Cheapest way into a Quality Full Suspension | 2021 Giant Stance 29 1

[@drezc5444]

just bought this bike today on sale brand new for 1325. its my first full suspension and excited. i live in houston tx and we are super flat city so the trails we have here are perfect for this bike. insee dudes with some overkill bikes. i come from a santa cruz chameleon 29er and switched to full squish 27.5 so its gonna be a change for sure

[@drotzul88]

Where did you get this bike for that price?

[@EduardoGonzalez-wi9gl]

Dude, where in the hell did you get this bike for that price?? 😮😮😮

[@Fortuna_716]

Ive been riding a 2018 Giant Toughroad slr for the last 5 years and I want to start cutting my own trails and bashing around. I loves my toughroad so much I knew they made quality bikes

[@JasonKale]

I picked this bike up used and the guy said he used it 3 times and was a newbie. Its pretty rad...I got it for $1500. I see these a lot now being sold as people ran out and bought them when covid hit and now people are selling them...If I had complaints which I dont Id switch the grips for some lock one ones and get more knobby tires. My Wheels came set up tubeless as well...Im gonna run the tires till they are worn out for now. I find the seat a little hard and not shaped right for my butt. I prefer the outside to curve down more and I had a MTB Volt or something like that on MY Salsa Hard tale...So far ive beat this thing. I have hit like 15mph downhills super over super Rocky tech Pennsylvania garbage and it has taken everything ive thrown at it so far..I think it was the best bang for the buck ive seen..

[@Jamesthebikeguy]

Sounds like you got a great used bike. Congratulations enjoy it!

[@JasonKale]

@@Jamesthebikeguy Keep up the great reviews...This giant to me is a killer bike for the buck...

[@JasonKale]

@@Jamesthebikeguy Also the color is wild. Sometimes its brown, then green, then purple and other times black...It depends on the light...Its pretty neat..

[@Eric-kn4yn]

Draw back k is second owner doest have giants lifetime frame warranty. I've used it x2 it's bonus

[@mitchelljohnson1010]

Great video thanks. Very informative. As an entry level unit it looks great and has great reviews. Mine arrives in 2 days. Can’t wait to get out in the trails

[@ricardoloera8715]

How did you like it?

[@thedreshow4071]

i do love my bike. during covid no one had bikes I had it ordered from Cali and sent to New York. at first riding I wasn't sure. now it's extremely comfortable fits me perfectly at a medium size. I do love it. I hooked it up too with custom gold stickers over the giant symbols and gold bolts. s*** looks crazy

[@tomd1826]

Very thorough video, thanks! I'm thinking of part-exchanging my Terrago hardtail for one of these.

[@shermanwilliams657]

Mines came with Crest 34 forks, they sucked. Switched Rockshox Judy, we'll see how it runs

[@chefboyarleezy4162]

I got my 2021 27.5 stance last year and I rode it hard until February 2022 and I only needed to put the sealant in it once and I only need one tune up.

[@rickywoods3101]

are you from the future ?

[@leobrianas1485]

wait...

[@TubaSolotheHiker]

If they would add the NX derailleur, it would probably just about the perfect lower cost full suspension.

[@tomboneschanker5672]

can you raise the handelbars?

[@robinrai4973]

I think the Calibre Bossnut's a better bet, great geo, much cheaper price and thru axle n all I just bought an older voodoo full sus for 400 bucks and this Giant echos quite a lot of it's features and shortcomings, quick release, older geo, etc.

[@Kamza_]

Its impossible to get one.

[@anthonybrown7448]

Hi im looking for the forks which are on this bike is there any more information as to shere i an get them from they ook so sweet on this bike thanks

[@eddiek821]

I dont know if to go for this in its 2023 version or the Marin rift zone 1 29er 2023 😅.

[@m2bbrothers932]

my bike has just been stolen so im planning to buy this bike if there is no news to getting it back

[@jzacinter]

Can you convert the rear hub to through axel from QR141?

[@silver_c1oud]

it would have been perfect if its rear is a thru axle.

[@ARIODAY1]

Are all these models supposed to come with the rockshox recons? Because I just bought one and it came with a crest 34 fork by Giant

[@alvinduong9663]

The new stances are going to have crest forks. Some shops will still have the 2021 model with rockshox up front

[@attacklifeuk]

Had this bike a wile now only gripe I have is the brakes, they are terrible. Wish it came with a thru axle in the rear aswell but for the price it's a very good bike, really lightweight

[@Jamesthebikeguy]

Glad you're enjoying the bike. Both of those gripes are founded, at least one of them's an easy fix

[@travispowers1704]

I had put money down on this bike to be delivered next month. I'm a bit confused though, the pictures and video's of this bike shows brakes with 4 pistons, but Giants site listings show that this bike has the Shimano 200's which are 2 pistons. Which Shimano brakes are on this bike? Is it the MT420's?

