Pro bike: Danny Hart's Giant Factory Off-Road Team Giant Glory

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  Danny’s World Champs run at Champery in Switzerland last year saw him not only secure the fabled rainbow stripes but also cement his position as the most technically gifted and stylish downhill racer in the world

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  Custom-named tyres use a custom-made compound for the world champs

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  Danny Hart's Glory is decked out with top-level SRAM, RockShox and Avid components

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  Danny Hart's Giant Glory features totally custom geometry

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  The black stanchion coating is a BlackBox only feature, although a similar super-slippery treatment appears on the RockShox Reverb dropper seatpost

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  Danny Hart runs wired-on rather than lock-on versions of ODI’s Ruffian grips for maximum security

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  The RockShox Vivid rear shock gets a titanium coil spring to save weight

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  Danny runs a 38t chainring with short 165mm arms for extra ground clearance. The chain device is an MRP G2 SL in custom Giant Team colours.

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  Up front is a BoXXer World Cup fork with the DLC upper tube finish

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