Cannondale Habit Vs Giant Trance
The giant trance 29 1 is the archetypal short travel trail bike.
Cannondale habit vs giant trance. That said riding. A cannondale habit carbon 3 merida one twenty 6000 and specialized stumpjumper fsr st comp carbon 29. Among hardtails you can find more capable rigs by opting for a mid fat design like the 1 300 cannondale cujo 2 below and its 2 8 inch tires and additional 20 millimeters of suspension are big pluses for cushioning hard impacts. The trance 2 that i m considering is the full trail bike with the 150mm fox fork setup.
Scoring a nearly perfect 9 10 ranking the trance 29 took the coveted test winner award. Aug 1 2017 at 11 34 quote. This new bike has the poise of a hardcore trail bike while maintaining the fast efficiency of its predecessors. The 18 trance 2 is just an unreal value and such a great bike for any kind of.
In this cannondale habit review we look at all the models in the range. Pass on the habit. Combined with modern geometry these bikes all offer a fun efficient and well rounded ride. Now in its seventh generation the giant trance has been reimagined with less travel 29 wheels and much more progressive.
The trance 29 went up against three solid competitors in its category. I havent had a chance to ride the habit so i hate to poopoo all over it but my lbs carries santa cruz cannondale giant and everyone there says for trail use. I enjoyed riding the cannondale habit. The habit is new and i guess offers some appeal in that regard but the fuel ex9 is tough to beat at under 4000 in 27 5 or 29er.
I m having somewhat of the same conundrum between a new trance and a process. The first in our light trail category in the pinkbike field test. With discounts the giant is going to be priced about the same as the stumpy because one of my must haves is a dropper seat post which the base stumpy does not have so i will need to buy that separate bringing that price up to the range of the giant. The giant trance below gets you a big bump up in performance but the added complexity of the rear linkage brings the cost up to 2 100.
Rolling on 29 inch wheels sporting similar amounts of travel 120mm rear and 130mm front and coming in at 3 020 the new aluminum stumpjumper is a worthy adversary. If cannondale s habit 4 has caught your eye then there s a good chance the new specialized stumpjumper st comp alloy 29 has as well. The cannondale habit has been completely redesigned for 2019.