[@shaymtbrider7244]

I got stance 27.5 version n i put 300 miles in month n man its soo good

[@Daniel-xg3ul]

Me too. I love it.

[@rickywoods3101]

I'm at 85 miles and it's not even been a week yet, I did get lost once and that helped me add a lot of miles lol

[@greensleeves8095]

Those QRs really kill this bike. Really wish it had thru axles. Giant could totally make it happen if they wanted to.

[@chrisbalser3808]

Great video! I have a Schwinn Boundary and am looking to upgrade so I can ride intermediate level root and rock garden laden Ohio singletrack. Would this be a good bike to use for that? What are your thoughts compared to Siskiu T7? Thanks!

[@shaymtbrider7244]

T7 is good bike but polygon quality is not good it weight 35 lb

[@ronnie2.039]

I think it handles very well on rocks

[@richardbeto1615]

I love that bike

[@destroythebehemoth8827]

How is the rear suspension a single pivot design? I can see atleast 4 pivot points (8 including the opposite side)

[@Jamesthebikeguy]

When speaking about how many pivots are involved, you stop counting after you get to the wheel. In this case it's a single pivot because there's only one pivot at which the wheels arc is dictated from, the rest. Are linkage driving the shock. So the rest of those so-called pivots you're seeing have nothing to do with the wheel travel path or how the wheel is connected to pedaling braking or bump inputs

[@reaganhughes169]

Pretty picky on my bikes, I own this same bike, excellent bike, didn't like the stock grips which I changed as well as a larger front tire. Really solid, comfortable, easy to ride bike. Ripped this at Spider Mountain to Tx, works great. Not too heavy. Love the plush rock shox

[@eckdavid2472]

The video would've been even better if you'd told us how it rides going uphill and downhill.

[@tehalexy]

Thanks for the Vid. One Question: Some People mention that you always should get a MTB with Quick Release Wheels and avoid Nuts/This because tires can't be upgraded. Is this true here? Or can i upgrade tires to quick release?

[@Jamesthebikeguy]

This doesn't have nuts. QR in the rear and Thru Axle front

[@cristianmarmolejo8725]

Would you recommend it for a heavier rider?

[@Jamesthebikeguy]

As a beginner MTB sure thing.

[@cristianmarmolejo8725]

@@Jamesthebikeguy awesome man. I’ve been looking at this bike very closely since you reviewed it on your channel. I am a beginner, so I would appreciate it if you have any other bikes you recommend?

[@cristianmarmolejo8725]

@equilibrium yeah bro it’s really fun, my first full suspension bike. I lost some weight, but I will say you should go with the 29 in wheel base since the center suspension will be under more pressure than usual so you might knick the pedals/derailleur while pedaling through rough surfaces

[@nickortcoski6769]

Looks great.

[@Jamesthebikeguy]

It does!

[@harrygrimley4352]

Very good looking bike. Still out of my price range. Have to sell the other kidney.

[@Jamesthebikeguy]

Yeah well these are the days of bicycles

[@Eric-kn4yn]

Brakes upgrade 4 pot asap

[@maycondeivisferrari7422]

NICE VIDEO.....BRAZIL HERE

[@Jamesthebikeguy]

Thanks and welcome!

[@yengsabio5315]

So, Stance is a trail bike and Trance is an XC bike?

[@Jamesthebikeguy]

The Trance is a much larger bike (150f/140r travel) so it falls into the all-mountain category.

[@yengsabio5315]

@@Jamesthebikeguy Ah! Copy that! Thanks for responding! Lots'a love, cheers, & Mabuhay, from tropical Philippines!

[@armandojuan64]

It is a Down Country bike .

[@frsknsld]

better off saving up a bit more and getting a trance

[@Jamesthebikeguy]

The trance definitely does offer some significant upgrades

[@frsknsld]

@@Jamesthebikeguy maestro over flexpoint is a no brainer.

[@frsknsld]

@equilibrium obviously don’t know much about bikes. The stance is an entry level full suspension. It’s a piece of shit if you plan on doing an kind of semi serious riding.

[@frsknsld]

@equilibrium well most what you were claiming is false. Trance being a bigger bike isn’t true. It has shorter reach than stance. When in the 29 flavour trance even has less rear travel so the nimble argument isn’t a very good one. A person is better off saving an extra $500 and buying a trance. 1000x better bike. My source. 20 year mechanic in a shop that sells giant and has a Pile of broken stance frames in my shop.

