Giant have leaked details of their 2013 range, and the big news on the ‘gravity’ front is that they’ve quietly dropped the Faith freeride bike. We can see why – the Glory is now light and flickable, not the behemoth of old, and Giant’s all-mountain bikes can take a fair bit of punishment, so there’s no longer a need for it.
Elsewhere, it’s mainly a case of new graphics and paintjobs, though the STP hardtail has had a bit of a change of direction. It’s now singlespeed rather than geared and comes with a 73mm BB and three-piece chromoly cranks, aiming it squarely at dirt jumpers rather than the four-cross/playbike crowd.
The Reign and Reign X frames look unchanged. There’s one great bit of news for Reign fans, though – the Reign 0 and Reign 1 (but not the cheaper Reign 2) now come with clutch-equipped rear mechs and MRP 2X chain guides, sorting out the chain retention issues of old.
2013 Giant STP
2013 Giant STP frame
2013 Giant Reign 0
2013 Giant Reign 1
2013 Giant Reign 2
2013 Giant Reign X 0
2013 Giant Reign X 1
2013 Giant Reign X frame
Head to Giant’s 2013 bike index for more info, full specs and US pricing.
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