Giant Reign E+2 2022 Ridden and Rated

I test the mid range E-mtb from Giant Bicycles.
Does it hold up in the current E-mtb market?

[@jeanmarc_in_Hudson]

Great review thanks!

[@TCK71]

Great review video. Got my Giant E+0 on order, 1st eMTB, can't wait!

[@pauljnicholls3929]

Don't know how I missed this video but I'm glad I found it. Brilliant.

[@shonasophia]

Great review Gary, nice to see you speak your mind and be critical of any failings. That is what we want in a bike channel.

[@alistairhall5993]

Hi folks, it was good to see a fellow E+2 rider review, especially in English and on gnarlier trails, not just 4wd tracks & fire roads. FYI - now had mine for 7mths after previously owning a Trance E+SX 0 which was mulletted (a very capable enduro setup), so had a good base for comparison. Found new bike to be supper solid over the roughs and confident on steeps, once contact points (tyres) and suspension fine tuned. I ride lots of steep gnarly (grade 5/6) trails on this. Have most recently dropped to the lower rear geo setting and fitted (to compensate) 150mm Mirada cranks, with no noticeable downsides to these being this short. I run CushCores front & back and fairly high rebound rates, to get this beast to pop better - Luv it! Hopefully I can afford a bigger battery one day

[@michaelord8084]

Good video mate, enjoyed it :)

[@sandstau]

Top review SIR !

[@TorrentUK]

Like you said, you can set the brightness in the Giant RideControl app. Great vid btw. I have the E+1 and the bike rocks. Also, like you I had covid after 2.5 years of avoiding it, and given I'm 52, it knocked the snot out of me for a couple of weeks (although the main symptoms only lasted a few days). Hope you're back to normal now.

[@bogdangrigorbranding]

Maxxis - Max terra (faster rolling but harder compound) - You have the Max Grip which is much softer. On top the exo+ is a harder casing and would feel a bit harsher too than just a normal exo

[@david029014]

I wish you could do a nice video on how to use the power controls on frame and bar in detail and how to set up power and torque settings on the giant control app. it would be cool.

[@weekendbikingwarrior360]

Great review, agree, the surge in the A.I mode is a bit weird, and I think it uses a lot of battery. My 1st E bike, best toy I've ever bought. I use high geo setting, lots of rocks on my trails, no problems and head angle still plenty slack for full steep tracks.

[@Rasedan]

Thanks for the video and all the best to you. As a maintenance rookie what I would love to see for this exact model is how to change the chainring and would like to know if it is compatible with the eagle x-sync 2 chainring, if not, how to change the bottom bracket to fit that one in?

[@kevjob1]

I have the same bike, I don't like the auto mode all that much on tech climbs. A little too punchy. It is an amazing bike and deal 6100 here in USA. Beast on downhills and bigger drops is so smooth. Enjoy!

[@petergriffin4724]

I love this bike a lot. Very reliable parts and a great paintjob. Got mine for 5700€ with discount. What I don’t like is the hole where the damper is connected. There is getting so much Little Rock’s and dirt in it’s hard to clean. There is no mudguard for the rear because of the construction. If you have an idea let me know.

[@alexanderjohnson8084]

Very interesting review. I’m thinking of getting the reign +1 but after seeing this I might need to review my plans.

[@alistairhall5993]

Also found I would regularly bounce off the Trance's motor guard, on this new bike, the chainring (36T) now is lowest point and occassionally takes a knock. To help mitigate this being made worse by my lower the rear with flip-chip, I've decided to wear the Retro look (+ red colour only about) and fitted a RaceFace (BCD fitting) chainring guard. Couldn't fit upper MRP chain (retention) guide, without a quick modification (could be neater), but some extra peace-of-mind?

[@robertopin5850]

Hi, nice video, congratulations.

[@marekvanatka2426]

I could fit 190mm of OneOp drop on the same medium frame... amazing! 😁😁

[@david029014]

they recently did a firmware update to giant connect app, I wonder what changed or improved?

[@thomasbaisley3764]

I was wondering if you could tell me what kind of front fenders you have on this bike. I would like to have them.