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Unless you want 4" wagon wheels, or 9" DH sled. With orange dropping everything above the alpine 160 in wondering what's going on! Or have I missed something?
no one is buying mtb's, so what is the point making them...
scooters I tell thee......and fat bike an all.
have you left google search filtering on 26 or 29 by mistake ?
bring it alive with 275 - that's what my new tattoo says !
Eh..?
Hope not.
Got my eye on one of their CX bikes.
Anthams are 4'' but in 2 wheel sizes
Trances are 5 ''in 27.5 as 29'' didn't take off to well
XTC
Talon
Revolt
TCX
etc
etc
etc
As far as I can see no trancex26, reigns, reigns, faiths, glory fr.
[url= http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/toe-curling-650b-marketing-guff ]dood - how did you eventually get out of the cave ?[/url]
No 140 - 160 - 180 bikes, irrelevant of wheels size...?
Pretty sure there is a Trance SX which is 27.5 and 160 travel.
fair enough. That's what i was wondering. I was looking for a reign to see how this years are panning out.
Have i got this right.New trance still has 127mm out back and a 160 up front..Strange setup that is..
From there site.
All new and designed to maximize the benefits of 27.5-inch wheels, Trance SX 27.5 is a gravity-minded trail bike that’s light enough to hammer climbs and smooth enough to crush any descent. The lightweight yet stiff and super-strong ALUXX SL aluminum frame is mated with a longer travel fork (up to 160mm) and 5 inches of proven Maestro Suspension designed. The frame also features Giant’s OverDrive 2 steerer tube technology for razor sharp handling. And gravity-ready components make this an enduro-ready machine that won’t weigh you down on the climbs.
ive got a 27.5 bike (not giant) and its the schnizzle, embrace the future luddites
robhughes - MemberHave i got this right.New trance still has 127mm out back and a 160 up front..Strange setup that is..
It's nice to see someone else catching up with Cotic 😉
Correct. Although in giant land 5" is 140mm. (strong work giant)
They'd be as well chucking it if this is the best they can build. Phugly in the most extreme.
[url= http://www.paulscycles.co.uk/m1b0s154p4836/GIANT-TRANCE-X-29ER-0-2013 ]eye bleach required.[/url]
It looks like it's melting.
The best mistake on the Giant website is the mix up with units on the geometries, was looking at the XTC's and they were quoting 60" top tubes, now a five foot top tube seems a little on the long side.
Although in giant land 5" is 140mm
Great stuff.Does that mean i now have 140 on my Trance x.
I'll have to ditch the pikes now any put the lyriks on. 😀
No 140? Got a trance 3 2014 27.5 demo. Out of stock for a while,though.
That trance 29er is an abomination.
Really it's no wonder they're going 650bs when that is the best 29" they can come up with 😆
The Specialized alternative
Liking that spesh jcl but those cables underneath look very snag prone.
Yeah, some spesh cable routing is just weird, my SX and Camber had similiar dangly cables. Never snagged but could be very rubby, the SX looked like it had been hit with an angle grinder. Not a dealbreaker but not ideal, certainly could (should) be better IMO.
I'd have the cutters to those NW... 😉
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It's taking all my willpower to keep myself from putting a deposit down on one of those at the moment.
Never had a problem with cable routing on my enduro, or my stumpy before that - looks a lot tidier than [url= 
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It's taking all my willpower to keep myself from putting a deposit down on one of those at the moment.
Been for a demo?
I demoed the Anthem and Trance 29ers last year and thought they were both great. Hard to choose between them for what type of riding I do. Prefered the Trance in the end and the colours on T were much better that last years awful anthems 1x but they ran out of stock on both. This year the Trance 1 looks awful, ditto the SX's colour is crap, but I do like the anthem in black!!!
Still now that Giant have told me that 29ers are crap I will have to wait til next year to see who is right!!!
Been for a demo?
Not yet. It's going to have to wait to the new year I think. 😕
From what I've read/heard Spesh seem to have got their 29ers sorted with the Stumpy and Enduros, while Giant &co can't make their mind up what they're doing.
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The Specialized doesn't look great either. 29ers just look weird and squashed most of the time.
[quote=_tom_ ]The Specialized doesn't look great either. 29ers just look weird and squashed most of the time.
That stumpy does look like an XS frame 🙂
The graphics on that Orange look like they were designed by a well-meaning volunteer. They are stunningly bad.
I think it's probably the best looking bike on the market regardless of wheelsize. Had the same cable/hose routing for years and never had an issue. The only downside is mud sticks to the downtube easily.
That Spesh is nice. Love the all black scheme.
I think it's probably the best looking bike on the market regardless of wheelsize. Had the same cable/hose routing for years and never had an issue. The only downside is mud sticks to the downtube easily.
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Im sure its functional, but good looking..err no.
The Banshee Prime is one of the few 29ers that actually looks great
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That Banshee is nice. Like the Spitfire too. Cunning 26" and 650B compatibility with the flip chip thing.