With the assistance of a SyncDrive Sport motor the Stance-E+ 2 laughs its way up hills boasting 360% of tuneable power and 70Nm of torque. Tune your assistance levels, track your rides, make the most out of the 500wh frame integrated battery, and much more through Giants Ride Control app. The firm and high-riding fork clashes with the pillowy read end to create an unbalanced ride—the contrast in feel is quite stark. Despite this mismatch, the Stance still performs well in certain situations.
It depends where and how you ride, but swapping the somewhat narrow and low profile Forekasater tires for something with a more aggressive tread would do wonders for this bike. If you ride smooth trails with hard-packed dirt the Forekasters might be just fine for you. If you ride more aggressive terrain or in loose conditions, it would be worth giant ROAD BIKES considering something with more cornering and braking bite. Giant has spec’d the Stance 29 with their own XCT tubeless-ready wheelset. On the 29-inch version of this bike, the wheels have a 25mm internal rim width which is bordering on narrow in this day and age. The 27.5-inch wheeled version of this bike comes with wider rims and tires.
130mm of travel up front allows you to easily navigate trail obstacles and singletrack terrain. A massively oversized bottom-bracket/chainstay area features a fully integrated, 86-millimeter-wide bottom-bracket giant KIDS BIKES design. Formed from raw materials in Giant’s own forging facility, this proprietary alloy features 30 percent additional stiffness over traditional 6061-series aluminum, while also reducing overall weight.
Testers found this moderate reach to be quite comfortable on the descents while the 67-degree head tube angle and big 29-inch wheels inspired the confidence to roll down just about anything in its path. Don’t get us wrong, this isn’t a super hard-charging bike on the descents, but with a calculated approach, we found that it’s capable and fun while taming most trails. I was surprised that the bike isn’t setup with a seat post dropper, especially given the high quality of the frame and other components. I’ve gotten very used to these for mountain biking and feel that they are worth having, especially for full suspension models. While they do add a bit of weight, the bike is already heavier than average. At this price, simplistically shaped heavy gauge tubes would be entirely passable but the Stance offers much more.
The motor, hubs, spokes, rims, stem, handlebar, seat tube etc. are all black. Dave said that he had used it on occasion to move the bike when walking through technical terrain or a steep climb since the bike does weigh a lot. The Giant Stance E+ 2 is a high quality build from a reputable company.