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will probably throw a few comparisons out in the full review, and as I've been
fully just into the Altitude for the past couple of weeks I want to do some
back to back between the two rides to get a better handle on the
differences….generally speaking however, the Altitude has more progressiveness
in the suspension, the giant tends to be pretty linear and blows through
travel on bigger hits pretty easily. The tires on either bike are pretty
different too, chunky Specialized Clutch SX's on the Reign vs. Nobby Nics on
the Alt so I feel like I can be more aggressive on the reign, so it's not a
straight up equal comparison. Hope to be able to get a bit more insight though
in the full review, cheers.
June 6, 2013, 9:38 a.m. - FlipFantasia
#!markdown will probably throw a few comparisons out in the full review, and as I've been fully just into the Altitude for the past couple of weeks I want to do some back to back between the two rides to get a better handle on the differences….generally speaking however, the Altitude has more progressiveness in the suspension, the giant tends to be pretty linear and blows through travel on bigger hits pretty easily. The tires on either bike are pretty different too, chunky Specialized Clutch SX's on the Reign vs. Nobby Nics on the Alt so I feel like I can be more aggressive on the reign, so it's not a straight up equal comparison. Hope to be able to get a bit more insight though in the full review, cheers.