It will come down to personal preference, riding style and affordability. As they prefer to go the traditional route, Giant sells their bikes in bike shops throughout the world. There are more than 12,000 retailers offering Giant bikes, so you are bound to find one close to you. Giants focus is more on the quality of their parts while Trek is more into research and development, trying to innovate and make their bikes better looking and feeling. You are more likely to get better, and sometimes more, components when purchasing a Giant Bicycle. Since Giant gets their parts cheaper, they can provide better quality parts.
Designed for stable, confident handling, Sedona is a great way to explore the neighborhood and start a new fitness routine. Featuring comfortable fat tires and upright giant mountain positioning, it lets you go from the driveway to parks or pathways. Smooth comfort Wide tires and suspension seatpost help smooth out rough roads and paths.
The Stance and Embolden are made to be the perfect entry-level full suspension trail bike for newer riders. 29” and 27.5” versions all use 120mm of travel with a 130mm fork. They use budget-concious component builds that keep cost down, but don’t skimp on quality so newer riders and confidently build their skills and progress. The XTC is a pure cross country hardtail focused on climbing, acceleration, and speed.
Only just a couple of years ago Trek had better geometry and suspension design but nowadays there’s hardly any noticeable difference. The most important part is the frame, both offer great frames but with a few small differences. Meanwhile, Giant’s proprietary suspension design, Maestro, is absolutely brilliant. Found throughout their entire dual-suspension line of mountain bikes, it utilizes four strategically positioned pivot points and two linkages that all work to create a single floating pivot point. Giant’s ALUXX aluminum frames, formed from raw materials in Giant’s own forging facility, are renowned the world over, too. These alloy tubesets are refined through an advanced process including extrusion, butting, and shape forming.
It gets the same cranks and chain guide as its pricier brethren along with the very same tyres and finishing kit. However, it comes with Giant AM 29 wheels laced to Giant Tracker Performance Boost hubs. Giant is a huge player in the mountain bike world, with a rich history and huge range bike, from their top-level enduro racing Reign to highly affordable hardtails such as the Talon.
The Giant Reign 1 which costs $4,600 has 160mm of travel on the rear, which is matched up front for a balanced ride. Its Maestro suspension is controlled by a RockShox Monarch Plus Debonair RC3 shock, a high-end model that is a stellar performer. Not giant mountain many of these have had an update for so we’ll go over the 2020 offering too. It gets 100mm of squish at the front with just 90mm at the rear aided by the Maestro suspension platform. As it’s an XC thoroughbred, there’s no 650b option for the Anthem.