Giant Trance or Anthem?

P1LTS
P1LTS Posts: 82
edited May 2009 in MTB buying advice
Still pondering which bike to buy. I have discounted the GT ID5 XCR for various reasons. Currently contemplating between the Giant Trance or Anthem.
I'm >6ft and the wrong side of 100kgs. Any recommendations.

Thanks
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  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,675
    Which do you like the feel of best?
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  • P1LTS
    P1LTS Posts: 82
    Can't find a dealer that has them both in stock. I've ridden an ANTHEM X3 but have nothing to compare it to. Hence the request for input from others.

    Thanks
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  • P1LTS
    P1LTS Posts: 82
    Well, I finally made a decision. After trying numerous machines, I settled on a Cannondale Rush 6.
    Suited me the best and I am well pleased with the machine so far.
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  • ratty2k
    ratty2k Posts: 3,872
    Anthem X got bike of the year in this months WMB mag. :)
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  • squiggoth
    squiggoth Posts: 70
    anthem x deserves the win, it feels so alive. encourages you to tear everywhere you go. and tbh it feels like a race bike thats not a race bike, can handle anything a 5inch travel bike could with ease. you missed out...you really should have got one. words dont describe it but the mile wide grin you get from sitting on it may almost come close.
  • P1LTS
    P1LTS Posts: 82
    Tried the Anthem and it was nice. Felt too "short" for me though. I prefer the Cannondale.
    Eveyone is different I suppose :D
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  • Techboy
    Techboy Posts: 30
    I haven't ridden a Trance, but I have the Anthem X1 and it's a very nice bike. It is light, feels light and climbs well.
    Paul
  • supersonic
    supersonic Posts: 82,708
    squiggoth wrote:
    anthem x deserves the win, it feels so alive. encourages you to tear everywhere you go. and tbh it feels like a race bike thats not a race bike, can handle anything a 5inch travel bike could with ease. you missed out...you really should have got one. words dont describe it but the mile wide grin you get from sitting on it may almost come close.

    It is refreshing to see a shorter travel, lighter bike win the award rather than some long travel, slack behomoth. Hopefully se many more bikes like it.
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  • squiggoth
    squiggoth Posts: 70
    i tell you whats embarrasing; i only realised who you were [supersonic] about 2 months ago :p
    after months of trawling through the bikeradar forums + the mags following your advice i thought id say thanks, many problems solved by you :)
    yeah i dont know, i dont think im a long travel guy, they seem too relaxed for me - which sounds ridiculous when your pinning it down a mountain on a V10 or whatever, id be pretty .. tense .. lucky i have brown shorts.
  • supersonic
    supersonic Posts: 82,708
    Cheers mate!
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