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Bigger battery, slicker integration and an alloy frame for Giant’s latest trail e-bike.
If the idea of a Trance X E+ appeals, but your budget isn’t quite in carbon e-bike territory, Giant now has some more affordable options.
The Taiwanese brand has revealed three new aluminium frame versions of its Trance X E+, using the latest co-developed Yamaha SyncDrive Pro mid-drive motor.
Anchoring these new metal Giant e-bikes is an 85Nm version of the SyncDrive Pro mid-drive motor, rated at only 2.7kg (5.9lb) of component weight.
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You can change the frame angles, a bit
Suspension and geometry configurations are similar to the carbon Trance X E+, that Giant launched last year.
Reach numbers are generous, with a size large Trance X E+ varying between 482- or 489mm, depending on its flip-chip setting.
All sizes of the new Trance X E+ have two flip-chip adjustable head angle values too, with 65.8-degrees in the low-setting, and 66.8-degrees in the higher configuration. A 150mm fork works in combination with a 140mm shock and 29er wheels, to make the most of Giant’s Trance X E+ geometry.
Stellar aluminium value
The new alloy Giant e-bike range starts at £4699. For that money you get a Trance X E+ 1, featuring a 625Wh battery pack. Suspension on this entry-level derivative is sourced from RockShox, with a Gold DL Debonair fork and Deluxe R shock. Drivetrain and brakes are Shimano Deore, with 203mm rotors.
If your e-bike budget extends to £5199, Giant’s Trance X E+ 2 becomes an option. Suspension sourcing changes to Fox, with a 36 Float Rhythm at the front, supported by a Float DPS at the rear.
Drivetrain upgrades within the Shimano hierarchy from Deore to SLX, while brake rotor size is similar to the Trance X E+ 1, at 203mm.
The Trance X E+ 3 has a big battery
The lead offering in Giant’s new aluminium e-bike range, is a Trance X E+ 3. At £5199 the Fox fork changes to Performance speciation, with a Float X Performance shock at the back. Drivetrain goes up one notch on the Shimano product ladder, to XT, and brake rotors increase in size, to 220mm.
Where the Trance X E+ 3 truly distinguishes itself from the other two options, is its 750Wh battery pack, with 20% greater range.
All three Trance X E+ derivatives use the same robust Praxis Wave 36t 4130 steel chainring and proven Maxxis tyres. As you’d expect on a trail e-bike, the casing sizes are 2.6”, with a combination of Assegai and Dissector.
Giant has also improved the ergonomics of its e-bike functions, relating to the Trance X E+. The handlebar-mounted Ergo3 mode selector can be mounted left or right and Giant’s RideControl Go top tube selector features clearer graphics and now has a dedicated on/off switch.