Unlimit Yourself with the new Defy Advanced E+ Elite road e-bike.  Learn More

Unlimit Yourself

Climbs to the summit. Maintaining power into a stiff headwind. Leaning into a corner and accelerating out of it. These are the things we love about road riding. The all-new Defy Advanced E+ Elite is made to give you more of it.

From daily training rides to weekend epics, all-out hammer sessions to casual coffee shop rides, this smooth-riding E-bike is a direct descendent of the award-winning Defy endurance road bike range. It’s designed and engineered to look, feel and ride like a high-performance road bike, with the added element of seamless pedaling support.

It all adds up to a road riding experience you’ve always dreamed of. Faster, further, no limitations.

KEY PERFORMANCE FACTORS OF THE DEFY ADVANCED E+ ELITE

SEAMLESS POWER

At the core of the Defy Advanced E+ Elite is the all-new SyncDrive Move Plus motor, which delivers dynamic, natural feeling pedalling assistance up to 25 km/h in Australia. Integrated into the rear hub, it’s a lightweight powertrain (1.7kg) that harnesses the energy you put into the pedals and amplifies it to help you climb steep hills, power across the flats, and extend your ride while feeling less fatigue.

SYSTEM INTEGRATION

Every element of the Defy Advanced E+ Elite is integrated for optimal performance and ease of use. It starts with the RideControl Go button, which is integrated into the top tube for quick, easy access. The button can be used to turn the E-bike on or off, and also to change power modes. Coloured LED lights show the support mode and battery level.

The SyncDrive Move Plus motor system includes Smart Assist technology, which features smart sensors that precisely measure the power being applied to the pedals. This allows the motor to provide just the right amount of assistance to create a natural, powerful riding experience while also optimising energy efficiency for both the rider and the battery system.

PURE ROAD PERFORMANCE

At first glance, the Defy Advanced E+ Elite looks like any other high-performance road bike. It’s closely related to the Defy range of endurance road bikes, sharing many of the same design cues, technologies, and performance factors including frame geometry and key components.

Every frame is handcrafted in Giant’s own composite manufacturing facility to meet specific goals for critical factors like vertical compliance. In the rear of the bike, dropped seatstays absorb road shocks and vibrations as they travel up from the rear wheel toward the rider. Up front, an Advanced SL grade composite fork helps absorb shocks traveling up through the front wheel.

E-ROAD EXCLUSIVE RIDING PATTERN

Drawing from more than 50 years of bike manufacturing expertise, Giant engineered an E-road bike that delivers natural pedalling support. Not only does the Defy Advanced E+ Elite look like a regular high-performance road bike, it also rides like one. Here are three scenarios on how it works:

STARTING OFF
When you start pedalling from a static position, the motor gradually increases the power. This gives you a nice smooth start with no sudden power surge.

SMOOTH DECELERATION
When you stop pedalling, the motor gradually reduces support to avoid a feeling of sudden power loss.

SPEED LIMIT OPTIMISATION
For safety reasons, electric bikes have a speed limit. This means pedalling support stops when you reach the limit. To provide an authentic road cycling experience without any feelings of constraint, the motor is engineered to gradually reduce support a few km/h below the speed limit. As a result, you won’t feel the power cut out suddenly.

BATTERY RANGE OPTIMISATION

With adjustments to power usage throughout your ride, battery range is optimised without sacrificing performance or ride quality. For example, when you’re coasting along with minimal pedalling effort, the motor adjusts to provide slightly less power. When you start to pedal harder—and your input reaches a defined level—the motor provides more power to support you. If you’re pedalling below the defined input level, the motor maintains its level of support to keep you increasing your effort.