reign x1 just makes you act like a fool, there is no limit to the size of drop off you’ll attempt on it, you just ride off, relax, and soak up the landings.
anthem-x its hard to describe how fast that bike is!
I’ve seen a fair few at Swinley, i ride a brand new 06 trance 2 (old stock) which I’ve upgraded/changed the bits i didn’t want. Some great deals to be had at pauls cycles on them. Mine was the last 06 trance 2 which had nearly £1000 off rrp!
A friend rides a brand new 08 trance x2 also.
Near me the decent local bike-shop is a giant and trek main dealer so you always see them around on the local trails.
08 Trance here…..loves it.Rode a friends XTC 1 before I got the Trance & loved that too so when the Trance came up at a bargaintastic price I had to get it.Don’t think theres much 08 stock around now & certainly not for the steal I got mine for (& off someone famous aswell… 😉 )
Well I got the Trance3 & with a few nips & tucks here & there its a brilliant bike – the rest of the stuff will just get changed when it breaks/wears out.What mrsmith said about VFM.
got a giant nrs 2, really good bike, both my brother and dad have nrs 1s as well, brother also has a ac. i love giant bikes thunk there great, and also quite common 😆
Building an XTC up now and my son has my SCR Ltd road bike.
Had the older XTC 80mm hardtail, an NRS Carbon and Trance 1 though I kept buying too small. The old Trance was dynamite.
Very good VFM I think, though I agree about the paint schemes however the quality is very good.
I had a giant boulder alu-shock. It lasted for quite a few years. When I got my Orange I kept the frame as I was going to build it up into a SS/Hack bike, but Mrs R reversed over it.
I had a ATX 850 (my first proper bike), than got a ATX 880 (same as Team frame but not Team paint). Damn light and quick. Always wanted a NRS, some were available, didn’t have money, got cash no tidy ones available. Eventually fell in love with my Kinesis, tryng some FX G-zero from Scott and Fuel Ex full sussers but a bit too much for XC. Giant was spot on and lighter than my mates S-works 🙂
Loved my Giant bikes, they were just flying uphill, never had the chance to test the NRS though. I was planning to buy a Trance but for what I’m riding now my current HT is more than enough.
Selling the ATX 880 was my biggest mistake. If the guy who bought the frame is reading this I want to buy it back 😀
Upgraded to full XT and CrossRides + FSA finishing kit and RS Duke fork loved it 🙂