TRAIL/ENDURO BIKES

GIANT TRANCE X

Another bike to get an X appendage is the Giant Trance. The Taiwanese brand’s venerable trail bike, and recent test winner, has been boosted in this configuration by 20mm of travel, bringing the rear to 135mm and the fork to 150mm. Our main criticism of the 2020 Trance was conservative sizing, so it’s great to see that the new Trance X addresses that with considerably longer reach measurements across all frame sizes. Only available with an alloy frame, the Trance X also benefits from a new flip-chip in the rocker link to let you