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Giant Reign 2 All Mountain Full Suspension
Product DescriptionSix inches of aggressive Maestro Suspension offer maximum control when it’s needed most. With a balanced ALUXX SL aluminum frame, including a super-stiff OverDrive front end and 15QR thru-axle fork for maximum control, you’ll master technical climbs and flow down rough descents on the all-new Reign.
User Reviews
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adamuchan
a All Mountain Rider Date Reviewed: February 9, 2013 Strengths: Great frame, great wheels Weaknesses: Rock Shox forks(Creeking at steerer & crown), monarch rear shock(Blown twice),, Avid elixir brakes (3 months use and are to the steel, crap feedback when get hot), sram crankset teeth are week and are already wearing Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: huckleberry, Rotorua Redwoods NZ Duration Product Used: I ride 5 - 6 days a week Price Paid: $3000.00 Purchased At: Rotorua Cycles Similar Products Used: Specialized Pitch Pro 
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Largextracheese Date Reviewed: September 15, 2012 Strengths: Light but strong, fantastic climber, stiff frame, very good braking, great geometry. Weaknesses: Fox rp23 is lackluster, cablerouting is not ideal, needs a straight seatube. Bottom Line:
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runningchicken Date Reviewed: June 10, 2012 Strengths: Very solid bike at a great price! I have had the bike for 2 weeks and have ridden everyday since the purchase. This bike rides like butter in all conditions and so far handles extremely well. The geometry and sizing of the bike feels great for my size (5'11" 170lbs/size large). Weaknesses: -The Elixir 1's are garbage -The X5 shifters are not bad, but not good. Bottom Line: 
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jmm337 Date Reviewed: May 19, 2012 Strengths: Awesome geometry, suspension and handling. So epic on down hills Weaknesses: Press fit bb does not allow for a chain guide. Cable routing tens to rub on mistro link. Steerer tube size means you need to buy giant stem. Bottom Line:
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hooverGiant
a All Mountain Rider Date Reviewed: May 11, 2012 Strengths: Overall this bike is pretty strong! Not too heavy, great company, for the money good components! A good bike out of the box, could be an awesome bike with some upgrades! Weaknesses: Rear shock "pro-pedal" is crap! I don't buy it and don't like it! I would rather have a lockout than pro-pedal... Basically all the pro-pedal does is slow the rebound alittle! I have adjusted pressure several times and some, and after talking to others on the trails having the same issue I came to the conclusion it doesn't work! My next upgrade is a rear shock! Also Giant could of put a little better fork on the bike, but I really can't complain about it. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Deer Valley Price Paid: $2100.00 Purchased At: LBS Similar Products Used: Giant Rincon. Rocky Mountain. Trek. KHS. Santa Cruz. Bike Setup: 2012 Reign 2: all stock except: Atlas bars, Straitline De Facto pedals, Straitline BashGuard, 2X9 setup with 24t/36t, Race Face grips, Salsa seat post lock, SRAM 991 chain..
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a Downhiller
from Moscow Date Reviewed: April 1, 2012 Strengths: First of all I am glad with its weight my stock bike(L-size frame) has only 13.7 with BMX Utmost pedals. Also it looks pretty good, and I have a stomach feeling that it would be good in real trails. Weaknesses: 1. Rear QR hub it is not good for this bike, I have to change it to a new hub 135x10mm. 2. Brake and shifter hoses are runs to close to the rear shock stock and can rub it. 3. And totally make me mad the new BB71 and no way for chain guide mount, Giant engineers are idiots with this solution! it is epic fail for such good bike! Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Bannoe hill Duration Product Used: 3 months Price Paid: $2500.00 Purchased At: Omni bike Similar Products Used: I have only one full suspension bike before it is Norco shore 2006, and it is very good bike if weight not take to consider :) Bike Setup: it has still factory setup, I only changed the rear hub as i said before and in future I want setup a bash guard and add a bionocon chain guide.
