Giant has updated its Revolt carbon gravel bike, introducing internal cabling and adding a down tube storage cubby under the bottle cage, while new frame protectors help avoid damage to the down tube’s underside and drive-side chainstay.
The new Revolt is available at the Advanced Pro and Advanced Grade Composite levels. Prices range from £1,899 to £5,599.
More integrated
The Giant Revolt has proved to be one of our favourite gravel bikes in our reviews, so when we spotted a new Revolt at Unbound, we were curious about what Giant had decided to change. Fortunately, the changes in the new Giant Revolt are mainly cosmetic rather than wholesale.
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The headline feature of the latest fourth generation Giant Revolt is the inclusion of cable integration. This sees the brake hoses (and the gear cables in the case of models with mechanical shifting) routed in a channel under the stem and through the headset, offering a cleaner aesthetic and making it easier to mount a bar bag. Giant also claims aero gains.
As with many newer bikes designed for off-road and endurance riding, there’s in-frame storage, via a hatch under the down tube bottle cage.
The new Revolt continues Giant’s practice of incorporating a flip-chip in the rear dropout. In the short position, this offers 42mm of tyre clearance, with Giant saying that this is suitable for faster gravel riding and all-road use.
Flip the chip and the wheelbase is extended by 10mm. This increases tyre clearance to 53mm and, Giant says, increases the bike’s stability when riding on trickier off-road surfaces.
When we reviewed the bike’s predecessor in Advanced Pro 1 guise, we commented on how well the bike covered the full spectrum of gravel riding. Flipping did require a little work though, as the brake calliper also needs to be moved and we didn’t really notice much change in the bike’s handling once changed, although the front wheel was marginally more planted on ascents when in the long position.
Elsewhere, Giant has added frame protection to the down tube’s underside to avoid damage from rocks, and to the right hand chainstay to help to protect it from chainslap.
The Revolt’s seatpost and its handlebars both have Giant’s D-Fuse profile. In the handlebars, the brand says that this helps to provide downward compliance, while maintaining stiffness when pulling up. The higher grade Advanced Pro bikes are equipped with carbon bars, the Advanced bikes have alloy ones.
Both have a carbon D-Fuse seatpost, although this can be exchanged for a standard round seatpost or a 30.9mm dropper post.
The frames of both the Advanced and the Advanced Pro bikes are the same and fabricated with Advanced Grade Composite. Where the two spec grades differ is in their fork, with the Advanced Pro using an Advanced SL grade fork, while the Advanced bikes have a standard Advanced grade fork. Both fork grades include fork leg mounts for extra luggage, while the frame includes the usual set of gravel bike mounting points.
Specs and prices
The new Giant Revolt is available in six specs:
Revolt Advanced Pro 0
- SRAM Force AXS 2x12-speed electronic groupset
- Giant CXR 1 carbon wheels
- Price: £5,599 / $7,000 / €6,499
Revolt Advanced Pro 1
- SRAM Rival AXS 2x12-speed electronic groupset
- Giant CXR 1 carbon wheels
- Price: £4,499 / $5,800 / €5,599
Revolt Advanced 0
- Shimano GRX RX820 2x12-speed mechanical groupset
- Giant CXR 2 carbon wheels
- Price: £3,799 / $4,500 / €4,499
Revolt Advanced 1
- SRAM Apex XPLR 1x12-speed mechanical groupset
- Giant P-X 2 alloy wheels
- Price: £3,099 / $n/a / €n/a
Revolt Advanced 2
- Shimano GRX RX820/610 2x12-speed mechanical groupset
- Giant P-X 2 alloy wheels
- Price: £2,699 / $3,000 / €3,199
Revolt Advanced 3
- Shimano GRX RX400 2x10-speed mechanical groupset
- Giant P-X 2 alloy wheels
- Price: £2,499 / $n/a / €2,499
There’s also a frameset-only option for the Advanced Pro, priced at £1,899 / $2,400 / €2,599.
