FAQLoad - Trance X 29er frame

I bought this frame new from a Giant dealer with warranty.

Quick facts

weight: the frame weighs 2598g without shock but with all mounting hardware, bolts and headset cups. That is fairly light for a 5" travel aluminium 29er frame;

Geometry

The geometry figures on this frame aren't too bad but differ a little from the latest batch of long, low and slack 29ers. Here's some geometry numbers and comparison with some other frames:

Frame	Head angle	Seat angle	Top Tube	Reach	Head tube	Chain stay	Wheel base	Standover height	BB Height
Trance X 29er	69.5	73	612	432	104	452	1140	691	335
Scott Spark 900	67.2	73.8	635	460	105	438	1182	760	327
Anthem X 26er	71	73	614	430	145	424	1100	815	320
Anthem X 29er	71.5	73	615	430	104	462	1126	805
New Anthem 29er	69	73.5	630	454	105	438	1154	796
Trance X 29er (with -2deg angleset)	67.5	73	612		104	452	1158	691	332

Trance Advanced 29er

Build list

Avid XX brake bleed

With these bloody brakes you really need to follow the Avid bleed procedure.

1 x 9 conversion

I was running a 2 x 9 setup on my daughter's bike with 36 and 24 front chainrings and a 7 speed 14-28 tooth rear cassette.

DIY Frame Bag

There's not alot of space for a frame bag in the main triangle on the Giant Anthem X (especially if you want to keep your water bottle). I made this bag to take up as much ...

Shimano XTR 952

These are the cranks that took Shimano away from square taper cranks and into spline interfaces. However, the spline interface was short and as a consequence not particularly robust. Shimano's next versions of their MTB ...

XXF Foam Grips

very similar to Tioga pork rinds , KCNC foam grips and a number of others, foam density feels much the same;

Trance X 29er frame