Keep it short! That's one of the ways we even the playing field for people who don't have all the latest video equipment.

No bias toward the bike being riden. We know the winner will be riding a Glory soon!

You can see the original contest rules at http://www.pinkbike.com/contest/giantcontest. Yes, we'd like you to show us the things, places and people in your life that inspire you to ride. Good Luck!

Guys, An initial review of our 2012 Trance X1 (with OverDrive 2). I realize this isn't going to sway any of the die-hard haters, but this the type of feedback we expect to see from reputable editors who have a chance to ride 2011/2012 (OverDrive vs. OverDrive 2) product back-to-back. http://www.bikeradar.com/gear/category/bikes/mountain/product/review-giant-trance-x1-12-45427 Thanks, Andrew--

Guys, the first official test of an OverDrive 2 bike: http://www.bikeradar.com/gear/category/bikes/mountain/product/review-giant-trance-x1-12-45427

Hey guys. Andrew here from Giant. Figured I'd drop in and offer a bit of rationale for our decision to move to introduce OverDrive 2 into our 2012 product line. Our logic is as follows: 1. Handlebar widths continue to grow in width (commonly 700mm+) 2. Handlebar diameters are almost universally 31.8mm (1 1/4") 3. Stem diameters/stiffness have improved in the past five years 4. Stanchion diameters continue to grow/increase in stiffness 5. The introduction (and popularization) of the QR15 standard So, with all these improvements in front-end (steering) stiffness, we felt it important to tackle the weakest link in the 'chain,' the 1 1/8" steerer tube/stem interface. By growing it to 1 1/4" we were able to significantly improve steering stiffness without adding weight—a win-win situation or the rider buying one of our 2012 mountain (and most of our road line as well). • Yes, it will be a headache for shops who need to fit customers with new stems (although Giant, Shimano PRO, Ritchey, TruVativ and more will all have XC, trail and all mountain 1 1/4" options ready for 2012) • Yes, it will be a pain-in-the-butt for home mechanics who are constantly swapping-out parts • Moving to the 1.5” standard would improve steering stiffness, but would also mean a complete redesign of every headtube in our line and could potentially add upwards of 80 grams over our OverDrive 2 solution • Riders with 'older' 1 1/8"-1 1/5" forks can upgrade to OverDrive 2 (new fork, new upper bearing, spacers and stem) • Riders who are opposed to riding OverDrive 2 can 'downgrade' to the older standard (again, through swapping out the fork, upper bearing, spacers and stem) Bottom line is Giant was able to notably improve steering stiffness without adding cost or weight. We confidentially believe in this new direction, but only time will tell if we’re right…