BIKE CHECK: Josh Carlson's Giant Trance X Advanced E+ eMTB for World Champs
Here's a look at Josh Carlson's Giant Trance X Advanced E+ for the World Champs eMTB race this week in Les Gets.
All photos: Matt Rousu
Josh Carlson is a multiple eMTB Australian Champion, and pretty handy on just about anything with two wheels. Josh is in Les Gets, France, representing Australia on his custom Giant Trance X Advanced E+ for the World Championships.
'Josh's bike is probably one of the coolest bicycles I've ever photographed,' our photographer Matt Rousu told us. 'He has Titanium pedals and bolts to match the insane Aussie colour-way of this beautiful Giant Trance X Advanced E+.'
Josh has made a few changes to his usual spec for the event, including running 170mm Prafix cranks to keep the cadence lower. This keeps his cadence around 60rpm, where the motor is said to run the best.
'It's a whole new ball game and I could talk to Josh for hours about the actual race performance of E-bike racing,' said Matt.
The Fox 36 LiveValve fork looks incredible – but click through the gallery for more details on Josh's bike.
