Giant has updated the Revolt gravel bike with integrated down tube storage, internal cable routing and new compliance-improving finishing kit.
Available in Advanced Pro and Advanced carbon layup options at launch, the 2022 Bike of the Year winning bike is, otherwise, unchanged.
Prices start at £2,499 / $N/A / €2,499 / AU$3,199 for the base Shimano GRX-RX400-equipped Revolt Advanced 3, rising to £5,599 / $7,000 / €6,499/ $8,499 for the top-spec Revolt Advanced Pro 0.
Integrated routing
Like the tenth-generation TCR, the new Giant Revolt features fully integrated cable routing.
Gear cables and brake hoses are routed through the handlebar, hollowed stem and specially-shaped headset spacers, before heading into the frame. This offers “uncluttered cockpit aesthetics and improved aero performance” according to Giant, although we know it won’t be popular with all riders.
The Revolt also now has integrated down tube storage. This is accessed via a locking lid beneath the bottle cage mounts. Giant hasn’t specified the capacity of the storage chamber.
With the exception of these new features, the new Revolt’s silhouette is nearly identical to the outgoing bike.
Comparing the two bikes side-by-side, the down tube appears marginally beefier and the raised seat cluster is also less pronounced, but there’s very little in it.
Slimmer seatpost
The new Revolt adopts the D-Fust seatpost first seen on the Defy (our 2024 Road Bike of the Year).
This is slimmed and flattened from its D-shaped profile just below the saddle clamp to improve rear-end compliance, according to Giant.
A conventional 30.9mm-diameter round seatpost (including dropper posts) can also be used with a shim.
Flip chips, which provide 10mm of fore and aft chainstay length adjustment, carry over from the last bike. Running these in the long position increases the bike’s tyre clearance to 53mm.
Rack, mudguard and ample bottle cage mounts also carry over from the previous-generation Revolt.
Revolt Advanced Pro vs Revolt Advanced
The Advanced and Advanced Pro models of Giant’s TCR and Propel road bikes are differentiated by the integrated seatpost and higher-grade carbon layup on the more expensive Advanced Pro.
The Revolt Advanced and Advanced Pro are only differentiated by the layup – features such as integrated storage, fully internal cable routing and accessory mounts are retained across both levels.
Giant hasn’t specified the weight difference between the two.