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 There's a lot of choice coming through in the 120mm travel market, that's for sure.
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 Was there a shortage of choice?
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 hmm...where does that leave the 2007 "watered down" (imo) reigns?! I think the reign should have a proper bolt thru fork etc; seems a bit daft to have a 6'' QR-forked trail bike and a 5''er..
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mmmm...new reign!...nice albeit a bit spesh-like! ..needs a bigger fork too..
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 What with this and Spesh, is pot-bellied hydroforming the new black?
Looks like a nice bike though and the "non-decal decals" sound smart too.
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Was there a shortage of choice?
120 both ends was actually not as common as you might think, largely because Fox didn't do a 120mm fork ;-)
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largely because Fox didn't do a 120mm fork
They fudged one for the 05 stumpy comp as I remember : P
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Bendy down tubes - reminds me of my mums old shopping bike - not an attractive look IMO
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yeah, I know what you mean..especially in that horrible brown colour that's very popular all of a sudden. Half expect to see a big hinge half way down the down tubes as per "mum's folding shopper" bike...
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I agree, not keen on them bendy bits.
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 Aye DK - a bit to much architectural input with the curves!
Nice and straight - thats how engineers like things!
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 I like, always like the reign also, better rear suspension system than the FSR IMO, unless the FSR's got some kinda brain.
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Had the original trance now for 2 years - great bike, only fault being the shitty bearings on the back link arm which disintegrate every 6 months.
Maybe a tad heavy as well come to think of it.
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I've heard about a few issues with the bearings, I think they're the same as the one's on my Reign which are still perfect..bit odd really..
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largely because Fox didn't do a 120mm fork
They fudged one for the 05 stumpy comp as I remember : P
The 2007 Stumpy Comp has a Fox Float 120. Test rode one last week. Was recommended the Trance while on the test ride funnily enough, by someone one a Reign. Was gonna get the Stumpy but the Trance X sounds like the bike I want!!...confused again now....
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whens it out?
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 Looks like this might be just the job as/when my VT disintegrates. Always did wonder why Giant stopped making their most popular 5" - (nearly) 6" travel bike, which seemed to clean up both mag awards and readers' plaudits.
While the VT isn't too lardy, I did have a go a couple of years back on the Trance and, though I thought the handling was very good, it just didn't seem to be as good at climbing as my VT. If they've dropped it down now to near Anthem weight >and< got the travel up to 5", that's some achievement.
Hmmm....
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brown? who cares what colour as long as its good!
still not anyone with an idea when its being launched?
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 Brown rocks! Actually, it rocks so hard that it rocks twice! Seriously though, I'm a fan of the Maestro system and this looks like it's going to hit several spots.
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