When it was just the two of us, I was racing 10ish races a year so I was always preparing or racing on the weekend. Basically every Sundays I was gone all day.
It is way harder with a small kid, especially if you don't live near grandparents. Hobbies are basically very early in the morning or...
I went through a similar choice myself and ended on the Reign. Main criteria was that I had already had 3 direct sales bikes, but wanted to try the local shop experience again.
I think both bikes will be quite similar on trail. The Giant motor is actually quite reliable, their software is a bit...
Well said @Mario Antony, much clearer and explicit than my points above which I should have said: I am not saying don't wear protection, I'm just trying to explain why I use a certain level of protection that I feel safe in without requiring more. For reference, in 15 years of DH and Enduro...
I mean obviously I'm not saying, and never said, it is a full face :ROFLMAO:
I'm saying it feels significantly more safe than trail helmets I have owned before. Because of the weight, coverage and thickness, I feel as safe as if I were wearing a full face. I wear it to the bike park, hit road...
1) The dropframe sits much lower, protecting the lower back of the head and ears (areas I have impacted in the past). You feel noticeably more "encased" than other trail helmets I have owned.
2) It does not use any strap/boa garbage to stay on your head, you use the fact that it wraps around...
I live in the alps and wear a Fox Dropframe every ride, essentially a full face level of protection without the chin guard.
I have a Fox proframe also which I have to wear when I compete, and sometimes wear at the bike park, but I don't feel any safer and find it a lot less comfortable.
It's all been said above, but to give a specific example, my wife has a commuter ebike from Liv/Giant, I have a Giant Reign, slightly different motors but both from Yamaha, and both bikes weigh the same ~25Kg.
My electric enduro bike with 160mm travel, 2.6" 1.3kg soft compound, 20psi tyres does...