantastic bike! I pretty much agree with all the Pros you mentioned with only a few complaints

1. The pedals suck like you rightfully mentioned. They’re too narrow and made of jagged steel, which can easily injure you if you miss a pedal.

2. Remote lockout is a notable omission for this bike. It goes pretty fast, so you need it to efficiently pedal after 20mph. For the price, it should be included.

3. The shifting can be clunky if you try to shift while pedaling. You have to ease off the pedaling while shifting to avoid it, which makes you lose speed.

4. They should include a cap to cover the battery connections when the battery is out. Sometimes, I just want to ride with no battery to reduce weight. Not sure why they didn’t think of including that.

[andalabiso]

Thank you for this informative review. I bought one today!

[johnnyk]

like to see four way e-motor comparison of same class/category from Yamaha, Bosch, Shimano, and Specialized. I have ridden Shimano, Bosch, Specialized, and Shimano e-motor was quietest and power transition was smoothest and love their dashboard [e6010] and phone integration is excellent and simple to use.

[tracyskorka]

Nice, Definitely one to consider. I may also check out the Liv Amiti E+ 2 which seems similar with some added features.

[DigiTechTools]

Thanks for your great reviews, I am planing to buy Giant Talon E+ 2 which has the same mid drive motor, but I am in a city that it is near mountain so I have many up hills and I can't ride normal bike, Can this ebike handle hills easily?

[wishbone]

ElectricBikeReview I appreciate this review. I got a bit criticism that’s not related to the video, it your website. As of late I’ve been using the advance search tool on your website and sometimes the scale options won’t slide and the year isn’t as accurate with the E-bikes when I hit the search option. This morning it worked but I find out it works and don’t work every so often maybe do some checks on the website please. Sorry for the inconvenience.

[ollcabrerallo]

Great bike, I just bought mine, and with your review, learn more about it, thanks for the video.
By the way, can I upgrade with a monitor to view speed ?

[PhillipRPeck]

This is an amazing video. Really well done.