Cannondale Habit
Trail riders who want one Cannondale.
Trail Cannondale. Modern reach, trail travel, and a personality between Scalpel XC and Jekyll enduro.
Trail riders who want one Cannondale.
Trail Cannondale. Modern reach, trail travel, and a personality between Scalpel XC and Jekyll enduro.
Trail riders who want one Giant for climbs and descents.
Trail 29er with Maestro suspension. Playful for a Giant, still a trail bike rather than an XC Anthem or a Reign enduro.
| Measurement | IbisRipley 2016 | IbisRipley 2015 |  CannondaleHabit 2023 |  GiantTrance X 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stackmm | 625 | 625 | 628+3 | 630+5 |
| Reachmm | 475 | 475 | 480+5 | 475 |
| Head tube angle° | 66.0 | 66.0 | 65.0−1.0 | 65.5−0.5 |
| Seat tube angle° | 76.0 | 76.0 | 77.0+1.0 | 77.0+1.0 |
| Chainstaymm | 432 | 432 | 440+8 | 438+6 |
| Wheelbasemm | 1229 | 1229 | 1249+20 | 1241+12 |
| BB dropmm | 38 | 38 | 35−3 | 40+2 |
| BB heightmm | — | — | — | — |
| Standovermm | — | — | — | — |
| Part | Ripley L | Ripley L | Habit L | Trance X L |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stem | 50 mm | 50 mm | 50 mm | 50 mm |
| Bar | 800 mm | 800 mm | 800 mm | 800 mm |
| Crank | 175 mm | 175 mm | 175 mm | 175 mm |
The Giant Trance X Advanced E+ 1 is a good package with a Yamaha motor and sophisticated Fox Live Valve suspension, but with some geometry limitations.
So while the Trance X Advanced E+ might not be the lightest e-MTB in the growing featherweight e-MTB category, it is by far the most powerful with Giant ...