The segment for high-end kids mountain bikes has grown at considerable pace over the last few years, with numerous brands now offering full suspension models in smaller sizes to suit shorter riders.
Giant and Liv have been offering basic kids mountain bikes for a while now, but both brands are stepping up in a big way for 2025 with the introduction of the brand new Faith. This premium-looking full suspension bike is packed full of cool details including suspension dampers and a dropper post that have been specifically tuned for lighter riders. Along with hydraulic disc brakes, a wide-range 1×11 drivetrain and Maxxis Minion tyres, the Faith looks absolutely primed for young shredders!
An overview of the 2025 Giant Faith
Many mountain bikers out there will know the Giant Faith as a single-crown freeride bike from the previous decade. Having disappeared from the lineup, the Faith is set to return for 2025 as a premium full suspension kids mountain bike.
Offered as both the Giant Faith (boys) and Liv Faith (girls), you can view this new bike as a shrunken-down version of the Giant Stance. It features a similarly sleek hydroformed alloy frame and the FlexPoint suspension design, along with many of the same contemporary features including internal cable routing, chainstay protection and thru-axles with Boost hub spacing.
The Faith will be offered in two sizes. The larger option features a mullet setup with a 27.5in front wheel and a 26in rear wheel, while the smaller size gets 24in wheels front and rear.
Both bikes will come with a 140mm travel fork and 130-135mm rear travel.
New Crest forks and shock
It’s worth taking a closer look at the suspension on the 2025 Giant Faith, which has been purpose-built for this smaller-wheeled platform.
Up front is a brand new Crest fork. Well, there are actually two new forks because Giant has invested into developing a specific chassis to suit each wheelsize. There’s the Crest SL to suit the 27.5in front wheel on the bigger Faith, and the Crest TR Elite for the 24in model.
Both forks incorporate a Boost thru-axle and an air spring that can be easily adjusted with a shock pump. They also introduce the new FloTune Lite damper, which features adjustable compression and rebound damping that has been built specifically for lighter riders.
Out back is the brand new Crest FloTrac Lite shock. This is the first time we’ve seen a modern Giant-manufactured shock, and it perhaps suggests that we’ll be seeing more suspension components coming from Giant in the future.
Like the fork, the Crest FloTrac Lite shock features a user-adjustable air spring. It also incorporates a lockout and adjustable rebound damping. Again, the shock has been tuned for lighter riders.
To help with setup you’ll find a comprehensive guide on the back of the fork lowers that offers suggested air pressures and rebound settings for both the fork and shock. How’s that for detail!
Purpose-built wheels & dropper post
Further investment has been made into the components that are bolted onto the 2025 Giant Faith.
This includes a smaller diameter version of the new Giant TRA wheelset , which incorporates an innovative rim design with hollow 5mm wide bead walls. These are said to increase impact strength while reducing the chance of pinch flats. Of course the TRA wheels are tubeless ready, and they feature a buzzy, fast-engaging 72T freehub.
There’s also a youth-specific Giant Contact Switch AT Lite dropper post. The ‘Lite’ part of the name refers to its modified air spring that aims to provide much easier actuation for riders under 62kg. It features 100mm of travel out of the box, though plastic spacers can be installed to reduce the travel for shorter-legged riders.
2025 Giant Faith price & specs
With both the Giant Faith and Liv Faith offered in two sizes, there will be four options in total.
All of the new bikes will retail for the same price of $3,599 AUD. Aside from the different wheelsizes, the spec is mostly identical throughout the range.
This includes a MicroSHIFT 1×11 drivetrain with a big 11-48T cassette for properly low-range gearing. You’ll also find Tektro hydraulic disc brakes with specific levers that are designed for smaller hands. Along with the tubeless wheels and tyres, purpose-built suspension and dropper post, it looks like a very capable package.
As to how the new Giant Faith rides on the trail? We’ve got one on the way for a proper review – stay tuned for more!
2025 Giant Faith
- Frame | ALUXX SL Alloy, FlexPoint Suspension Design, 135mm Travel
- Fork | Giant Crest SL, FloTune Lite Damper, 140mm Travel
- Shock | Giant Crest FloTrac Lite, 165x45mm
- Wheels | Giant TRA, Alloy Rims, 30mm Inner Width
- Tyres | Maxxis Minion DHF 27.5×2.5in Front & Minion DHR II 26×2.4in Rear
- Drivetrain | MicroSHIFT Advent X 1×10 w/30T Prowheel Crankset & 11-48T Cassette
- Brakes | Tektro HD-J285 w/180mm Front & 160mm Rear Rotors
- Bar | Giant Contact TR, 20mm Rise, 740mm Width
- Stem | Giant Contact, 40mm Length
- Seatpost | Giant Switch AT Lite, 100mm Travel
- RRP | $3,599 AUD
2025 Giant Faith 24
- Frame | ALUXX SL Alloy, FlexPoint Suspension Design, 130mm Travel
- Fork | Giant Crest TR Elite Lite, FloTune Lite Damper, 140mm Travel
- Shock | Giant Crest FloTrac Lite, 165x45mm
- Wheels | Giant TRA, Alloy Rims, 30mm Inner Width
- Tyres | Maxxis Minion DHF 24×2.5in Front & Minion DHR II 24×2.4in Rear
- Drivetrain | MicroSHIFT Advent X 1×10 w/30T Prowheel Crankset & 11-48T Cassette
- Brakes | Tektro HD-J285 w/180mm Front & 160mm Rear Rotors
- Bar | Giant Contact TR, 20mm Rise, 680mm Width
- Stem | Giant Contact, 40mm Length
- Seatpost | Giant Switch AT Lite, 100mm Travel
- RRP | $3,599 AUD
