cheers mate. doing my best

cheers Ken! Ride on.

Mate its so sick there. The other trails are amazing too. Some of the timber features on the blacks are top shelf. But this blue track has me hitting everything. Fast and fun.

Sick vid, really smooth. Stoked. It shows all our recently finished trail work too.

@Brydon Mccallum cheers mate and thanks to you if you helped make them. So good

Thanks mate. Gotta go hard on last trail of the day

That's awesome mate. Apart from top bit it just gets faster and faster. Have a great shred! Cheers

pretty much a perfect summary of the change mate.

Thanks Jules. Bayview has such different trail conditions and it's good to get back there. The machine cut parts are pretty haggard these days but still fun. The original singletrack is still great and keeps you pedalling.

There's nothing special on my vids, just pov riding. Cheers mate

I'm 5'9 and the medium fits great. My daughter is 5'8" and the medium is good for her. I did get a longer stem.

It's a bit dusty at the moment. I rode there today. But it's dry and fast and that means fun! enjoy mate.

You got that right! cheers mate.

Cheers Jules. Such a great little blaster. Keep up the vids mate and keep ripping. Schaeff.

Glad it was helpful! It's a great bike. hope it rides well for you too.

2021 Trance X 29

Great. Still loving it. just had suspension services at NS Dynamics. riding sweet as, better than new

Hi mate, I am 179cm tall and on the large. If you are 188 then XL for sure. You can't compare reach and stack on modern bikes to old XC bikes. I would be amazed if a large suited you.

Thanks, will do!

Its called balsam green and black.

I'm not too sure to be honest. The steep seat tube angle for me means that I need to get the seat out of the way more often to open up the bikes capabilities and maneuverability. You'll find that you are far enough forward and up very high and when you want to pop the front wheel up it is much harder as you are higher and further over the bars. Also the carbon would be light enough o enjoy XC racing as the tracks over here are getting much more technical. I haven't ridden an XC dually for 6 years though and there would be better people to comment on your question.

Cheers mate.

Yes a 750ml fits. 800 fits too but is tight between top tube and down tube where those tubes meet. I use the smaller bottles and they are great too.

Slowly incorporating more features like first 2 jumps into run. Cheers.

Hi Jay, If you are going to hit more singletrack and trail features, and also riding some more demanding descents then this would be a great choice. However if you're looking at riding smoother singeltrack or fire roads there are more efficient, lighter and faster bikes to choose from. having said that it would be totally fine for most riding but excels in rougher trails. if you're going to progress to more difficult trails then this would be a great choice

I just bought this bike and did a bit of testing. When it comes to pedaling my XC bike is about 7% faster. This bike isn't terrible at pedaling, but this isn't it's strength. When I compared this bike to the XC in single track climbs they were almost the same so it is a good climber when there's a bit of work to do. I did a race that was about 1/2 fireroad with this bike. I will do the same race with my XC bike to get a bit more data. I do agree that this bike is a bit heavy and I am wanting to lighten mine up.

Yep I still love it. I'm at nearly 18 months riding it now and very happy using it as a sturdy trail bike. Like i said in my 12 month review - i would like a slightly lighter overall weight for this amount of suspension but otherwise love it. What are you not liking about it?

@@schaeff6476 Nice! That’s awesome. Yeah, I totally agree with you, it’s a great sturdy trail bike and has plenty of capability. I totally forgot you mentioned that.. I did watch that video as well. And I guess I would agree with you there too. All around good at everything but would be interested to see how the carbon version compares.

Ive a few friends and acquaintances that have carbon models in various spec and they all love it. Ride on!

Thanks mate. slowly adding a few more of the smaller jumps into the run.

Thanks mate. Appreciate it.

I would have paid for the X1 if they had it in Australia. I got the X2 over the X3 mostly because of the suspension, drivetrain and brakes were a better performer against the increased cost.

Cheers mate. I've been watchin your vids too. Great stuff.

In this video on my trance I am running the carbon wheels as they came stock. They've done over 2 years of riding and going strong. no ratchet upgrades.

Well i noticed the performance was better compared to how it was on the same bike with the original wheelset. As far as performance against the 115mm trance it's never going to be as light or as agile or accelerate as well in milder trails but i don't ride them on the same trails as they are so different in their strengths and weaknesses. The TX is more like a trail riders enduro bike and the T is like a pumped up XC bike. I like them both and ride them in very different terrain.

Go the XL for sure. There's no way the large will work for you if you're 188cm tall. I'm 178 and I do have a long inseam but the seat is up pretty high on the Large. cheers mate.

Hope you enjoy it!

Hi TDC, I really cannot answer that. In Australia im buying and comparing in Aussie Dollars and the bike here has seen a price increase too, and a few small spec decreases! However when I look at the competition they have all suffered the same pricing challenges. I think the only way to know is to compare it's price at any one time with all the other competitors in the same market. sorry i couldn't be more help.

Thank you for the reply! I went ahead and picked it up. I love it so far. A little slower right now compared to my hard tail. About to replace the front 30t with a 32t also.

Id go XL. But always good to sit on one first

Glad you liked it

Hi Frank. I have had no issues at all with the press fit BB on this bike. Further my last 5 mountain bike have all been shimano or sram press fit and I have not had one issue with creaking or performance at all. I would not be concerned at all about this at all. For me the negatives of press fit over threaded are that press fit is not as durable - particularly in adverse riding condition like wet/rain, and it is more difficult (but not impossible) to service them. they are a tap out and throw away item, then press a new one in. Thankfully using a long bolt, and nut, an ebay press fit bearing part i have my own installer for 15 bucks!!! I am still riding the original shimano PF BB on both my Trance X at just over 1500km and sram PF BB on my Trance with over 3000km. I had a press fit BB30 system on a roadie a while back and it gave me nothing but grief and creaking but on my last 6 mountain bikes (5 giants and a Trek) I've not had any issues with PF BB from shimano or sram. I do prefer threaded as it is easier to service, lasts longer etc - but one i got my press fit tool i could not care any less. Don't let the press fit BB stop you getting any bike you want - but i would stick to shimano or sram systems for PF bikes. I saw Pinkbike reviewed the Trance X 3. looks awesome performance for the money. I've seen them out on the trails around Brisbane getting thrown around and killing it. I would recommend going to the X2 if the budget allows it. Hope that helps mate. schaeff

@@schaeff6476 thanks very much for the comprehensive reply. I have discounted several bikes due to the press but think I will reconsider!

@@frankedoodle3798 Hello, can i ask what did you bought finally? I am same concerned about pressfit :D

@@Robin887 hi - I got another bike in the end with a threaded BB just to make it easier to work on at home. A couple of the guys I know got either Treks or Giants which have pressfit BB have covered thousands of miles with no issues, just replacing the BB when it is due

@@frankedoodle3798 Thanks a lot for the answer! Hope you enjoy your bike