Lucky you! Is the sticker saying Ultimate or Select ?!
Reign E+ 2022
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Lucky you! Is the sticker saying Ultimate or Select ?!
Dale_Calgary
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Anyone successful at installing a bashguard/chainguide on the bike yet?
Nice! What a free upgrade you got there, killer E+2 for the price.
Dropper failed on mine, bike now at bike shop to replace under warranty...lasted +-3 months of riding.
Exploded some other spokes on my rear wheel, decided to pull the trigger on a set of Nobl TR41 and a new GX 10-50T cassette, should fix the issue. I will lose +-1.3lbs by switching the wheels & cassette, AM wheelset is heavy as hell.
Got a weekend adding some more upgrades to mine. Adding a luftkappe to the Zeb airspring and the new 2023 charger 3 damper. Plus upgraded skf seals.
Have a 2023 rockshox super ultimate deluxe coil coming next week with the new hydraulic adjuster.
Already upgraded nukeproof riser bars, birgtec steam and pedals, DT Swiss fr560 rims on hope hubs. GX axs and cassette. Axs dropper, seb ultimates and trickstuff Maxima brakes with galfer sharkfin 223 rotors.front and back.
Have a 2023 rockshox super ultimate deluxe coil coming next week with the new hydraulic adjuster.
Already upgraded nukeproof riser bars, birgtec steam and pedals, DT Swiss fr560 rims on hope hubs. GX axs and cassette. Axs dropper, seb ultimates and trickstuff Maxima brakes with galfer sharkfin 223 rotors.front and back.
It should have the adapter on your original forks you can reuse.
Mr Dog
Member
I got my rear shock back from Fox mid last week, fixed under warranty by Fox. The work was initiated by a local suspension tuner who was not obsessed with trying to sell me an Ohlins shock like the first guy I approached. Hopefully it last a bit longer this time.
Fitted it and blew the cobwebs off the Giant yesterday. Zero squelching, damping restored and now feels just as good as I remember it.
I was also running the new 800wh battery that has been sitting waiting for the shock to get fixed. Just for fun I ran my local loop in mode 4 pushing hard just to see if I could use it all up. I ended up extending the loop a bit and returning with 15% remaining. I normally do that loop in modes 2/3 and return with around 10% of the 625 battery. Looking forward to some big 2 battery days now. The 800 opens up lots of local routes that we previously just beyond a single 625wh. The Giant might finally start getting the edge over the Trek.
One other thing that I noticed yesterday was that the assist cut-off has been fixed. The Giant is not fully cutting off its assistant (motor silent) at somewhere between 25.5kph and 26kph shown on the Garmin edge. This is pretty much the same as my Trek Rail. Previously the Giant was cutting assistance at 23.5kph which was super annoying when riding with other e-bikers on flatter transitions. I installed the latest OTA update just before I removed the rear shock a few weeks ago. Didnt ride the bike since then. I also noticed that the cut-off point has significantly softened. It used to be abrupt and felt almost like you had a bungee cord attached, surging in and out of the assistance. Its almost like they added a taper from the 23.5kph to 25.5kph so you still get assistance but its tapering rather than just shutting off. In any case it feels like a huge improvement and far more refined.
Really happy with the bike at this point.
Fitted it and blew the cobwebs off the Giant yesterday. Zero squelching, damping restored and now feels just as good as I remember it.
I was also running the new 800wh battery that has been sitting waiting for the shock to get fixed. Just for fun I ran my local loop in mode 4 pushing hard just to see if I could use it all up. I ended up extending the loop a bit and returning with 15% remaining. I normally do that loop in modes 2/3 and return with around 10% of the 625 battery. Looking forward to some big 2 battery days now. The 800 opens up lots of local routes that we previously just beyond a single 625wh. The Giant might finally start getting the edge over the Trek.
