Bike Check: Reece Wallace's Custom, 90s Themed Giant Glory
It's going to be hard to miss Reece Wallace on the trails this year. We've already seen his search and rescue themed Giant Reign in March but now he's back just a couple of months later with a custom downhill bike too.
Reece says he's had black or subtle bikes for most of his life so he wanted to go "all out" with the theme on his new Glory. He said, "I'm a child of the 90s, and wanted a bike to reflect the ridiculous colours that were prevalent at the time... It's fun having a bike that looks like a cyclone popsicle."
Reece runs his medium frame pretty much stock apart from custom shimmed suspension that makes it extra stiff and more progressive. Reece says the bike suits his needs out of the box so he didn't feel the need to make a bunch of other modifications. Let's take a closer look at his custom bike that was painted by Fresh Paints of Whistler.
Reece says he's had black or subtle bikes for most of his life so he wanted to go "all out" with the theme on his new Glory. He said, "I'm a child of the 90s, and wanted a bike to reflect the ridiculous colours that were prevalent at the time... It's fun having a bike that looks like a cyclone popsicle."
Reece runs his medium frame pretty much stock apart from custom shimmed suspension that makes it extra stiff and more progressive. Reece says the bike suits his needs out of the box so he didn't feel the need to make a bunch of other modifications. Let's take a closer look at his custom bike that was painted by Fresh Paints of Whistler.
Model Name Details
Frame: Giant Glory
Shock: DVO Jade, 525-650lb progressive DVO spring
Fork: DVO Onyx DC D1, 120 PSI
Wheels: Industry Nine Grade 300, 27.5" front and rear
Tires: Maxxis Minion DHF 2.5" front, Maxxis Minion DHR II 2.4" rear, 30 PSI front & rear
Drivetrain: SRAM, 10-24T cassette
Cockpit: Chromag, 760mm bar
Size: Medium
More info: giant-bicycles.com
Frame: Giant Glory
Shock: DVO Jade, 525-650lb progressive DVO spring
Fork: DVO Onyx DC D1, 120 PSI
Wheels: Industry Nine Grade 300, 27.5" front and rear
Tires: Maxxis Minion DHF 2.5" front, Maxxis Minion DHR II 2.4" rear, 30 PSI front & rear
Drivetrain: SRAM, 10-24T cassette
Cockpit: Chromag, 760mm bar
Size: Medium
More info: giant-bicycles.com
Although 5'11" (6' on Tinder), Reece runs a size medium to allow for a slightly shorter reach and smaller bike for free ride applications
 | I wanted to design a bike that popped. I've had black or subtle bikes most of my life wanted to go a different direction this year. I'm a child of the 90s and what better way to pay homage to this than slapping together some insanely bright colours. Fresh Paints Whistler killed the paint and looking forward to ripping my Glory this year. |
The bike is totally custom painted from tip to tail.
Industry Nine even helped with the paint job thanks to these fade spokes.
This small motif is a nod to Reece being a qualified pilot.
Reece's DVO suspension is custom shimmed and he runs the shock with a 525-650lb progressive spring. He says it, "makes for great small bump off the top, but ramps quickly for hard landings and steep lips. The best-case scenario for jumping a DH bike."
Industry Nine hubs keep things clicking over.
Reece's contact points come from Chromag including a 760mm bar, a graphic saddle and Kris Kovarik's signature Dagga pedals.
Reece runs 200mm rotors on his Glory.
Reece is clearly already feeling at home on the new whip
This bike pops in more than one way.
Paint by: Fresh Paints Whistler
Images courtesy of Liam Wallace & Industry Nine
Special thanks to Brechin Lanes Bowling
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Maybe you never made it out of the purple ano phase...
Don't worry... oil slick is still here for you.....
I couldn't afford the purple ano phase while it was cool
They refine angles, move cables, change mounting and routing.
They work well so why change just for the sake of change.
www.giant-bicycles.com/ca/glory-advanced-0-2019
www.giant-bicycles.com/us/glory-27dot5-2-2016
Own a 2015 Reign with DVO coil and Vorsprung up front and it transformed the performance of the bike.
Interesting how the Glory’s rocker arms are two piece without a bridge. The older Glory frames had aluminum rockers with bridge and all the other Giant full suspension bikes have a one piece carbon rocker with a bridge.
27.5” Reign? Giant is going to produce a 27.5 again?
Looks amazing! Beautiful painted and finished, can’t imagine the pain when you find the 1st stone chip
Would Industry Nine give ME fade spokes if I wanted 'em? I don't see them on their website...
20 years ago, even a $600 Trek was made in-house (and out of US sourced tubing, no less). Since then, Trek has outsourced all of their bike production. They’re still great bikes, I had (and loved) a last gen Slash and still have (and love) a Farley.
I think the bike quality has stayed consistent, but it’s kind of a bummer they weren’t able to stay stateside with production.
I picture a southpark-like scene with a ton of companies coming out of the woodwork just like OJ Simpson and JonBenet Ramsey's parents to join in saying "yeah, we WEREN'T ABLE to stay in America either"