Finally got my bigger battery!

[Tony.OK]

It did come inside a Rail 9 tho???

 

[KenX]

 

[Dgedge]

Hé hé hé ... Beautiful bike, I like it.
Please write a comparison between this bike and your old Trance (I prefer to read it from someone who own previously a Giant than in a magazine).
When I replaced my Full-E I was looking at the Moustache Trail with same bosch gen4 motor and 625Wh battery and finally bought the Giant.

 

[The Flying Dutchman]

Traitor!!

Just joking. Sick bike! Hope you enjoy it

 

[04fuxake]

Not gonna lie, that Gen 4 Bosch motor looks tidy. Not sure how I feel about the handlebar controller, though. I do like the minimalist RideControl.

 

[Tony.OK]

Not gonna lie, that Gen 4 Bosch motor looks tidy. Not sure how I feel about the handlebar controller, though. I do like the minimalist RideControl.

Agree with ya re controller, pretty ugly for sure.

 

[Tony.OK]

Hé hé hé ... Beautiful bike, I like it.
Please write a comparison between this bike and your old Trance (I prefer to read it from someone who own previously a Giant than in a magazine).
When I replaced my Full-E I was looking at the Moustache Trail with same bosch gen4 motor and 625Wh battery and finally bought the Giant.

Finally stopped raining to give the Rail a skid in the mud....1st climb in its noticeably not as relaxing as the Trance power wise, Rail needs more spinning but rewards for effort unlike the Trance, accelerating on the Rail is awesome, just wants more whereas the Trance wants less cadence more short shifting to get back into power.

1st little downhill was good, bit slippery and still learning new bike, definitely easier to pop front, and rear pops much more playfully, surprising how nimble its feels being a 29er, steering is quicker than Trance even with slacker geo.
Climbing is better too, no front wheel lofting on hairpins, the seat seems to be more over the crank pivot than behind like the Trance.
Plushness is great, Trance was too, didn't really hit any drops or jumps as too slippery but took rocky stuff in its stride.
Really like how the Bosch can spin up and urge you to spin faster, it pulls till you cant spin fast enough in comparison to the 2019 Trance that signs off really early like an old diesel, both have advantages in certain situations.

By far the biggest difference is the battery usage, 20km and 600m climbing and I had 60% left, all on emtb and turbo.
Trance would have been 25% left and only using lowered to 200% on 3rd level.
No more range anxiety!

 

[The Flying Dutchman]

Finally stopped raining to give the Rail a skid in the mud....1st climb in its noticeably not as relaxing as the Trance power wise, Rail needs more spinning but rewards for effort unlike the Trance, accelerating on the Rail is awesome, just wants more whereas the Trance wants less cadence more short shifting to get back into power.

1st little downhill was good, bit slippery and still learning new bike, definitely easier to pop front, and rear pops much more playfully, surprising how nimble its feels being a 29er, steering is quicker than Trance even with slacker geo.
Climbing is better too, no front wheel lofting on hairpins, the seat seems to be more over the crank pivot than behind like the Trance.
Plushness is great, Trance was too, didn't really hit any drops or jumps as too slippery but took rocky stuff in its stride.
Really like how the Bosch can spin up and urge you to spin faster, it pulls till you cant spin fast enough in comparison to the 2019 Trance that signs off really early like an old diesel, both have advantages in certain situations.

By far the biggest difference is the battery usage, 20km and 600m climbing and I had 60% left, all on emtb and turbo.
Trance would have been 25% left and only using lowered to 200% on 3rd level.
No more range anxiety!

You're not telling me what I want to hear! haha

But seriously, I'm glad you're enjoying the new bike!

 

[Tony.OK]

You're not telling me what I want to hear! haha

But seriously, I'm glad you're enjoying the new bike!

Haha sorry, prob biased after a hefty outlay, to be honest if I could have gotten a bigger battery I would keep the Trance and hope it doesn't get too wet during winter ?