This medium framed 2011 Giant Glory DH rig was my main bike about 8 years ago, I stopped riding for a long while then moved house and the glory has sat in my mums garage ever since. 2 years ago I bought the medium framed Commencal Meta AM hardtail and have been having a great time riding it, I feel faster and more in control than ever before despite the long break.
This weekend, I decided I wanted to get the glory back out of storage and took it for a ride….it was awful, every corner, every jump I could feel the shock squat and front lift almost chucking me off the bike several times.
I know the older geometry Glory is about 40 to 50mm shorter reach than the commencal but I didn't think that would be enough to completely shift my balance.
TLDR: Why can't I ride the Glory without nearly coming off the back of the bike?
1) Is the old geometry Glory, being 50mm shorter reach, really making that much of a difference?
2) Is the Glory setup completely wrong, as in way too soft on the rear?
3) Is my riding style actually that bad and I'm putting my weight way too far back?
by Banana_Milk7248
1 Comment
Suspension probably needs a tune up if it’s been sitting for years