[Shmoe]

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Anyone have any info on this bike? Its supposed to be giants new freeride bike I imagine. 8 inch rear travel and 3 models from what I can see. TI have the spec list and it looks really good, but im wondering if anyone has some solid info on the frame?

 

[.:Jeenyus:.]

The only info I have on the Faith is the same, but there are some pictures floating around of the "reign" which has 4" i think instead of 8", but the same linkage i believe

 

[Rik]

Is this the new platform JM has talked about?
Can you link pics of the reign? I'm interested in checking out the suspension design.

 

[davod]

Front and back (1st it is in the background). Looks sort of like a dw-link to me (although, I'm probably wrong). Looks nice.

 

[Rik]

Ahh **** yeh, I'm liking that.
All these new virtual-pivot bikes that are coming out has got me excited... triangle rear end with 2 stubby links = winner of an idea in my books!

 

[syadasti]

Finally got rid of the routing the cables under the DT - could never understand why Giant and Specialized did that on MTBs

 

[Funky Monk]

Nice to see some of the bigger manufacturer's catching up with the industry's "trends"...should be interesting.

 

[binary visions]

Ahh **** yeh, I'm liking that.
All these new virtual-pivot bikes that are coming out has got me excited... triangle rear end with 2 stubby links = winner of an idea in my books!

Well, the suspension paths that this kind of design allows are nearly infinite... I wouldn't get too excited until someone actually knows what kind of science has gone into the design and they didn't just slap a couple links on there and hope to sell it because it "looks" like a DW-Link/VPP/whatever.

I wonder if they did in-house design work for it or if it's actually a license of another design.

 

[Acadian]

there are more pics at www.dropmachine.com from ExpoCycle 2004

 

[Rik]

Well, the suspension paths that this kind of design allows are nearly infinite... I wouldn't get too excited until someone actually knows what kind of science has gone into the design and

True...true... the thing that does it for me is it makes alot of sense regarding stiffness, and hopefully Giant won't make any old crap.

 

[zedro]

looks closer to Karpiel territory to me. Although Giant was experimenting with VPs a few years ago for their DH prototype that never made it out.