Stance or Trance

Connorscotland
Connorscotland Posts: 34
edited December 2014 in MTB buying advice
Hey all,

Another one from me.

I have been onto a few bike shops and have narrowed my search down to

Stance 27.5 2015
http://www.giant-bicycles.com/en-gb/bik ... /#features

And the Trance 2015
http://www.giant-bicycles.com/en-gb/bik ... /#features

There is a £90 difference between the 2 bikes from 2 different shops.

The stance is a 5 minute drive from me and the Trance is mail order from a reputable bike shop.

Bearing in mind I am using this for trail centre trails - Nevis Range, Laggan Wolftrax, Learnie etc etc as they are all local to me.
Will be doing basic jumps etc.

I will say I started off with a £500 budget and now Im at £1k haha the misses aint going to be happy.

Comments

  • rockmonkeysc
    rockmonkeysc Posts: 14,774
    Not much in it really. I would probably go for the Trance. Slightly better components and the Meastro suspension is very good.
  • The Trance is a very good frame, very suitable for future upgrades. If you're giving the bike any serious use you'll soon be replacing some of the components, so get a good frame to put the upgrades on. The groupset on the Stance is made of cheese.
    Giant Trance X2 - 2013
    Giant Trance X3 - 2012 - Stolen :(
    Cannondale Trail SL6 - 2010