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Giant Trance X1 XC Full Suspension
Product DescriptionIt’s the lightest aluminum 5-inch travel trail bike ever produced by Giant. The all-new Trance X starts with a radically shaped ALUXX SL aluminum frame featuring trail-tuned geometry and a tapered OverDrive headtube for increased stiffness and steering precision. And it finishes with lightweight, co-pivot Maestro Suspension to help you roll through technical terrain, blitz descents and devour steep climbs.
User Reviews
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Tom
a All Mountain Rider Date Reviewed: October 23, 2012 Strengths: Shifting is extremely smooth, FIT lockout is highly responsive and the bike design looks awesome. Definitely worth the money. Weaknesses: Setting up take a while. The weather changing the PSI is annoying. The recommended sag level is a bit silly as it would always bottom out on little jumps and curbs. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Hammys and Original in Queenstown Price Paid: $1450.00 Purchased At: eBay 
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mtnryder56
a Weekend Warrior
from Woodside, CA Date Reviewed: February 3, 2012 Strengths: Bought this as a Frame, used. Awesome performance from a light setup. Is alot better being riden aggressively than I thought it would be. I can still hit sizable drops, jumps and stuff and then ride back to the top easily. So it's a sweet bike Weaknesses: None that I know of. The 1 1/8 to 1.5 headtube is kinda weird, not sure I agree with that. But nothing else really Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Ladies Only Duration Product Used: 1 Year Price Paid: $900.00 Purchased At: Bought used from a d Similar Products Used: Intense Tracer, Ibis Mojo, Rocky Mountain Altitude 90, Trek Remedy Bike Setup: Pike 140, XT drivetrain 3x9, MT8 brakes. RP23 in the back, Crossline wheels and Nevegal tires
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AZ.MTNS
a Cross Country Rider
from Arizona Date Reviewed: May 13, 2011 Strengths: Plush, well built, stable at all speeds. Weaknesses: A bit soft thru the middle of the travel at the rear, probably due to leverage ratio. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Los Burros Duration Product Used: 2 Years Price Paid: $3000.00 Bike Setup: Changed shifters to Grip Shift.
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jaypum
a Weekend Warrior
from cwmcarn, south wales Date Reviewed: February 18, 2011 Strengths: very light and strong, climbs well, better downhill, absolutly spot on for the money, awesome brakes suspension is nice and plush with variable lock out front and rear for the climbs Weaknesses: took a while to get set up right, stem is long kept getting back ache after about 1 and a half hours, moved seat fully forward cured this after messing about for a few weeks, Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 1 Year Price Paid: $2500.00 Purchased At: pauls cycles Bike Setup: bog standard with flat pedals
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rmdalrymple
a Weekend Warrior
from Atlanta, GA Date Reviewed: February 2, 2011 Strengths: This thing rides like a dream; Soaking up every little technical section of trail without hesitating. Never felt this confident on my old Yukon fx... a complete 180. Climbs well too (nothing spectacular though but then again what do you expect from a 5" squish). Smooth shifting & breaking with the XT component set and Elixor brakes. I went from huffing and puffing in the rear of the pack to leading a section or 2 on my first ride! That's what dropping 7+lbs will do for you! Weaknesses: None. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Tsali Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month Price Paid: $1680.00 Purchased At: Ebay - Demo from Cal Similar Products Used: Before purchasing my 2010 Trance X1 I owned a 2009 Giant Yukon FX as an intro into MTB. That little tank held it's own and allowed me to get a good taste of GA trails but after just over a year I out grew it and all of it's 34.7lbs! Defintely a leg buster. Bike Setup: Stock with XT pedals. Small Frame
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mtbtim64
a Weekend Warrior
from Colorado Springs, CO Date Reviewed: January 22, 2011 Strengths: Price,components,5" of sweet travel, weight, uber tough Weaknesses: None Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: CB, Moab, Fruita Duration Product Used: 6 months Price Paid: $2800.00 Purchased At: Colorado Cyclist Similar Products Used: Trek Fuel Bike Setup: Stock
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jeffgre_6163
a Weekend Warrior
from Cairns, Australia Date Reviewed: October 26, 2010 Strengths: Looks great, clear anodised aluminium with red highlights. Fairly light at 12.2 kg less pedals Value for money. Full XT group set for under $4k AUD is great value and probably reflects the strength of the Auusie dollar at the moment but compared to simililar specced bikes from Specialized, Pivot etc it is still very good value, at least $750 less than similar full XT offerings Weaknesses: Stock stem was too long in my opinion. Swapped at purchase for 80mm unit after test rides Why do manufactures still use non continuous derailleur cable outers? I live in the tropics which has a full on wet season, cables dont last 5 minutes unless you swap for full length housings Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: All of Smithies MTB area Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month Price Paid: $4000.00 Purchased At: Cairns Bicycle Cente Similar Products Used: Specialized Stumpjumper Bike Setup: Stock except for 80mm carbon stem and carbon 40mm riser bar.
