I love both climbing and sending it downhill, been looking for a bike for a while and I don’t know, doesn’t the geometry look a little too like a normal bike? I like the geometry of full enduro bikes 200mm travel kinda look but I don’t know. Here’s a pic of the bike https://img.sanishtech.com/u/614f9b1212d13661c52db061be1a0b3f.png
: Bike Specs
Size: L
Frame: ALUXX SL-Grade aluminum frame (front and rear triangles), Maestro suspension – one hundred thirty-five mm travel, flip chip, twelve by one hundred forty-eight mm thru-axle
Fork: Fox 36 Float Performance, FIT4 damper, forty-four mm offset, one hundred fifty mm travel, fifteen by one hundred ten Kabolt
Rear Shock: Fox Float DPS Performance, one hundred eighty-five by fifty-five
Shifters: Shimano SLX SL-M7100 (one by twelve)
Rear Derailleur: Shimano SLX RD-M7100
Cassette: Shimano SLX, ten to fifty-one T
Brakes: Shimano Deore BR-MT520 with Shimano RT-66 rotors (two hundred three / one hundred eighty mm)
or Tektro Orion HD-M475 four-piston brakes (two hundred three / one hundred eighty mm)
Rims: Giant AM twenty-nine inch
Tires: Maxxis twenty-nine inch
Seatpost: Dropper post
Handlebar: Giant Contact TR35, seven hundred eighty mm width, thirty-five mm clamp, twenty mm rise
by Ileevan
2 Comments
That’s a very capable all-around bike. It also has great components. I think you’d be happy with it
That‘s my bike!
Love it, feels perfect for me. The most limiting factor is its rider…..own it for two years now and made some changes over time:
The wheelset is quite heavy. If you want your ride to be more nimble, go for some lighter wheels. The Giant AM wheigh about 2.3kg.
Second part i changed were the brakes. The levers from the Tektro Orion felt too long for my hands, so i switched to the XT 4pistons.
Next came the tires. Maxxis DHF and Dissector is a nice combo, climbs really well. But the Dissector lacked braking power – and grip on rocky trails. I got a set of Conti Kryptotals FR and R.
My last change had been the rear shock. My Fox DPS lost air and it felt too soft for me. Now i have a RS Super Deluxe Ultimate and very happy with it.
Overall my TranceX is now more like a wannabe enduro bike than the trail bike it used to be. Still climbs good, but as i have softer rubber with enduro casings my ascends are a tad slower.