in the sept issue of mb action, the giant reign blew all others out of the water, kona came in 4th i think, marin rocksprings second, prophet 3rd, gary fisher cake 2 4th, and Gt i-drive 5.0 6th...however, if you want , more travel, more big hit capabilities...reign, climbing, xc, some fr, dawg. both are solid idk i really cant give any hands on advice, ive never ridden either, i was thinking of a kona dawg frame myself though....but i dont see any problems with either