[@durace99]

141 boost in the rear ???

[@Jamesthebikeguy]

Yes

[@durace99]

Only boost i knew was 148. Where have i been. Lol. 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@Jamesthebikeguy]

141 is QR 148 is the axle. It's how the OLD is measured. (Old standard was 135qr and 142boost. Same 7mm spread)

[@PresidentCamacho2024]

i wanted to buy a stance 1, but then i found an almost new giant anthem from the first owner, and i'm really glad i bought that one. maestro suspension, fox air shocks front and back, it drives like a dream

[@Jamesthebikeguy]

Fair enough

[@shaymtbrider7244]

Giant bikes comes tubless setup from factory u dont have to buy anything

[@Jamesthebikeguy]

Interesting I didn't know that. I'll have to check with my lbs to confirm, I would have figured you would still need to install the sealant / valve stems

[@shaymtbrider7244]

@@Jamesthebikeguy no after 2019 all giant bikes comes with sealant valves n when u purchase bike ur lbs will fill the sealant in it becz from factory there bikes comes with no tubes in tiers

[@stevemurray710]

With crime up it makes sense to have a cheaper bike.

[@Jamesthebikeguy]

Fear is hardly a reason not to live.

[@stevemurray710]

@@Jamesthebikeguybuy cheaper bike i mean less than $3000 not cheaper than the stance. I hear in CA bikes are stolen at gun point, actually on YT. Crooks like carbon.

[@eksadiss]

@@stevemurray710 Carjackings happen too, you probably should never own a vehicle.

[@stevemurray710]

@@eksadiss I drive a 89 dodge Aries. I certainly wouldn't put my wife in a range Rover, especially in short hills NJ.

[@eksadiss]

@@stevemurray710 maybe you shouldn't live somewhere that's such a piece of shit then, that would be best for your family

[@joen3992]

What the majority of riders don't know: Giant manufactures 75 to 80% of all bike frames in the world. This is a fact! Do they make nice bikes themselves? Never like the ride or colours of a Giant bike. And I mean ugly bikes....

[@Jamesthebikeguy]

I hate to be the bearer of bad news but that's not correct. Of the overall market Giant and Merida are the most major OEM suppliers. Giant is indeed the largest however in the large landscape of bicycles they may only make up 30 or so percent. There are a lot of bikes built by them indeed for all sorts of brands, but that doesn't mean that the brands who have them build their bikes are not designing and testing on their own. The factory doesn't dictate the quality, rather it's the place that the plans are moved from paper to production.

[@shaymtbrider7244]

@@Jamesthebikeguy trek frames are also built by giant they hold 70% of frames in this world

[@LCNismo]

I recently rode one. I can tell the difference between $2k bike and a $5k bike. The back ends feels loose and the rear shock is garbage. For $2k, the back should be a thru axle with boost application.

[@jansonminton1503]

you will obviously feel the difference with a 3k price difference

[@marianonoriel3397]

Wow! But can you tell the difference between a 5 dollar Craigslist bike and a 5000 Giant bike? I mean seriously

[@SarcasticComments23]

Thanks for your comment!

[@SergioHernandez-wp3zf]

Vitus Mythique is better!!! Way better parts for the $$$$.

[@tehalexy]

This Bike allows a Rider up to 138kg. and its just 1999€. your bike gives no information on max weight and costs 700€ more.

[@modelzone5727]

It’s a outdated frame. I sold mine what a rubbish bike. Giant need to update the frame. Much better bikes out there for the same kind of money

[@Jamesthebikeguy]

Really? Where are there much better bikes for the same price? I don't disagree with an outdated frame, but at less than 2k in 2022 there really isn't anything else like it. If you stepped up to something $2500 you could move several generations forward, but then again that is a 40% increase in price.

[@iffy_too4289]

This is so old it stinks. They forgot to cremate is and left it rotting in under the stairs in the morgue. Any bike that still has front derailleur mount points as new today... AVOID. Go buy a Siskiu T7 or T8. But other than that, nicely made vid.

[@rekomaged1]

it has a 1x12 drivetrain which is more important than anything as far being modern...how does a front derailleur mount make it archaic if its just an option?

[@shaymtbrider7244]

T7 is 36lb n t8 is 34 n quality of rims are trash n quality of both is bad

[@mrc8140]

i want to have this so bad already but im broke :( even if this bike is affordable full suspension

[@mrc8140]

@equilibrium well this part only saddens me. As an 11year old I don't know how I will be able to have a job in this type of situation where there is COVID. My only choice for now is to save up my weekly allowance for years until I get to have enough cash for it. I don't wanna miss out on trail shredding in the future!