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Cthulhu
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Hey guys,
I was checking out Giant's catalogue and I noticed all the different travel length bikes. Can anyone clarify and define bike type categories for me? I though XC was synonymous as trail or singletrack but it doesn't seem to be that way, at least according to their bike categories.
Their competition XC bikes are 3.5in, but their trail bikes go from 4.2in to 5in, and then the all mountain bikes are 6in - 6.7in. Freeride bikes are listed as 8in to 8.8.... I'd assume the more technical the terrain the better off you are with a longer suspension travel but you know what happens when you assume.
I was checking out Giant's catalogue and I noticed all the different travel length bikes. Can anyone clarify and define bike type categories for me? I though XC was synonymous as trail or singletrack but it doesn't seem to be that way, at least according to their bike categories.
Their competition XC bikes are 3.5in, but their trail bikes go from 4.2in to 5in, and then the all mountain bikes are 6in - 6.7in. Freeride bikes are listed as 8in to 8.8.... I'd assume the more technical the terrain the better off you are with a longer suspension travel but you know what happens when you assume.