June Build of the Month - Reign 0

PeterD — Sun, 21 Oct 2007 19:43:00 +0000

This month’s Build of the Month is a Giant Reign 0. The customer was upgrading from a well-ridden 4” bike, and wanted to take advantage of newer technologies to get both more travel and a little lighter bike.

Here’s what the customer had to say: â€œA few things drove my decision. Despite Berryâ€™s and Charlesâ€™ best efforts to have me not focus on weight, I did. I wanted a 30 +/- 1 lb bike with 6â€ of travel. Since I was upgrading from a 32 lb, 4â€ bike (Aeon/Ellsworth Isis SL), I wanted something lighter and with more travel for an â€œAll Mountainâ€ style of riding. So that narrowed it down to 3 or 4 models to choose from.

After that it came down to price and minimizing custom components that canâ€™t be replaced in eight years. Also, the Giant came as a complete bike, with a shock and fork perfect for my needs. So, to get another bike meeting my specs would have cost me easily a thousand or so more dollars.

In terms of the components I swapped out, I basically swapped out for high end components, when next to high-end came on the factory bike. I also opted for platform-like clipless pedals (Time) and the Maverick Speedball R seat post.

The top it all off, I tend to remove all possible stickers from my bike preferring a more â€œstealthyâ€ look, and the Reign 0â€™s paint job is about as stealthy as they come.â€

Highlights from the Build List
Frame	Giant Reign 0
Fork	Fox Talas
Seatpost	Maverick Speedball Remote
Shifters	SRAM X0
Front Derailleur	Shimano XTR
Rear Derailleur	SRAM X0
Crankset	Shimano XTR
Pedals	Time ZXX
Bar	Easton EA70 HiRise
Tires	Kenda Nevagal

Most of the rest of the bike was the standard build that comes from Giant

"June Build of the Month - Reign 0" by PeterD

Thu, 25 Oct 2007 19:33:58 +0000

Yes, I know, it isn’t June when I posted this. I am just a little behind in doing these. Been a very busy summer, so hopefully this fall/winter will allow me to catch up.

Passion Trail Bikes, Belmont, CA - specialists in quality bike service and custom-built mountain bikes: June Build of the Month - Reign 0

June Build of the Month - Reign 0

"June Build of the Month - Reign 0" by PeterD