Comments on: The current ride: My 2005 Giant Trance

Comment on The current ride: My 2005 Giant Trance by: Jenn

Fri, 11 Jan 2008 23:04:47 +0000

I have a Trance 4 14.5″ and am looking to sell it. The bike is stock except for MAXXIS Holy Rollers and has only been ridden twice. I love it but I was hoping to get into biking but I travel overseas alot for work and haven’t found the time. I want to find someone who can appreciate what a stellar bike this is. Asking $800, retail is $1200. If you are interested contact urbngtogrl@aol.com located in Las Vegas,NV.

Comment on The current ride: My 2005 Giant Trance by: Jon

Fri, 19 Oct 2007 06:46:04 +0000

Over time I’ve read, learned, and enjoyed your reviews. I enjoy riding and don’t have the time to delve into the technical side of things and appreciate the reviews that have something to say.

Your ride seems like a harbinger to Norco’s Fluid line. How would you compare your ride to the fluid line?

Comment on The current ride: My 2005 Giant Trance by: Dissecting the 2007 Norco lineup » The Biking Hub: Mountain

Mon, 16 Oct 2006 19:51:15 +0000

[…] A couple of weeks back, I spend some time on the ‘06 Team DH and was really impressed by the bike. Sure, it wallowed in the flats (as many 9″ travel are wont to do), but everything else worked well and the bike plowed through sections of trail that are, how do I say, interesting on my everyday ride. […]

Comment on The current ride: My 2005 Giant Trance by: Hayes El Camino disc brake review » The Biking Hub: Mountain

Fri, 18 Aug 2006 16:41:17 +0000

[…] A while back, I picked up a set of Hayes El Caminos for my trail bike, despite plenty words of warning from a number of friends who logged serious time with these things on their dh rigs. The primary complaint was about the way the brakes faded or pumped up on fast runs but I figured I’d be all right since my set wasn’t going to be used at Whistler or for heavy duty gravity-fed action. […]

Comment on The current ride: My 2005 Giant Trance by: Marty

Thu, 22 Jun 2006 11:02:49 +0000

Thanks Cory,

Guess its a trip back to the bike shop with a suspect shock!

Comment on The current ride: My 2005 Giant Trance by: Cory

Tue, 20 Jun 2006 14:37:47 +0000

Marty. The Maestro system is meant to be super linear, and the rear shock cycles through its travel at a constant spring rate. As I mentioned in the review, I do blow through the travel fairly easily. It’s one of those things where I’m willing to take the tradeoff (the occasional harsh bottom for fully active, supple suspension) and leave it at that.

That being said, at some point, I plan on sending the shock to PUSH Industries, where they should be able to revalve the RP3 so the rear end doesn’t bottom as much. The idea is that the guys at PUSH will set the shock so it remains linear in the first half of the stroke and then ramps up to limit harsh bottoming in the last half of the stroke. Also, I believe they put a larger bumper in the shock so, when you do bottom it, there’s more ’stuff’ there to take the edge off.

Hope that helps a bit. And for what it’s worth, I weigh about the same as you and have the shock set at 200 psi. Also, you shouldn’t be bottoming the shock harshly on a 50cm drop — my bike doesn’t hit its ‘limit’ until about 4 feet (~125cm).

Comment on The current ride: My 2005 Giant Trance by: Marty

Tue, 20 Jun 2006 08:57:11 +0000

I’m running a trance 1 frame but am having difficulty setting up the rear RP3 shock. I’m 80kg and am running the rear shock at 260psi with the compression 2-clicks from max. The problem is that on medium hits (say 500mm drops) the shock bottoms out resulting in a that awful “noise of death”. If I run the shock at a high pressure I’m going to loose any benefit on XC trails. Anyone got any suggestions……can the shocks be re-valved to overcome this issue, or could I have a faulty shock??
Apart from this issue I love the trance!

Comment on The current ride: My 2005 Giant Trance by: eric

Fri, 16 Jun 2006 03:17:11 +0000

Cory,
thanks.
I know i can’t expect you to tell me which to ride. But overall it seems that you obviously chose a bike that you really like and that would be the Trance. I am going to test ride it this weekend. I wish i could also test ride a rush to compare as i really like the lefty fork. Hard to tell.

I think the trance might be smarter choice overall due to the design and the rave reviews. i am usually sketched out by bikes with loads of moving parts. then again my car has thousands of moving parts and i don’t mind that.

Comment on The current ride: My 2005 Giant Trance by: Cory

Fri, 16 Jun 2006 01:05:12 +0000

Eric: I can’t say whether this or that bike would work for you — you should talk with local riders, a good local shop, and then take into consideration the stuff you read online. Doing that would probably give you a better idea about the suitability of the Trance for you.

I’ve ridden Blurs a couple of times, but not enough to adequately compare the two. But you can probably find a complete Trance 2 for a little more than it would cost you for the Santa Cruz.

As for comparisons with the Rush, it’s hard for me to say which one is best. I’ve ridden a couple of different Rush models and they ride way differently than my Trance. Part of the reason for this is because I’m running the fork at 130mm and my choice of wheels. The Rush is a solid climber and is really ‘quick’ at the wheels, but it was a little sketchy on the descents compared to my current ride.

Hope this helps a bit.

Comment on The current ride: My 2005 Giant Trance by: eric

Fri, 16 Jun 2006 00:39:17 +0000

Hi,
Great review, although it is hard to compare to the stock version giant sell. I am thinking of a tranc 2 stock. I am 6′2 180lbs and wondering if the stock trance 2 will suit me. i am not a downhiller or anything, and just enjoy as you do going out on the trail and having fun. Is the frame really what people call the Blur killer? How do you think it would compare to my other choice the Cannondale Rush 800 roughly in same price range.

thanks