HEy there I just bought a dj and have realized it is horrible for any mountain riding. So i am looking at getting either a Giant Faith or a Giant Glory. What are your thought about the two?
Free ride? How hard-core? I would suggest the faith, I own a glory and its is a race proven bike, so it is for downhill specific, the faith has 8 inch rear travel which is enough for dh and 66, which again is almost enough, if I were you get the faith.
Well I havent properly ridden the faith, but the Glory is very smooth and stable in the air, it is quite heavy and I have to commute quite far to my trails and is bad for commuting, but Glory is a sick bike, but the faith will be enough I think, and if you dont think you have enough front travel buy some boxxers, 8 inch on the back is plenty, seriously you dont want too much travel, just means more sag and pedal bob.
Glory over Faith anyday...You can build a Glory up into a very nice FR/DH bike...Whereas the faith are renound for being damn heavy !
Wow wow hang on a second... do you mean the other way around?
Nope...Faith's are heavier than glory's. (well the older ones are...ive seen pictures of the new ones but dont know if theyre out yet...so havnt heard any reviews yet) but the old faiths are bloody heavy !
Unsecure image, only https images allowed: http://www.bikemagic.com/news/images/giant06_faith1_hi.jpg This faith seemed lighter than my glory, perhaps I was mistaken.