One other thing that I noticed yesterday was that the assist cut-off has been fixed. The Giant is not fully cutting off its assistant (motor silent) at somewhere between 25.5kph and 26kph shown on the Garmin edge. This is pretty much the same as my Trek Rail. Previously the Giant was cutting assistance at 23.5kph which was super annoying when riding with other e-bikers on flatter transitions. I installed the latest OTA update just before I removed the rear shock a few weeks ago. Didnt ride the bike since then. I also noticed that the cut-off point has significantly softened. It used to be abrupt and felt almost like you had a bungee cord attached, surging in and out of the assistance. Its almost like they added a taper from the 23.5kph to 25.5kph so you still get assistance but its tapering rather than just shutting off. In any case it feels like a huge improvement and far more refined.
Really happy with the bike at this point.
Which country are you in? Can't get the 800wh battery yet in UK
Mr Dog
Member
Im in Switzerland but the battery came from Germany - Elektrofahrrad24Which country are you in? Can't get the 800wh battery yet in UK
They said 2-3 weeks for delivery originally but it turned up after about 1 week
Ah, ok. Been in UK it needs to be on a ship as it's a battery. So takes ages
Mr Dog
Member
I would drop them an email (unless you already did, if so ignore me ;-) ). Road/sea freight from Germany to UK is not such a big deal. Not sure which courier they use or even if they ship to UK. If you drop them an email via their .com site they will correspond in English.Ah, ok. Been in UK it needs to be on a ship as it's a battery. So takes ages
I have a huge lithium leisure battery on order from the UK which UPS say will get to me in about a week once it finally docks in the UK.
However if you are not desperate safest way is to order domestic.
When you manage to source one could you post on here please, fancy an 800 myselfAh, ok. Been in UK it needs to be on a ship as it's a battery. So takes ages
Going to morzine in two weeks, may pick one up when there as driving.
I’ve been enjoying the Reign for 6 months or so now but still felt like it was a bit meh…
after fitting a planet3 derestrict device and a 40mm stem the bike makes much more sense. It’s got to be said 25km/h limit ruins it on a big heavy hog of a bike like this, now when you need a couple extra pedals to hit a jump you can get them without losing the flow and having the anchor drag! It’s just like real mountain biking. If you were thinking about it you won’t regret it…
after fitting a planet3 derestrict device and a 40mm stem the bike makes much more sense. It’s got to be said 25km/h limit ruins it on a big heavy hog of a bike like this, now when you need a couple extra pedals to hit a jump you can get them without losing the flow and having the anchor drag! It’s just like real mountain biking. If you were thinking about it you won’t regret it…
Shane(NZ)
Active member
Planet3.bike It works great and was not too hard to fit. I can’t talk to reliability as I’ve only just got it. Apparently there is a digital hack that can also be applied, but I think the bike shop updates the software and might wipe it at service or it could interfere with warranty. The little gizmo can just be removed.
eifelat
Member
Garybee
Member
Same for me on an E+1, however they are rebuilding mine under warranty. Did they give you new shock or was that just a typo?
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Mr Dog
Member
Any of you guys get feedback on what the actual issue was?
I just got mine returned working with no word on what was actually done. Was hoping to find out that it was an actual defect.
Shock does feel great when its working.
Fox X2 are known for it. Work great for a short time then Die. Seems the newer ones are even worse.
Mine had full rebuild, feels amazing now,
Seems like they have had a faulty bunch come through,
My 2020 reign had the x2 and was faultless
I gotta say they lack the adjustment of fox but RS suspension has a great base tune and is very reliable and easy to service. Monarch and lyrik service is pretty easy once you buy a couple of parts. I’m out of my depth with the fox stuff
Mr Dog
Member
Man thats a lot of parts. Hopefully yours is now fixed for the long term.
Me too
the bike had only had one decent gravity ride on it tooMr Dog
Member
Shame on youMe too
Shane(NZ)
Active member
The X2 does seam to require quite a lot of service work.
I know a few people who run them and have had to get them rebuilt regularly, one guy changed to a coil.
They do like them when working properly though.
I know a few people who run them and have had to get them rebuilt regularly, one guy changed to a coil.
They do like them when working properly though.
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