Best Bike in Africa 2015: #3 Giant Reign Advanced 27.5 1

The Best Bike in Africa will be held at the 2015 Standard Bank Africa Cycle Fair on 23 – 25 October at St Stithians College, Johannesburg. The competition invites fair visitors to vote for their favourite bike at the Best Bike in Africa stand. All the entrants that vote for the bike that wins the Best Bike in Africa will go into a draw to win the bike. Leading up to the fair, we’ll be be revealing the bikes entered in the Best Bike in Africa. Tuesday’s bike is Giant’s big hitting Reign Advanced 1.

When Giant released the 27.5 wheel size Reign last year, they didn’t hold back. The Reign featured a slack 65 degree head angle, a roomy reach, wide bars and beefy 160mm suspension travel, making it a formidable all-mountain/ enduro ride. The 2016 model keeps the fundamental design but sees a range of component updates.

The carbon Advanced 1 model is decked out with Shimano’s latest single chainring XT M8000 groupset. A travel adjustable RockShox Pike does duty up front while a Monarch Plus Debonair RT shock handles the abuse on the rear. The cockpit features (mostly) Giant’s own Contact range including their dropper post. Wheels are DT Swiss M 1700 Spline with Schwalbe’s Magic Mary and Hans Dampf rubber on front and back.

SIZES:S, M, L, XL
COLOURS:Green
FRAME:Advanced-Grade Carbon / ALUXX SL Rear, 6.3″/160mm Maestro Suspension
FORK:RockShox Pike RC Dual Position Air w/ 15mm thru-axle, Custom 46mm offset, OverDrive steerer, 130-160mm travel
SHOCK:RockShox Monarch Plus Debonair RT
HANDLEBAR:Giant Contact SL DH, 800×31.8mm
STEM: Truvativ Holzfeller (40-60mm)
SEATPOST: MY16 Giant Contact SL Switch Trail, 30.9mm, 150mm(XL) 125mm (M-L) 100mm (S)
SADDLE: Giant Contact SL Neutral, Ti rail
SHIFTERS: Shimano XT M8000-R, 1×11
REAR DERAILLEUR: Shimano XT M8000 11s (Shadow+)
BRAKES: Shimano XT M8000 [F] 200mm [R] 180mm
BRAKE LEVERS:Shimano XT M8000
CASSETTE:Shimano XT M8000 11×42, 11-speed
CHAIN:KMC X11L
CRANKSET:Shimano M8000-1, 32T w/ MRP AMG Guide
BOTTOM BRACKET:Shimano PF
WHEELS:DT Swiss M 1700 Spline WheelSystem, 15mm front, 142×12 rear
TIRES:Schwalbe Magic Mary 27.5×2.35″ Snakeskin, TL Easy, Trail Star [R] Schwalbe Hans Dampf 27.5×2.35″ Snakeskin, TL Easy, Pace Star
RRP:R 67,995.00

For more information on the Giant Reign Advanced 27.5 1 visit the Giant Bicycles website here.

If you like this bike and would like the chance to own one, vote for it in the Best Bike in Africa at the Standard Bank Africa Cycle Fair on 23 – 25 October at St Stithians College.