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2011 Knolly Chilcotin vs 2011 Giant Reign / Reign X

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#1 ·
I used to swear about my 08 Reign 0, but somehow I kinda dont like the direction Giant is going with their stetics (apart from those of the glory), now the Reing X looks like my old 08 Reign 0 , except for 2 cm more of travel and an ugly color scheme...

Knolly seem to be great quality expensive bikes, and the Chilcotin looks though, but I havent heard from anyone riding Knollys, or ever ridden one...


so what are the general opinions on this topic? :confused:
 
#2 · (Edited)
1. Full run production on the Chilcotin hasn't been done, so not that many people using them as full time bikes yet.
2. Do a search on the knolly board on the chilcotin, plenty of reviews from test rides
3. ReignX is closer to the Delirium in travel/geo.. Concensus seems to be that 160mm fork is the max for the Chil, if you are going to run a longer fork, get the D.
 
#4 ·
Knolly....I haven't ridden the chilcotin, but I have met the owner, Noel, at my LBS and he taught about 15 of us all about suspension design and a lot about bike manufacturing over about 4 hours and a bunch of beers.

He's an awesome dude, and I know his warranty is where it's at. You will be hardpressed to find a bad review on a Knolly as well. I just went ahead and bought a Delirium because of this. It may be more expensive, but you'll get what you pay for. They take pride in their products, no doubt.
 
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