Ah yh. It's been rutted as **** lately. Especially when you drop down around the corner. Good times ! 😀

Nice. Mines a little less burly than that but that looks a blast.

Don't do it you will die.

scaredypants go and flagellate yourself in the streets of wherever you live 😉

DMR Trailstar with 2.35 High Rollers. Falling off down the "Elephant" (first descent) like last year. 😀

Staropramen and Biffy Clyro. 'Mon the Biff !

It takes a 30mm q/r seatclamp, so the front mech would be the same right ? Any idea on what swing ? Conventional ?

Mick I've text you,
Si

Will Harris be allowed out to play ? 😉

Nope. When you see them just after you've taken them out of the packaging will be the only time they will be white. Mine are a kind of toffee colour now.

Will do Postie 😆

'Tis awesome. Looking forward to dragging Rich Harris' arris around again 😉

Did it on a Trance last year. Too much bike. Will be on a hardtail this year.

Vauxhall Corsa.

SORTED ! Because its a new account I have not properly verified my e mail address the payments are all sat there waiting to come through.
Phew. Cheers all the above, have a good night.

I recieved the notification e mails to my e mail address at work yes. You know the "You've got funds" e mails.

I have it's bizarre. It only shows the 2 payments I made on the account last month but not the recent payments I recieved. Nothing there at all.

Sorry to hear that Colin that's something you and your wife definately don't deserve.
Good luck with the search
Simon

Thanks guys, good opinions and useful info (first time for everything on STW 😉

nickc – my thoughts mate regards the rear end (ahem) – I run 2.35 High Rollers and will see how my regular post/saddle combo goes before trying a carbon post. What's the tyre clearance like on them with a fat tyre in there ? Plenty run them as s/s on here so I am guessing they make good winter bikes ?

Regards sizing I am 6 foot 2 so an XL is a must. Plan to run it with my usual 70mm stem and raceface evolve bars that I roll quite far forwards for a bit more reach. The newer ones seem pretty rare though in XL on the used market.

Anyone know what size seatpost / front mech band size they are ?

@ theswede – nice bike mate.

I'm liking the white and black at the minute. If anyone knows anyone with an XL for sale please drop me a line.

Cheers !

Just a case of finding a good used one now then, I've posted over there >>> and am looking at a couple of options, don't really have the cash for a brand new 'un at the moment. Cheers for sizing help Daffy, that's what I had read and so am hunting for an XL. Hopefully the 2.35 High Rollers should help and a comfy Bel Air saddle too. Maybe a carbon seatpost might take some sting out of the arse end aswell ? My situation sounds similar to what colnagokid is talking about above tbh.
Now then, colours……

Anyone else got an opinion to offer on long term Chameleon use / back issues ??????????

Lol @ Daffy !
Interesting comments about it being fine in the Welsh stuff. I often go out on all dayers with the nutters I know from Mach, up into the Dyfi forest and beyond for 7 or 8 hours at a time. I don't suffer with a bad back anyway BUT from what some of you are saying it sounds as if I might be in traction after a day out on one ? It can't be that stiff can it ? Or is the payback in how snappy it is when accelerating and climbing ?
Nice bikes guys, realman nice in the black. They seem popular on here in S/S mode, but then again it is STW and you lot are weird ! 😉

I guess I won't know until I try one ! – I don't tend to see many people riding them though. That said, the main reason for that is that most people spend a fortune on way too much bike for the type of riding they realistically do. The amount of lads out over Cannock Chase on things that would be more at home on Alp D'Huez beggars belief !
How are they for tyre clearance ? I run 2.35 High Rollers most of the time ?

Nice Daffy – I have obviously read up about how stiff they are but it seems to be a matter of opinion/personal experience. Some people saying what you have whilst others saying they have used theirs for enduros and 24 hrs etc.
I have always liked the look of them, especially in white 😆

lol

Nice. The SL will defo be on my shortlist later on this year.

Come on help me out guys !

I always thought Mint Sauce rode a Kona.

For some reason I am reading this thread in a Harry Enfield Brummy "I'm considerably richer than yow" voice ? 🙄

Thats not that shonky, I am sure thats a posh Thomson stem on there ! 😉

Don't do it Steve you will surely die.

no worries pal,have a good night.

LOL – I've googled without success too !!!!
its just hit 60k so chances are I will just get it done.The reason I asked is that I had heard that some of the engines are chain driven & didnt need it doing.

Like this ? 😉

http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/fs-giant-trance-2008-complete-bike-800-ono-pics-inside

Long story about why I can't create an account.
Its on the classifieds now anyway.Nevermind thanks.

Me too …what the others said.

*******makes noise of Trance brigade rolling into town********

What Olly said .2008 Trance 4.2" on the back,u Turns up front set at 115mm – perfect for just about everything. (i'm not a wheels leaving the ground type rider) slightly more "trail" than the Anthem IMO.I managed to pick up a bargain Trance 3 & have changed lots of bits over the last few months.Its nearly there now.

Chapaking will be along in a minute to say the same thing as me & Olly. 😆