Thanx for the reply. Yea thats sums up about what i was thinking. Go the trance to have to downhill capabilities but with a 29er for good xc performance. Yes we are pretty lucky to have these tracks uphere so i want to finnaly Take advantage of them.
Not necessarily.Somewhere along the way - at a point thast will vary for diferent riers - there comes a stage where the bike has more in reserve than the rider needs, and it becomes cumbersome and somewhat dead in its handling. And going by the OP's parameters, the Trance 27.5 (or other similar moels) will be in its properly useful and lively zone for about 2% of the time. So it makes more sense to get something suitable for the 95+% of the riding that's being done, and hang on with clenched arse cheeks for the other few%.
I will be taking the 27.5 and 29er for a ride tomorow on the local trails and see how they are going. I do like the idea of a trance 29er from what the local stires has told me but with what i am getting from here i will have to test them both. The 29er for its nore snoother ride going ober rocks and xc capabilities and the 27.5 for technical trails if i think i need the extra controll. But i think the 29er will be nore up my soup for longer rides.
The local bike mechanic had the 27.5 trance & said it was a bit of a dog to climb, he waited for the 29er with less suspension to make a purchase..he is really quick down rooted trk’s
Got two mates with 27.5 Trances, and they climb okee dokee. But they are 20 years younger than me, so maybe they’d appear to be awesome, regardless.
Pretty much all bikes are like that if the shock is too stiff when you climb but overall you pay for it with energy loss on longer climbs. An Anthem will be way more nimble on the climbs than Trance.
That's why I said "in some ways"
There is not much in it though - coming from a decent amount of seat time on both on the same trails. Trance is much much better on the rough stuff though, and not as fast on smooth flowing single track.
Yeah true that, some bikes work better for some trails or rider styles than others.That's why I said "in some ways"
I'm seeing a lot of people going back to alloy frames on the trails but how well carbon works depends on how the frame manufacturer has utilised the use of the carbon fibre in the design. If you're racing, it might give you the leading edge of a few seconds but as a general trail rider the few seconds may not matter.
That... the perception that carbon is not so impact resistant as alloy and the expense to buy a bike that will be "obsolete" or replaced for something "better" in 2-3yrs
Nah they will just invent another standard.
Yes it. I know the trance is going to be overkill but there are opportunities around me to make god use of it and i only can afford one good bike. As you mention about the 27.5 not being the best climber that is why i am considering to compromise and go for a trance 29er to get the best of both worlds but i will see once i take them for a ride. i was going to take some demo bikes out on the weekend but because of the weather our tracks where closed so hopefully in a few days i can take them for a spin.
Yes i am looking at a good mounting option for my Ute (style side type tray) because yes i will take the bike around to other locations. But i have seen at the local shops there are some good mounts i can get, i will just have to work out which is the most practical and cost effective.