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LoZzA199
a Weekend Warrior
from Melbourne, Australia Date Reviewed: June 23, 2010 Strengths: climbs uphill just as well as my hard tail and comes down 100x better. soaks up all the bumps its magic Weaknesses: pait job is poor chips and scratches easily Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Forrest Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month Price Paid: $3500.00 Similar Products Used: my first full suspension Bike Setup: 2010 Australian X1 spec
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kobayashi
a Cross Country Rider
from Moscow, Russia Date Reviewed: June 15, 2010 Strengths: Very good climbing ability, fairly light, good pedal efficiency. Weaknesses: Well, there were none major weaknesses in stock. I've just swap some stock components for a bling factor & weightsaving) Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Chulkovo Radar Trail Duration Product Used: 2 Years Price Paid: $2000.00 Purchased At: Giant Russia Similar Products Used: Felt Virtue 1'08, Norco Fluid 1 & 2 '07 Bike Setup: Trance X 1 size 20(L), Fox F120RL, Mavic Crossride wheelset, Thomson Elite seatpost & stem, RaceFace Deus XC cranks & handlebar, Shimano XT: brakes, cassette, shifters, chain and R.Der., Schwalbe tires.
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erwi0295
a Cross Country Rider
from Portland, OR, USA Date Reviewed: May 19, 2010 Strengths: XC, All Mountain, Moderate Downhill & Urban Assaults. Climbability, descendability, agility, stability, adjustability, versatility . . . amazing all around abilities!!! Lightweight, all XT/XTR component package, 15mm thru-axle, front fork, rear shock, brakes . . . and looks. Weaknesses: Price, but well worth it. Seat & Grips are decent, but that's personal preference, easy upgrade. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Porcupine Rim, Utah Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month Price Paid: $3500.00 Purchased At: Bike n Hike Similar Products Used: '98 Specialized Stumpjumper Hardtail, Specialized Epic Comp, Santa Cruz Blur XC, Rocky Mountain Element 50 Tribal, Ibis Mojo Carbon, Trek Top Fuel Bike Setup: 2010 Giant Trance X1 - STOCK setup: color - Satin Black/Red frame - ALUXX SL-Grade Aluminum, 5.0" Maestro Suspension fork - Fox 32 F120R, w/ 15QR Thru Axle, 120mm travel shock - Fox Float RP23 handlebar - Giant Contact, low rise, 31.8 stem - Giant Contact seatpost - Giant Contact, 400x30.9 saddle - Fi'zi:k Gobi XM w/ K:ium rails pedals - Not Included shifters - Shimano XT front derailleur - Shimano XT rear derailleur - Shimano XTR Shadow, top normal brakes - Avid Elixir R 185F/160R levers - Avid Elixir R cassette - Shimano XTR 11x34, 9-speed chain - Shimano HG-73 cranks - Shimano XT, 22/32/44 BB - Shimano Deore XT, External rims - Shimano Deore XT hubs - Shimano Deore XT w/ 15mm Front Axle spokes - Shimano Deore XT tires - Kenda Nevegal, 26x2.1 Folding
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Mike Stopford
a Cross Country Rider
from New Zealand Date Reviewed: February 9, 2010 Strengths: Light weight for money - 12.4 kgs is very reasonable for a 5 inch bike at this price. 15mmQR is way stiffer than skewer. Tubeless wheelset is fantastic. Local shop support is great. Pedaling efficiency, stability at speed, comfort during long rides, fun factor! Weaknesses: Fork (2009 Fox F120 RL)is not up to standard of RP23 rear. Works OK but only if you run lower pressures than recommended(Otherwise it won't give full travel). Run a bit soft and use the remote lockout alot! Cable routing poor. XT front brake could do with 7" rotor (stock is 6") Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Motatapu Duration Product Used: 6 months Price Paid: $4000.00 Purchased At: Pushbikes Similar Products Used: 2007 Trance 1, 2006 Anthem 1 Bike Setup: Stock NZ setup - XT tubeless wheels, RP23 shock, XT gears and brakes. Just add Stans to stock UST tyres and go!
