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It's early days Neil, and I've only ridden the Plus bike twice. Enough to know
that I like it on Shore trails but certainly not enough to know how it will
deal with other types of riding. I'm also hesitant because it seems slower in
most situations than my Giant Reign. Climbing isn't bad, but the rotational
weight is clearly higher, which makes acceleration slower as well. The 6Fattie
is also less enthusiastic about getting off the ground based on my preliminary
findings. Not vastly so but enough for me to miss my Reign. A factor to be
considered is that our tester is Comp level and my Reign Advanced (26.5 lbs
with pedals) matches up better with S-Works so it's not apples to apples. My
last four rides have alternated between the Reign and the 6Fattie and I've
enjoyed both. But my last ride, when things were snotty and we spent a lot of
time on eroded off-camber root-fests, was on the Reign and the terrain and
conditions had me pining for the 6Fattie.
Sept. 23, 2015, 9:41 a.m. - Cam McRae
#!markdown It's early days Neil, and I've only ridden the Plus bike twice. Enough to know that I like it on Shore trails but certainly not enough to know how it will deal with other types of riding. I'm also hesitant because it seems slower in most situations than my Giant Reign. Climbing isn't bad, but the rotational weight is clearly higher, which makes acceleration slower as well. The 6Fattie is also less enthusiastic about getting off the ground based on my preliminary findings. Not vastly so but enough for me to miss my Reign. A factor to be considered is that our tester is Comp level and my Reign Advanced (26.5 lbs with pedals) matches up better with S-Works so it's not apples to apples. My last four rides have alternated between the Reign and the 6Fattie and I've enjoyed both. But my last ride, when things were snotty and we spent a lot of time on eroded off-camber root-fests, was on the Reign and the terrain and conditions had me pining for the 6Fattie.