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Killing_UT
a All Mountain Rider
from Salt Lake City, UT Date Reviewed: February 12, 2012 Strengths: The frame and bike layout is perfect! I bought a 11 on clearance at my local bike shop. I upgraded to XT components and shifters. I also had them put on some Avid 7s as well as put on some 745mm bars too!! Taking it to Moab this weekend! Cant wait Weaknesses: Not a huge fan of the components that came stock on it but they would be solid for anyone if they couldn't afford right out of the gate Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: All of Moab! Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
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punkhead69
a Weekend Warrior
from union city,ca usa Date Reviewed: December 23, 2011 Strengths: light and very steady.goes up the hill pretty good almost as good as an xc bike and you can bomb the down hill.maestro suspension kills it so far on all the bikes i have tested Weaknesses: the rear shock(fox rp2) needs a little bit more air than the normal set up. rear brake is a bit weak specially on highspeed downhills(maybe needs a bigger rotor)other than that the bike just owns! Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: greenbelt trail hayward ca./JMP oakland ca. Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month Price Paid: $2000.00 Purchased At: eden bicycles Similar Products Used: santa cruz heckler/santacruz butcher/bmc trail fox/bmc speed fox Bike Setup: just added rockshox rever command post and everything else stock
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Tone's L'axeman
a Weekend Warrior
from sydney city Australia Date Reviewed: November 18, 2011 Strengths: Massive bang for buck,lighter than my STP hardtail,maestro pivot strong and tight,great welds,nice geometry for chucking around,looks the bomb in saturn black/gold 2012,best reign colours ever IMO,feels great to ride anywhere Weaknesses: stem to long,changed to 50mm. bars to short and low,changed to 710mm 50mm rise. rp2 rear shock bottoms out on 4-5 ft drops no matter how much psi,fox could do better, avid breaks rotor rubs on pads sometimes after drops,no chain guide provision, bad squishy giant grips. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Any bit of bush Duration Product Used: 3 months Price Paid: $2000.00 Purchased At: inner city cycles,gl Similar Products Used: spec pitch comp,[reign kills it] Bike Setup: 2012 Black/Gold reign 2,Medium size Blackmarket underboss stem 50mm, Deity DH/Street 710mm 50mm rise handlebar, Crank Bros 50/50 pedals, Odi rouge grips, rest is stock
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Steenbra
a Weekend Warrior
from Santiago, Chile Date Reviewed: November 11, 2011 Strengths: Great suspension. Bang for buck!! Weaknesses: Depending on riding style, change the brakes Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Huinganal Duration Product Used: 1 Year Price Paid: $2200.00 Purchased At: Giant Chile Similar Products Used: Kona Tanuki Bike Setup: Standard
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chachi
a Weekend Warrior
from Ontario, Canada Date Reviewed: September 25, 2011 Strengths: Lightweight, sexy looking, Maestro is amazing for uphill or downhill. Climbs like a mountain goat, descends like a dream. Easy to throw around in the air on dirt jumps. Hardly notice casing the rear wheel when I come up short. Weaknesses: Rear brakes seem to fade and require 2 fingers on the downhill in the steep rooty/rocky gnar. My seatpost was cut too short. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Kelso, Blue Mountain Duration Product Used: 6 months Price Paid: $2000.00 Purchased At: To Wheels Similar Products Used: Giant A.C. Bike Setup: Stock except for Axiom pedals.
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North
a Weekend Warrior
from QLD Australia Date Reviewed: July 27, 2011 Strengths: Great overall product and even better for the price. Climbs hills well and can be thrown downhill. The suspension set up is great and give alot of confidence going down any terrain. Solid ride with half decent components that are eaisly upgradeable. Weaknesses: Rear suspension needed more air than the shop suggested. Other than that nothing Recent service indicated everything was still working perfectly and tight. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Nerang State Forest Duration Product Used: 3 months Price Paid: $1725.00 Purchased At: Brisbane Road Cycles Similar Products Used: Mongoose TeoCali Comp 2006 Bike Setup: NS bikes pedals and NS Bikes shorter headset stem.
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fordolet
a Weekend Warrior
from Anchorage, AK Date Reviewed: July 25, 2011 Strengths: The bike is light, it weighed in right at 31lbs (medium size) with some pedals that aren't the lightest. It shifts well no matter how much tension is on the line. The brakes seem to work well, but the front did get hot quicker than I would have expected. They are plenty powerful. I was worried about them being lower end but they worked out just fine. The front shock works well. I didnt need to lock it out as the bike climbs so well without doing so. I was able to stay on my seat and pedal across some larger tree roots and decent sized rocks. It climbs as good as my NRS if not better with the better suspension. Weaknesses: The rear shock. It is much too soft in the midrange area. I adjusted the air pressure in the shock 5 times or so to get it right where I wanted it. I weigh about 195 and have to have 230 PSI in the shock to get the sag right. I have to leave it in pro pedal mode the whole time or I blow through it quickly. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month Price Paid: $1950.00 Purchased At: Paramount Cycle Similar Products Used: None Bike Setup: The bike is all stock with some terrible Giant Platform pedals.
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Northstar5600
a Cross Country Rider
from Park City Utah Date Reviewed: July 19, 2011 Strengths: Super solid feel like most Giant MTBs -Fox and Miastro perfect combo-Bought the 2 with the intent to upgrade comps because the 2 in white was a great looking bike-I havent found the need to yet it has felt as good as any upgraded 3k to 4k bike I have owned and I have beat the crap out of it and its still as tight as the day I bought it. Weaknesses: A a some what cramped lay out for flat land to the trail miles -a bar riser and seat adjustment solved that Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Mid Mountain Duration Product Used: 6 months Price Paid: $1999.00 Purchased At: Go-Ride Similar Products Used: Stump Jumper -Camber pro -Prophet Bike Setup: Large stock with rizer
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nemesisnight
a Weekend Warrior
from Gilbert, Az Date Reviewed: June 27, 2011 Strengths: Great value, good build quality, fairly light, Maestro suspension is amazing, nice set of components with all Fox Weaknesses: Honestly this bike is good to go stock and I have nothing bad to say about it. If someone wants better components they can be upgraded as u please but stock works great, the frame and suspension is very solid. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Hawes, Camelback Duration Product Used: 3 months Price Paid: $1900.00 Purchased At: Bikes Direct Similar Products Used: First all mountain bike ive bought, owned a specialized P bike before this. Bike Setup: 2011 Giant Reign 2, I added a KS supernova 150mm seat dropper post, Time x roc s pedals, won some Magura MT8 brakes ill be putting on soon, stans tubeless conversion, other than that stock
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