Giant’s 2014 mountain bike line includes seven men’s and five women’s 650b (27.5in) mountain bikes. The new models will be available later this summerJosh Patterson/Future Publishing
The Trance Advance 27.5 is a lightweight trail bike with 140mm of front and rear suspension. The Trance Advanced 27.5 0 shown here will retail for US$7,725 (UK prices TBA)Josh Patterson/Future Publishing
Up front, the 2014 Trance Advanced 27.5 0 has a 140mm travel RockShox Revelation RT3 forkJosh Patterson/Future Publishing
The new Trance 27.5 uses a shock with the same eye-to-eye length as the now defunct Reign, but with a 10mm shim in the damper reducing travel to 140mmJosh Patterson/Future Publishing
All of Giant’s mid- and high-end mountain bikes use the OverDrive head tube, which tapers from 1.25in (as opposed to 1.125in) to 1.5inJosh Patterson/Future Publishing
A rubberized down tube guard protects the carbon front triangle from rock strikesJosh Patterson/Future Publishing
All three Trance Advanced models have aluminum rear endsJosh Patterson/Future Publishing
The Trance Advanced 27.5 0 comes with SRAM X0 Trail brakesJosh Patterson/Future Publishing
SRAM’s XX1 group is used on the Trance Advanced 27.5 0Josh Patterson/Future Publishing
The Trance Advanced 27.5 1 comes equipped with a full Shimano XT 2x drivetrain with XT brakes and Fox front and rear suspension. It retails for US$5,350 (UK pricing TBA)Giant
The Trance Advanced 27.5 2 has a SRAM X7/X9 drivetrain, Avid Elixir 7 brakes, and a RockShox Sektor fork. It will not be offered in the US for 2014Giant
The Trance 27.5 1 comes with a mix of Shimano SLX and XT components and Fox front and rear suspension. It retails for US$3,500 (UK prices TBA)Giant
The stealthy Trance 27.5 2 has a mostly SLX drivetrain and brakes. It will not be offered in the US for 2014Giant
The Trance 27.5 3 retails for US$2,125 (UK prices TBA) and has Shimano Deore components and a RockShox Sektor forkGiant