Video: The Weapon of Choice

Feb 20, 2013 at 11:12
by Tyler Maine  

Well it's that time of the year again! Our new 2013 team bikes have landed and for the second year running we are pleased to present the Giant Glory 00 Team Terrain Bikes in all their Shiny Glory (no pun intended)!

Watch our Head mechanic, Ben Wood, build one of these bikes in a matter of minutes thanks to the wonders of time lapse video, and then see what happens when 2 our our team riders get their Grubby paws on there new race rigs!

With thanks to Jed Whitfield & Simon Cheung for the riding segments of this video & Tom Towers for Helping with the filming, I'm sure our 2013 follow up to "Birth of a Glory" Won't Disappoint!

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53 Comments
  • 33 7
 Amazing bike and all but I found the riding kind of cheezy and dramatic. Oh ma Gawddd Supaaa dupa DH raceaaaa, brahp brap brap
  • 12 1
 When will Giant learn to change their god awful cable routing
  • 7 1
 this is by far the funniest comment on pinkbike
  • 2 7
flag Protour (Feb 21, 2013 at 7:24) (Below Threshold)
 It's pronounced Gi-Aunt right?
  • 13 0
 Soundtrack should have been Fatboy slim- weapon of choice!
  • 10 0
 i love bike building timelapses!
  • 3 0
 Nicely put together video and good to see some building then riding, building then riding, etc.

Why do the "professionals" never use a torque wrench though? Granted is is less critical on robust DH parts but I have always wonder why not???
  • 1 0
 For some reason he uses a torque wrench on some of the bolts like the brake levers but not others like the stem
  • 1 0
 If I am not mistaken the Torque wrench used is the Bonty in the PB product picks which is preset at 5Nm- usually too high for brake lever/ gear shifter bolts, especially with CF handlebars, but ironically more suited to brake caliper bolts, stem bolts, etc where it wasn't used. So when the torque wrench was used it was used inappropriately and when it wasn't used was when it was more needed Smile Very odd!
  • 1 0
 what you say is correct and the only logical reason i can come up with is. Because race bike
  • 2 0
 maybe a weapon of choice but why spoil it by sticking hope brakes on it?? I have them brakes and have to say absolute shite if i could get my money back or swap them for a tidy set of saints I would be a very happy man.
  • 4 0
 The turning ending...... no sure lol, but this bike look amazing!!
  • 6 0
 Made me so dizzy....
  • 2 1
 3:05... These guys need bikes every 1/2 season with those sick hops... Perfect form: Elbows out... Back straight... Knees bent... I think those bikes need less travel... Or the team riders need moto boots and 125cc's
  • 3 0
 Sick video, ilkley's never looked so good
  • 5 2
 Weapon of choice, now reshoot it on a real DH trail...
  • 1 1
 seriously. that trail was pretty mellow and riding kinda meh
  • 4 1
 I want those brakes there dope
  • 6 0
 No there not...their HOPE Wink
  • 3 0
 No, they're not. THEY'RE dope. Gah! Sorry.
  • 3 0
 i want some blue hopes..
  • 2 0
 Was that filmed with the gopro hero 3?
  • 2 0
 I think so, or at least some of it. at 2:51 you can see a go pro in the dirt on the corner Smile
  • 2 0
 Eyes of a hawk!
  • 2 0
 Those are some of the sexiest looking bikes I've ever seen. MUST HAVE!!!!
  • 3 0
 I'm dizzy
  • 1 0
 Definitely should have been shot somewhere like Descend Hamsterley not Ilkley and Baildon Moor XC tracks, shame on you ATC.
  • 1 2
 In my opinion the riding wasn't uber amazing I think giant should sponsor me I can ride down a grass bank and stand there whilst the camera man circles me 8 times, come on giant I'm here
  • 2 0
 Its not Giant directly sponsoring them its the All terrain Cycles Race Team!
  • 2 1
 Way too much bike for that terrain. Love the Glory either way!
  • 1 0
 good to see LBS and local scenary on the front page!
  • 1 0
 just love the smell of new bikes in the morning.
  • 1 0
 What I would do for one of those bikes...
  • 8 1
 Working your ass off tends to get you one...
  • 1 0
 haha thats the plan
  • 1 0
 Good luck in 2013 boys.
See you at the start line Jed :o)
  • 1 0
 Sick, very well shot and love seeing those bikes put together.
  • 1 0
 start of song was harshly like Dirty Diana mj
  • 2 0
 luv those glorys!
  • 2 0
 awesome GIANT, sick bike
  • 4 3
 This video was ok, but dont really think it should be on the news page
  • 1 0
 love that giant glory so sweet Smile
  • 1 0
 Good ! I like
  • 1 2
 You missed out on the vivid air that most of us NZ boys got on ours and why on earth would you switch out x0 trail brakes?
  • 4 0
 Because they lack stopping power, the pads don't last that long, and SRAM has a history of making defective brakes?
  • 1 0
 Have you ever ridden them? If you need more stopping power you seriously need to get on your bike more and lose those extra pounds! And another solution would be to go faster and use them less that also fixes the worn pads problem which i havent found to be true.
  • 1 0
 Sweet
  • 1 1
 Cinematography wankathon........next
  • 1 2
 Nice Bikes.....VERY bad riders!!!!!!!!!
  • 1 3
 bad video - next.
  • 3 6
 how is this home page worthy?
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