Master the Mountain

Mountain bikers know that every trail is unique, every ride a different type of challenge. Riding styles vary as much as the terrain. Oftentimes, reaching your favorite descent requires a long climb to the top. Some days you crave fast, flowy singletrack. Others are all about tight, technical trails.

Whatever the challenge, this bike is up to the task. Building on the progressive style of the Trance Advanced Pro 29 & Trance 29, it’s aimed at riders who want to blend the speed and agility of its short-travel predecessor with beefed-up suspension that opens it up to more aggressive terrain.

One of the most unique features on the Trance X 29 range is its new adjustable frame geometry technology. A flip chip on the upper rocker arm lets you choose steeper or slacker head/seattube angles depending on your riding style and terrain. You can change the head angle from 66.2 degrees to 65.5 degrees. The seattube angle adjusts from 77.9 degrees to 77.2 degrees.

Switching the geometry also changes the bottom bracket drop from 40mm in the low setting to 30mm in the high setting. The low setting gives you slacker geometry that’s better suited to faster, more open terrain, while the high setting offers steeper geometry and is recommended for slower, more technical terrain.