LUKE’S GIANT REIGN ADVANCED PRO 2 £4,699
Is Giant’s latest long-travel carbon 29er the king of enduro bikes?
Giant are a huge but unassuming brand that deliver some brilliant bikes under the radar. I’m hoping their latest enduro bike will be one of these silent assassins. Discreetly breaking cover at the end of 2022, the Reign Advanced snagged two victories in the inaugural Enduro World Cup series, making it one of the most successful enduro bikes of 2023. After a quick glance at the geometry chart, I was set on getting hold of one for 2024.
I chose the base-model carbon fibre Reign, which has a frame made from Giant’s ‘Advanced-grade Composite’, complete with internal storage, twin-link Maestro suspension system and three-position geometry adjustment. This lets you choose between ‘high’, ‘mid’ and ‘low’ settings, which primarily change the head angle, effective seat tube angle and bottom bracket height, although there are minor alterations to reach and stack height, too.
The shock is a relatively basic RockShox Deluxe Select+ with external rebound damping dial and two-position low-speed compression lever, while the fork is
