Why I Bought a Giant Reign E+ 2 - Adjusting to an E-Bike
Vložit
- čas přidán 5. 05. 2024
- First Impressions from my first week or so on the Giant Reign E+. This is a solid build for the price and I dig the geometry on this bike. This will be a test platform for a lot of new parts in upcoming videos.
I have a first ride review of the Pivot Shuttle LT live on my Patreon page as well as a bunch of other unreleased content www.patreon.com/briancahal?ut... - Sport
So you basically own the same bikes as I do right now. Reign e+, druid v2.. but I still kept the v1 dreadnought up to this day... Great to hear you like the reign.
dream setup
Rad. That’s a dialed line up!
Brian this is the best overview/review of the Giant Reign E that I have seen. I have only started mountain biking in the last 6 months but I love it. I just purchased the Reign E+3. I've noticed I like it more on fast flowing trails. I look forward to more of your videos on this awesome bike. New subscriber also.
Thanks! Welcome to the channel
I know someone that brought exactly the same bike and put a rockshox super deluxe coil on it and said the improvement was amazing
Those opening shots were great
Looking forward to the Lewis review and the ohlins
got the Reign E+1 a few months now. the bike is so much fun. the more you get used to it the more fun it bocomes 🎉😊
What year e+1 did you get ?
@@camwells9726 2022 Reign E+1 MX Pro
I’m looking at this bike to buy it as well a big thank you for uploading this review video
Add the compression knob! Don’t let fox keep the secret going
Emtb are so fun!! I have a Rocky Mountain altitude power play. Mine looks pretty similar to your giant. I picked my bike up on sale at the end of the season.
after all of those years racing and training your body needs a break! good call on the ebike!
Thanks haha definitely been enjoying it
e-mtb's rule 🤘
Nice honest review! Are you running with flip chip on "high" or "low" ?
Cheers. 😎
For my comments on this video I was running it in the low but I’ve since switched to high and like it better
Super informative and insightful video as always. I have been watching your videos for quite some time and would love to get your opinion on the new dreadnaught and its sizing. The L (S3) size seems quite relevant for me as I am 183 cm or 6 feet tall but both factory riders are on the size M (S2). What are your thoughts on this? Do you think they are able to deal with a less stable bike because they are just good at riding bikes? 455 reach for me seems tiny but part of me wonders if it could work :D
Yes I’d love to get my hands on the new dreadnought. Going to try and make it up to Cumberland and visit the HQ this summer. I think what you mentioned is right with the pro guys being so good they don’t need the stability and with the tracks they are racing I think there tends to be more time to be made in the tight stuff. For normal riding, normal people I think the s3 is spot on for around six foot. In the grand scheme of bike sizing it is on the shorter side for reach. I personally wouldn’t want to go smaller
@@briancahalthanks a lot for the reply!
I’m on the same bike, super low bottom bracket! I have got some 160’s on it but will try some 155’s soon to stop less peddle strikes. I was super suprised how good the fox float felt on it tbh
Sweet! Shorter cranks sounds like a good call. Definitely want to try that. The stock shock was decent but I’ve got an ohlins coil on it now and it’s completely changed the performance ceiling of the bike
@@briancahalwe all loved those comparison videos from let's go racing. I think you should continue with suspension as you're doing with brakes now. There's a lot of stuff that's custom tuning and "underground" stuff with high praises that none reviews .you could benchmark against Öhlins.
I'm waiting on my 155's to come in. I hear that definitely helps.
@@briancahal I am a super heavy rider. I've been thinking of trying a coil. I check the ohlins out.
Love the channel...I also have a zeb rc on a heavy ebike. what are your settings if you dont mind sharing, cheers
I think I’m running around 90-95 psi at 175lbs
Heya Brian, been a follower for a while but this interested me cause I've ridden a giant E+ reign before.
I wanted to ask you about using a coil on it, from previews rides the e reign just feels numb with a coil and just kills all the fun and I would love for you to give some tips if it's switching to a x2 which seems suitable or tweaking with coils and settings?
Hmm yeah at this point I’ve only tried the stock shock and an ohlins coil. Honestly I feel like the coil is pretty much better in every way. I think a real comparison would be to compare it to a nice air shock but compared to the stock shock this ohlins is a beast. Definitely elevates the ceiling of the bike. It might be a bit less responsive but it’s a 55lb bike so it doesn’t feel that responsive anyway haha
I think you can get away with a little shorter chain stays on e-bikes than a regular enduro bike because you get some extra weight on the front wheel with the battery. I could be wrong, lmk what you think.
Larger chain rings also give you a slightly higher pivot and thus you get a little longer chain stay as you dive into the travel like a high pivot.
Stay tuned for the next video on the pivot I go into this a bit. However I still prefer the longer chainstay on this bike even if it maybe isn’t as big of an issue because of where the weight is located
Chain rings don’t have any effect on the axle path
@@briancahal as far as I know the pivot is at the top of the chain ring, thus a larger chain ring calls for a slightly higher pivot.
@@brassmnky33 chainring will have an impact on pedal kickback only. The pivot is given by chainstay and front triangle.
Are you getting any rattle from the motor in the rough stuff?
Yes I feel like there’s a little motor rattle
38 fork, coil shock, and new beefier tires with cushcore????
An e-bike? Unsubscribing immediatelly 🤣
Haha
Brian- Just bought a Nicolai QLF ebike and ride all the time in Briones. Maybe we cross paths sometime. What trail are you on here? I usually park in Bear Creek. This is maybe Mtz side?
This is Martinez side. All the legal stuff go check it out it’s ripping