So…next question…anyone any experience of the 2009 Giant Glory? Good buy, or is there something better?
Absolute tank! If you’re into Victorian engineering then a Glory is definately the way to go :mrgreen:
One of my friends has got one, he’s very happy with it and is finding a whole new world of riding off silly things has opened up – he’s now doing 8 to 10 foot drops :)
That’s really what those bikes are designed for, but are great fun to point down hills. The same applies with the Big Hit – they aren’t for climbing on! However the Glory comes with a granny ring so you can winch your way up.
If it was just a case of doing the PPdS I’d still stay away from a bike like the Glory and go for a Reign instead – they are very capable descenders and reasonable on the ups. But… as you’ve got a week of mostly downhill riding to do you might survive better on a bigger, burlier bike – I generally manage 3 days of DH before I can’t hold on any more, but I do tend to go for the rockiest descents poss.
Whatever you get I’d highly advise coil suspension as air generally isn’t robust enough to cope with repeated long descents.