RyanManc

I ride my giant tcx on a lot of trails over here in the UK, I find riding it easier than mountain bike. As far as warranty is concerned giant have always said that they're bikes can withstand any trail and I've replaced my first frame with them and no worries. Nice strong bikes just the rider has to have confidence

1st - Pilgrim 2nd - Messere 3rd - Genon

Hi all. Just like to throw in my opinion on this one. bikes that get reviewed are usually one of 2 things. price point bike for comparison against other brands, or the top end product to show it off. personally i can say i was at giant UK headquarters 2 weeks ago and most of the lads there are riding the £2500 model of the trance. I have personally just bought the 3, £1500 version for one simple reason, it had rock shox not fox, this is simply personal preference. the bike rides amazingly and i dont think i would benefit from kashima coated forks and saving 50 grams on the weight of my chainset. i will be adding a dropper post of course but other than that i.ll be riding it off the peg. take this as a overview of the trance range, and as people have said, even the 1300 quid model has a tapered steerer, 15mm thru axle front, press fit BB. its an awesome bike, the bits you want bolted to it are your choice, personally i ride pretty hard and if i smash a deore mech off its a bitch, but taking out a sram X0 would really hurt my wallet. In all, whatever spec, i reckon they've got this years trance spot on and very happy with my cheaper spec.

none of the above cause i work in a bike shop.