Sick ride Mitch! I like what you did with the small chainring and small cluster rear cassette. Is that a 34T?

I'll post mine for comparison. I also have a grey Reign. You sponsored by Giant or just trying keep a similar feel to your bikes like me?

Thanks dave! It's actually a 38T front chainring as it seems to fot the bill for my riding style. I've been fortunate enough to ride for Giant, so I'm very greatful for all the help they give me! I saw your Reign, it's ballin dude. It helps riding the same brand regardless of sponsorship just because the geometry and frame design is similar accross the board, and Giant does an awesome job putting out frames that actually can be ridden...HARD!

Wow. That's a really small cassette to push with such a large chain ring. You must be a torque monster. I went conservative with an Ultegra 12-27T. My buddy manned up and went 12-26T. Is that an 11-22T? It looks tiny!

I really like your rear derailleur cable routing. It's tight. That might be worth cleaning my Glory. I need to hunt for a tie-down point along the seat tube near the bottom bracket. I think I recall seeing a lone-wolf braze-on down there.

We both bought gold hubs! ha ha. That's wild. I kinda got the luck of the draw on a used gold rear Hadley and ordered a matching gold Hope Pro II front.

I really had a hard time going back and forth between my single pivot Heckler and Horst link Big Hit because they actuated so differently so I set a mandate to unify feel across my main two bikes. Giant has a pretty solid offering in these areas and they're a good value so I took the plunge. And I agree - these frames are pretty heavy but from what I've seen - they can take a serious beating! Cool you're supported by Giant! I hope you have a great season!