Giant Revolt 1

[Alie-Barnes]

Hi

I have been contemplating a gravel bike recently, i was going to go road bike but have settled on Gravel, im looking at the Giant revolt 1 which just about comes into my budget, what are peoples thoughts on this bike? reviews i have read have been generally positive, is there an equivalent or similar that you would recommend over this bike? or do you think its a good bike for the money?

Thanks a lot.

 

[SpokeyDokey]

The 2026 model is a good looking beast for sure.

Cues drivetrain & brakes get good reviews and it is a 100% modern system.

Other components look on the money.

Flip chip (new to me) let's you use some huge tyres.

Giant is a very reputable brand with good warranty/service.

If you like the colour, go test ride at your local dealer and if it feels great (like if fits you), just buy it.

One of my bikes is a Giant (tcx1) and has been 100% trouble free.

Good luck.

 

[All uphill]

Nice bike.

The proprietary D shaped seatpost would be a deal-breaker for me; but may not worry you. I'd also want to be sure that it can take mudguards without a lot of faff.

As Spokey-dokey says give it a try.

 

[teeonethousand]

I have the 2024 carbon 2 with 2 X's 12. It's a great do all bike
Currently have 45 Gravel Kings with SKS mudguards no problem...plus my rear rack fits fine. No problem with seat post although I read that others have occasional creak...carbon paste seems to be the key.
Paint is a bit fragile...I have heard the same criticism of other makes so may be the paint mixes they all use these days.

Have fun choosing...I looked at many but then got an end of season deal I couldn't resist

 

[bikingdad90]

Only downer for me is that Giant don’t accommodate for smaller people.

I’m 5ft 7 and the revolt in a small frame has a 55cm top tube and reach of 38.1cm and 42cm bars.

My 52cm Specialized diverge e5 which fits me nicely measures 53.8cm top tube and 37.4cm reach with 38cm bars by comparison. Effectively a good couple of cm difference, resulting in the revolt feeling stretched unless you made some modifications to change the stem length and bar width to compensate.

 

[teeonethousand]

Nice bike.

The proprietary D shaped seatpost would be a deal-breaker for me; but may not worry you. I'd also want to be sure that it can take mudguards without a lot of faff.

As Spokey-dokey says give it a try.

A round seat post fits right in if preferred.

 

[prawny]

I've just ordered a 2025 Revolt Advanced 2 for £1500 seems like a ridiculous bargain. Will probably get a cheap round post so I can put my commuter saddle bag on. The only concerns for me were the pressfit BB (which appears to be a pretty common option again now sadly) and the fancy internal cable routing.

But I wanted a light pretty nice bike and it seems that external cables are the preserve of trekking bikes so I've decided to suck it up.

Edit - Trek was top of my list before this deal came up though, but for road riding I think I prefer a double chainset. I'll be using this as a commuter/road ocassional gravelling bike. I've got a cheap bodged drop bar hybrid for serious off-roading.

 

[N0bodyOfTheGoat]

I've just ordered a 2025 Revolt Advanced 2 for £1500 seems like a ridiculous bargain.

Saw that offer on HUKD for Tredz, that rusty orange version looked lovely... Not many sizes in either colour left now, fingers crossed you don't get issues as Giant got slammed for g'tee t&cs in recent times.

 

[prawny]

Yeah, I swore I wouldn't buy a giant after that arsing around on STW a couple of years ago. But I'd also sworn I wouldn't buy a Trek after the Lemond issue. And I'd sworn I wouldn't buy a Specialized after the Volagi lawsuit. Lack of alternatives have cancelled out my pinciples 😂