How flexy is your frame?

bluechair84

around 2:24 seconds...

What do you think of the flex here - expected? surprising? a design feature??

I was gobsmacked though on reflection, it's probably no worse than what happens on mine. Oh and the film is quite smart too, if you believe in promo gumpf...

homers_double

You are the weakest missing link.

cooldad

You can't see the link? Are you blind?

bluechair84

taadaa, as if my magic it appears

cooldad

Just messing with homers mind.

1mancity2

All I can say is the Reign pedals really well up and down. The rear wheel does track the ground really well, maestro works well imo

supersonic

The wheel was flexing too, not just the frame.

bluechair84

6 inches of travel, and another two in the stays makes for a comfortable ride

1mancity2

A new version out as well the "SX" check it out

http://www.giant-bicycles.com/en-us/bik ... 324/44708/

sheepsteeth

am i missing something, i couldnt see the frame flexing

bluechair84

Sonic might be right, but around that time there is a fantastic slow mo where the rear wheel is doing anything but following the rider. It's an interesting shot that shows how much twist their is in a trail bike.

Northwind

Skip to 50 seconds or so in this one...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38yKRyTkRvM

Makes sense... Flexible structures have better survival- glass bottles are stiff, plastic bottles are flexible, which would you rather drop? Not to mention that flex helps keep the wheels on the ground and the bike pointing in the right direction. Bit surprised that they left that in their video though since marketing men like to use the myth of stiffer = better, it's so easy to sell...