The pros of the Giant Factory Off-Road Team have wrapped up a week of training in the spectacular setting of Santa Barbara, CA. Based at the Hotel Oceana on the beach, team pros Carl Decker, Kelli Emmett, Duncan Riffle, Danny Hart, and Andrew Neethling spent the past eight days riding the mountains of Santa Barbara and Ventura counties. The team also found time to talk with editors at the major online and print bicycling publications. To read a few of the stories and see photos, click on the following:

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The team also had time to show off their Giant bikes, this year powered by SRAM. In the video above, DH pro Duncan Riffle talks about his Giant Glory and training in his home town. Watch Duncan and teammates Danny Hart and Andrew Neethling test their new gear on sweet singletrack in Santa Barbara and Ventura counties