2023 Giant Trance X E+ / E+ Elite

[mrhaboobi]

Wife has a trance advanced elite 2 . Sea sparkle colour. Couple questions.

1) any benefit putting a longer fork?
2) can a 29 rear be fitted. On climbing tge 27 pushes her too far back letting the front wheel lift.
3) range extender the only option or can 500/600/ larger battery fit?

Thanks

 

[John_A]

Wife has a trance advanced elite 2 . Sea sparkle colour. Couple questions.

1) any benefit putting a longer fork?
2) can a 29 rear be fitted. On climbing tge 27 pushes her too far back letting the front wheel lift.
3) range extender the only option or can 500/600/ larger battery fit?

Thanks

1. Not really You could go to 160 but you’d hardly notice. It would also make the front end even lighter

2 No (toward and longer stem might help)

3 no bigger battery available

 

[trailaddict]

I've put a 160mm Fork and a Shock with 55mm Stroke on mine to get more travel.

And yes, no big rear wheel and no bigger battery.

Work on her Uphill skills to get the front end weighted.

 

[Montana St Alum]

Wife has a trance advanced elite 2 . Sea sparkle colour. Couple questions.

1) any benefit putting a longer fork?
2) can a 29 rear be fitted. On climbing tge 27 pushes her too far back letting the front wheel lift.
3) range extender the only option or can 500/600/ larger battery fit?

Thanks

I have the E3. That fork can be extended to 160mm. I did and there is no benefit that I can discern (especially if you have trouble keeping the front tire planted!).
I think you could get a 2.8" wide tire on the back, but if you tried to put a 29 on there, you'd have to have such a small tire that it would not be a benefit. If keeping the front planted is a problem, the seat may not be properly positioned. Even with a 160 fork, and riser bars, I have not noticed any wandering up front.
I doubt you could replace the battery with anything but the stock 400.

 

[John_A]

Doubt you’d get a 2.8 tyre in the back. I wasn’t happy with the clearance on a 2.6

 

[Montana St Alum]

Doubt you’d get a 2.8 tyre in the back. I wasn’t happy with the clearance on a 2.6

I have a 27.5x2.6 DHRII on the back with .77 inch of clearance on each side. With a 2.8, I'd have .67 inch on both sides.
That's plenty of room in Utah's dry dusty conditions, but maybe not enough if you ride in muddy conditions a lot.