Giant Trance X 29er

Symonkey1
Symonkey1 Posts: 13
edited February 2013 in MTB buying advice
Ok - firstly has anyone got one of these new 29er trances?

I have a demo booked for 3 hours on Saturday on the X 29er 1 version and I can't wait :-))

The problems start 'if' I fall in love with this bike!

A - because the 1 version is slightly out of my price range! Only just but I am still stretching none the less!
B - there are no 1 versions available until may!

So my question really is - would I be wasting my money on the 2 version of this bike?

Any advice would be great and even other bike suggestions within my price range.

There are no reviews anywhere on the X 29er 2 that I can find yet!

Cheers all!

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  • rockmonkeysc
    rockmonkeysc Posts: 14,774
    I wouldn't buy the 2. Very poor spec for the money. I looked at one in a local shop and it's not good for the price.
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  • andy_welch
    andy_welch Posts: 1,101
    edited February 2013
    Assuming that the 29er is like all the other Giant bikes the frame will be the same across the range. So, the best one to get depends on how much you like the components and whether you are likely to upgrade. If you are the sort of person who likes to tinker with their bikes then you are as well going for the lower spec and changing what you don't like. You can always stick the "nearly new" bits on ebay and may end up with a bike with exactly the spec you want for less than the price of the higher spec model (although it rarely seems to work that way). If, on the other hand, you just want to buy a bike and ride it then the higher spec may suit you better.
  • rockmonkeysc
    rockmonkeysc Posts: 14,774
    I did that with a Reign X. By the time I upgraded the transmission to SLX, fitted mission control compression damper and dual flow rebound to the fork, replaced the wheels and Push tuned the shock it had cost me an extra £1200.
    The standard X5/X7 transmission and Elixir brakes will get you about 50 pence on ebay
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  • tarbot18
    tarbot18 Posts: 531
    Lovely looking bike the trance x 29er 1 and comes with dropper post and ctd shock and fork id be getting one next month if you could get more than a grand on the bike scheme doh
    The family that rides together stays together !

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  • b_real
    b_real Posts: 157
    If version 1 is just outside your price range... haggle!

    Other bikes to check out that operate in this range are the Whyte T129s, Specialised Camber Comp and of course the Canyon Nerve AL 8.9.

    There was a WMB review of 2k full sus 29ers back in December I think, it did not include the Whyte or the Canyon but the Trance came out on top. MBR did a similar review and the Whyte came out on top (although I don't think the Trance was compared, nor the Canyon).
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  • rockmonkeysc
    rockmonkeysc Posts: 14,774
    Never pay full price for a Giant. You should be able to get a discounted 2012 model
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  • Clank
    Clank Posts: 2,323
    RockmonkeySC wrote:
    Never pay full price for a Giant. You should be able to get a discounted 2012 model

    The downside in this case is that the Trance 29ers were new for the 2013MY.

    But otherwise, yeah, Pauls Cycles or JE James will have previous years models (Anthem 29ers and Trance 26ers etc) at reduced prices - but maybe limited sizes.
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  • rockmonkeysc
    rockmonkeysc Posts: 14,774
    By September they will be discounted by at least 30% if you can wait. It's depressing to see the model you bought at full price a few months earlier for sale at bargain basement prices.
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  • 97th choice
    97th choice Posts: 2,222
    RockmonkeySC wrote:
    By September they will be discounted by at least 30% if you can wait. It's depressing to see the model you bought at full price a few months earlier for sale at bargain basement prices.

    Sshhhhhhh.
    Too-ra-loo-ra, too-ra-loo-rye, aye

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  • rockmonkeysc
    rockmonkeysc Posts: 14,774
    They usually sell out of popular models by May and then seem to find a load of them to sell at a huge discount in September. I might buy a Reign this year but I'm going to wait until they are discounted at the end of the summer.
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  • Clank
    Clank Posts: 2,323
    RockmonkeySC wrote:
    By September they will be discounted by at least 30% if you can wait. It's depressing to see the model you bought at full price a few months earlier for sale at bargain basement prices.

    Ain't that the truth! :lol:
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  • Symonkey1
    Symonkey1 Posts: 13
    Well I demoed swinntertons brand new trance 29er 1 today! It was its first ride and I absolutely loved it!

    So much in fact ive ordered one.

    It's going to be a wait until it arrives but I don't mind because it means I have 2 pay days to save the extra money!

    :-)
  • Vinnyc19
    Vinnyc19 Posts: 202
    When i ordered mine they said May, waited 2 weeks after I placed my order
    My stead Giant Trance x 29er

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