Finally something to suit - Giant Trance X5
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Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls.. I give you
http://www.bikeradar.com/gear/category/ ... 5-09-32603
Yes, after being disapointed with the Pitch Comp not being available in my LBS through Bike2Work(I can only go thorugh my LBS.. no other option, after much searching. End).
The Spesh FSR Comp all gone.
So this morning I put on a smiley sunshine face and goto the LBS to speak to a human (a small irish guy, top advice).
Most helpfull shop, showed me a few and I sat on a few.. then he brings out the Giant Trance X 5.
I like it!......sat on it.. got feel for it (as much as you can in a bike porn showRoom)..then he brings out his mates custom job on it.. same frame, slightly different compenents, so it's upgradable quite a lot.. 140mm forks on his baby. nice.lol
Does anyone else ride this machine? so basically I've got 3 weeks to wait before I can sneak in, sort out the Bike2Work transaction and hey presto it's up and down the Scottish hills I go.
Even sat on a big hit fsr 1... lovely machine, totally gravity magnet... not for me too heavy for the ups. next year, next year.
Finally my mind can rest, what a feeling.
Thanks to Edinburgh Bikes in Aberdeen.
Peace
G
http://www.bikeradar.com/gear/category/ ... 5-09-32603
Yes, after being disapointed with the Pitch Comp not being available in my LBS through Bike2Work(I can only go thorugh my LBS.. no other option, after much searching. End).
The Spesh FSR Comp all gone.
So this morning I put on a smiley sunshine face and goto the LBS to speak to a human (a small irish guy, top advice).
Most helpfull shop, showed me a few and I sat on a few.. then he brings out the Giant Trance X 5.
I like it!......sat on it.. got feel for it (as much as you can in a bike porn showRoom)..then he brings out his mates custom job on it.. same frame, slightly different compenents, so it's upgradable quite a lot.. 140mm forks on his baby. nice.lol
Does anyone else ride this machine? so basically I've got 3 weeks to wait before I can sneak in, sort out the Bike2Work transaction and hey presto it's up and down the Scottish hills I go.
Even sat on a big hit fsr 1... lovely machine, totally gravity magnet... not for me too heavy for the ups. next year, next year.
Finally my mind can rest, what a feeling.
Thanks to Edinburgh Bikes in Aberdeen.
Peace
G
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if the colour scheme doesnt put you off (i have the 08 trance x3, i kind of like it....
anyway, they are lovely bikes, and the rear shock is the only let down there imho.
maybe ask if you can get it upgraded to rp2?
lovely machine, and the 08 frame and rp23 shock cost £1000, do an entire bike for that aint bad...0 -
cullen_bay wrote:if the colour scheme doesnt put you off (i have the 08 trance x3, i kind of like it....
anyway, they are lovely bikes, and the rear shock is the only let down there imho.
maybe ask if you can get it upgraded to rp2?
lovely machine, and the 08 frame and rp23 shock cost £1000, do an entire bike for that aint bad...
yeah frame only cost same as full bike.. I've got some eyes (2) on upgrades within 6-8months. shock to rp23, bars to something a little wider, seat post and saddle also, bash guard and a chain stay device, maybe in a year get 140 forks.0 -
I like the colour sceme also. each 2 their own though
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They're nice bikes - I demo'd one before I got my Pitch and was pretty impressed with it.0
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yeh same as Cullen_Bay...oi have the 08 trance x3, NICE!
they are so easy to upgrade because the frame is like the same as the top bike, good idea getting the x5 mate Giant trance x30 -
yeah superb bike for the price. dont know how they manage it with a £800 frame. I like the colours too.0
