2011 Giant Faith: Video Bike Check

 looks pretty aztec and/or mayan

 whis i had one though

 my giant dealer is getting me one for testride ... and if it rides as good as it looks its gonne be MINE!!!

 I wonder if the price will be better compared to 2010 model as some of the components look cheaper e.g stem, handlebar. Personally I prefer it in this season brushed alu.

 i like my bikes in color love the new paintjob ... and the giant stems and handlebars are good stuff ... a bit heavy though but they take any beating

 I was gonna buy a 2010 next year for cheaper.. Seing this makes things a little harder for me and my wallet.!!!!!

 really not a fan of that colour

 ^...what.

 green for the money and gold for the honeys!!

 even sexyer then last year

 Rolino, Giant is sold out of 2010 Faith 00's so unless you have one reserved in a shop you won't get one. as for the bike I think it's awesome, The connect stuff is very strong fairly light and means you spend less money buying the bike.

 I can not believe that nobody is mentioning the fact that that headtube design looks like the Kona. Im not saying that they ripped off the design. Not at all. They didnt. But what blows me away is the lack of "looks like the headtube is gonna break off" comments. Proves the point that people bitch about Kona's for no other reason than its a Kona. Short tapered head-tube, with the downtube fitting over the top tube to give you a compact front triangle. I dont see the issue with this, and neither do any of you - so long as its not a Kona.

 @biker1900 Maestro has been around for a couple of years now. And the faith hasn't changed from last year.. And if you think it looks like a Kona, here's the difference. this bike will not fall apart as you ride.

 Rolino bases this comment on YEARS of experiance in the Mtn Bike industry, as well as the fact that every Kona he has ever ridden has fallen apart. Every one. Crazy stuff.

 Air forks spaar baie gewig, maar coil voel defnitief beter as air as dit kom by DH of FR - vir my anyways. Dit bly wel persoonlike keuse, en die air totems is befok - het hulle al probeer.

 ... actually, daai Totems is coil forks (RC2 DH forks) en dis n coil shock... so geen air suspension daar nie pal

 Haha! Baie dankie vir die vinnige reply! Nee jis dis goed om te weet...

 can someone translate whatever the hell they're saying into engerish please?

 lmfao please

 LOL.

"Air forks save a lot of weight, but coil definitely feels better when it comes to DH or FR - for me anyways. It stays personal preference though and the air Totems are the sh*t - I've tried them."

"Actually, those Totems are coil forks (RC2 DH Forks) and it is a coil fork... so no air suspension there buddy "

"Haha! Thanks a lot for the quick reply! That's really good to know... "

Happy?

 Vocal Germ'n'glish?

 The flag next to Gyr's name should give you a big old clue

 I'm still in the state of finaly getting English in Scottish and Welsh accent, finding it super hard to understand most Aussies and Kiwis while they speak swallowing half of letters, hearing mostly vows, spoke lately to American guy who had the softest "R" I've ever heard. Now this South African stuff is just too much... many countries separated by oceans, having theoreticaly common language

You see Polish is one f*d up language, but we have very minor differences in different regions and if you sound rural, people will let you know

 Ive been living in the UK for 10 years... and I still don't understand a word a Scotsman says

 I just meant the accent, not the proper Scottish language. Though I speak some Swedish and there's lot of things in common, Scottish seems to be a bit like English spoken with Swedish pronunciation of vows. Bloody Vikingy invading thing & stuff it must be...

I can dig Billy Connolly kind of thing... at leasht i know that Shean Connery shpeaks no good Shcotish, you shee, some kind of shpeech impairment you shee...

 I meant the accent too, the "propper Scots" language haven't been around for many many many years
Billy Connoly doesn't have a heavy acent - try speak to someone from Glasgow to know what I'm on about

 Yea I can imagine. been to Newcastle and it was already becoming heavy. Can imagine how it goes towards north...

 No you are not the only one, far from it in fact. That paint job looks cheap and I can only hope it's on a lowest-end model or something like that. I even think the spec could be changed but I'm not complaining (E-thirteen components, Saint cranks, Fox RC4, New Fox 180mm Fork, brand-name bars/stem for all that money...but alas hopefully there's a frame-only) Hopefully there will be more color options.

 well it's called owning the brand by putting on all giant printed components. it's good for the company. price for all 2011 giants came down significantly. Don't get me wrong, I'm sitting here with 2011 dealer source book.

 l.o.l.

 HST Not included

 No one outside Canada knows wtf HST is mate

 agree completly. good build spec too

 Are you people serious? It looks nothing like a Big Hit. Every artical about a bike has at least one of these asinine comments. Why would Giant copy an inferior design, anyway?

 How is FSR inferior bro? what the hell are you talking about mountainbiker24? you know nothing

 Any suspension bob or pedalling platform must be controlled by the shock. The suspension design does nothing to control it. It works very well when you're coasting, but it just won't pedal as well as the Giant. Sure, you can set it up to pedal well, but then you lose small bump compliance. I know enough to know that. What exactly do you know, "bro"?

 I know the rear end of your bike feels dead and FSR is fully active. I have owned the Giant and yes it pedals but it is also dead down the hill. FSR is way more fun to ride and favors riders who can pick lines not plow

 I don't have a Giant. I did, and it was way more efficient than any FSR I have owned or tried. I know how to pick lines, but sometimes you don't have an easy option.

 lbs I guess...