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pjd2100
a Racer
from Herndon, VA, USA Date Reviewed: January 21, 2010 Strengths: handles the uphills great while still gives you a great ride going back down the hill. i race in season and do more freeride riding off season and it handles it all. best part is the fox racing shox front and rear Weaknesses: when i first bought the bike i liked every thing about it but as time went on i found that there were some major weak links to an other wise great xc/light all mountain bike. heres my list so far: brakes handle bar tires grips seat crankset derailers f/r Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: difficult run or wakefield Duration Product Used: 2 Years Price Paid: $2100.00 Purchased At: A1 Cycles Bike Setup: giant 08' frame, fox f120 rl, fox rp2, spinergy cyclone endro wheels, xt crank set, mallet peddles, lizzard skin lock on grips, xtr cables, either code 5 (203 f/r) or hope tech v2 (203 f/r) depending on what i am doing, sunline v-1 711mm handle bar, duse stem 90mm, either xt or forte 10 carbon 10 speed rear derailer (with roadie casset)...
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flyfsnbrad
a Weekend Warrior
from Salt Lake City, UT Date Reviewed: September 15, 2009 Strengths: Climbing,Descending,Balanced,Easy to go fast. Weaknesses: Grips,Saddle,Cable mounts on pivot,Buggy Hayes Brakes Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Crest Duration Product Used: 1 Year Price Paid: $1700.00 Purchased At: revolution (they're Similar Products Used: Stumpjumper,Blur LT,Misc steel hardtails Bike Setup: ODI rouge grips,Wtb rocket seat,Kenda Excavator 2.35 front (love it)
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screamingkiwi
a Cross Country Rider
from Timaru, South Canterbury, NEW ZEALAND Date Reviewed: August 22, 2009 Strengths: 2008 Trance X1 -Very good value. Fantastic ride. Great handling. Lovely suspension. I love this bike. I tossed up between this and an Anthem and glad I went for the Trance because I have a bad back and it is just so smooth and comfortable to ride. I find the gearing and brakes are great, especially the XT rear. I haven't had any major probs, just broken one spoke. Weaknesses: None really, most guys I have met seem to have changed the seat as it is a bit of a bum-number. I do mostly cross country and find the handle bars a bit wide but that's a preference thing. One design weakness is that if you have muddy tires and ride on loose stones they tend to flick up and can get caught up in the front deraelier due to the narrow part of the frame in front of the rear wheel. This has happened to me twice - it stops it from moving but is easily fixed by removing stone. Another thing I do is tip it upside down after washing it to drain water that seems to accumulate in the frame. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Scenic REserve Duration Product Used: 1 Year Price Paid: $2000.00 Purchased At: The Cyclery Similar Products Used: Giant VT1 Bike Setup: Standard
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denverdave55
a Weekend Warrior
from Denver, CO Date Reviewed: August 15, 2009 Strengths: This bike rides great uphill with pro-pedal suspension, and kills it on the downhills. A perfect bike for Colorado. A great all around bike. Not too heavy, but with enough suspension to kill downhills. Weaknesses: Havent found one yet. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Colorado Trail Duration Product Used: 3 months Price Paid: $1600.00 Purchased At: Craigslist Similar Products Used: Kona Dawg DeeLux, Specialized Stumpjumper M2 Bike Setup: Rocking quality stock components.
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