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Giant Reign 2 review from BikeMagic
The three models that make up the Giant Reign lineup have been lauded by reviewers the world over for their ride characteristics, component spec, and overall build quality. The Reign 1 is Giant’s top end model and is likely out of the price range for most people. The Reign 2, however, has a much more competitive MSRP than it’s pricier sibling and is well positioned to make some noise in the marketplace.
BikeMagic has posted a review of the Giant Reign 2 that lauds the bike’s overall ride characteristics while doing a great job of pointing out some of the bike’s deficiencies. Like me, the folks at BikeMagic aren’t completely sold on the merits to the consumer of the internal headset spec’d on the Reign — I’ve got one on my AC and my headset choices are decidedly limited. Similarly, the reviewers weren’t exactly thrilled by the standard quick release found on the stock fork (a Manitou Nixon) and were hoping for a 20mm thru-axle option.
Personally, I’d love to see the the Reign feature a slightly slacker headangle (or at least an adjustable head angle, similar to the Cannondale Prophet or the Specialized SX Trail. That way, riders looking for a 6″ cross country bike could have their cake and those looking for more of a ‘light freeride’ or ‘all mountain’ bike could eat their cake too.
Anyways, check out the review of the Reign, it’s a worthy read.