New Liv Intrigue LT goes all-out with 150mm travel, mullet options and adjustable geometry

By Nick Clark

Published: Tuesday, 24 January 2023 at 12:00 am

The new Liv Intrigue LT is the women’s-specific brand’s longest-travel trail bike, with 150mm of rear-suspension travel and 160mm on the front.

Two models will be available at launch – the Intrigue LT 1 and the Intrigue LT 2. Both trail bikes feature an aluminium frame in sizes XS to L.

The two smallest sizes are only available in a mullet configuration. Larger sizes are able to utilise a flip chip to run mullet or 29er configurations – though all stock builds are specced with 29in wheels.

Giant’s Maestro 3 flip chip alters the bike’s geometry.

The head tube angle, seat tube angle and bottom bracket height all change through the low, medium and high settings.

Through the settings, the head tube angle changes on average by 0.4 degrees. In the slackest ‘low’ option, it ranges from 64.6 degrees to 64.8 degrees across the size range.

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Like many bikes of its ilk, the Intrigue LT includes a storage chamber in its down tube.
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The frame features an integrated storage system, as is popular on many mountain bikes in this category.

Liv says a water-resistant bag is provided to keep your snacks and essential tools dry. It’s also likely this will help dampen the sound of objects bouncing around inside the frame.

The suspension has been custom-tuned for women on both bikes for optimal performance, according to Liv.

Liv Intrigue LT geometry

SizeXS – lowXS – midXS – highS – lowS – midS – highM – lowM – midM – highL – lowL – midL – high
Seat tube length (mm)370 370 370 390 390 390 420 420 420 450 450 450
Seat tube angle (degrees)76.2 76.6 77.0 76.2 76.6 77.0 77.3 77.6 78.0 77.3 77.6 78.0
Top tube length (mm)552 552 550 567 566 565 581 580 579 603 602 601
Head tube length (mm)95 95 95 95 95 95 100 100 100 110 110 110
Head tube angle (degrees) 64.7 65.1 65.5 64.6 65.1 65.5 64.8 65.1 65.5 64.8 65.1 65.5
Fork rake (mm)44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44
Trail (mm)131 128 125 132 128 125 131 128 125 131 128 125
Wheelbase (mm)1,166 1,166 1,164 1,183 1,180 1,179 1,208 1,207 1,207 1,232 1,231 1,231
Chainstay length (mm)443 442 440 443 442 440 443 442 440 443 442 440
Bottom bracket drop (mm)25 20 15 24 20 15 35 30 25 35 30 25
Stack (mm)629 627 624 628 627 624 628 625 622 637 634 631
Reach (mm)398 402 406 413 417 421 439 442 447 459 462 467
Standover height (mm)613 613 613 674 674 674 712 712 712 750 750 750
Handlebar width (mm)760 760 760 760 760 760 760 760 760 780 780 780
Stem length (mm)40 40 40 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50
Crank length (mm)165.0 165.0 165.0 170.0 170.0 170.0 170.0 170.0 170.0 170.0 170.0 170.0

Liv Intrigue LT 1 price and spec

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The Intrigue LT 1 is equipped with a Deore groupset.
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  • Fork: Fox 36 Float Performance, 160mm
  • Shock: Fox Float DPS Performance
  • Drivetrain: Shimano SLX/Deore
  • Brakes: ​​Tektro M750
  • Wheels: Giant AM wheel system
  • Tyres: Maxxis Minion DHF EXO (front), Maxxis Dissector EXO (rear)
  • Price: £3,599 / €3,999 / AU$4,799

Liv Intrigue LT 2 price and spec

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The LT 2 gets a SRAM groupset.
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  • Fork: RockShox 35 Gold RL, 160mm
  • Shock: Fox Float DPS Performance
  • Drivetrain: SRAM SX Eagle
  • Brakes: ​​Tektro M745
  • Wheels: Giant AM wheel system
  • Tyres: Maxxis Minion DHF EXO (front), Maxxis Dissector EXO (rear)
  • Price: £3,199 / €3,399 / $2,800 / AU$4,199