Does anyone know of availability of any XL frames?
ask your local Transition dealer! pedals in Edinburgh will know.
timbo678 - Member
Does anyone know of availability of any XL frames?
bigjim - Member
ask your local Transition dealer! pedals in Edinburgh will know.
James from Pedals said on Sunday that there was one XL complete bike left in the UK, but that there were plans to get some more frames or bikes shipped from America. I think that was the gist of it, anyway.
James has been awesome and hopefully some light at the end of a long wait!
Can i ask the guys on their XL frames how tall they are and how's the fit? I'm 6'5" and unlikely to be able to sit on one before buying as there are no dealer here. Ta.
Just under 6'5" and it's a perfect fit. Wouldn't want anything longer.
I've got an XL you can try if you're in Belfast.
How's your smuggler on the golfie and other steep stuff up there, Jim?bigjim - MemberJust under 6'5" and it's a perfect fit. Wouldn't want anything longer.
Was riding there recently and thinking what a grind it is to repetitively winch an enduro bike up Priesthope hill. Shorter travel bike would defo be the order of the day for me on those trails, if I could handle the descents on it.
Yeah it's great on the steep, never felt like I could go over the front, not sure if it's the length of the thing or the big wheel or both. The length is a slight pain in some of the really tight corners but very few. I think I've only wished for more travel on some of the plough furrows you hit on some of the trails, rest of the trails it's all you need. Some of the rougher faster bits of the DH trails on the other side would be faster with more travel though.
My smuggler is great on steep, excellent for a sprint up, bomb down sort of ride.
As above, on anything proper rough, you do give up some vs a longer travel enduro bike. It's just up to you whether the trade off is worth the easier up and more momentum on the other stuff.
Cheers fellow giants!
I've got an XL you can try if you're in Belfast.
That'd be beezer shandy 😀 i'm from Antrim but work in the shaft. Where did you get yours from, if you don't mind me asking, and what was the turnaround like, like?
I got it from Pedals in Edinburgh, they were sound, quick dispatch and they sorted me a deal on some forks and the headset and fitting.
Got mine from Pedals in Edinburgh too 8)
Pedals was who i was looking at as they have the fork (Pike) and colour (black) i would prefer.
Cheers lads.
Dean, how do you find the Smuggler for jumping and mid-air frolics?
My smuggler is a 2015 large. The bike is awsome but I wish they had thought about the tire clearence more. I've got wtb i23 wheels and with a minion dhr2.3, nobby nic 2.35 and minion ss 2.3 it's fine. Magic marys on the rear are a no go. I'm just having some new wheels built. The new stans arch mk3 with a 26mm inner width. I think these may cause some issues, but I want a stronger wheel. If I can use the ss dhr and nobby nic I'll be happy.
What width wheels is everyone using?
Wide wheels are fine as the wider you go it makes the tyre slightly lower, and it's only clearane on top that is tight. My 'bruiser munro waterbar' wheelset was 30mm internal Halo rims with 2.4 Tough Trailboss tyres
AR27's on mine, no probs with clearance, seem to cope well with a lump like me landing and choosing bad lines!
What does it look like whit 27.5's installed? or would the geo be all out of whack?
What does it look like whit 27.5's installed? or would the geo be all out of whack?
Why would you do that? The Scout is the 27.5 equivalent.
It would look like someone bought the wrong frame or wrong wheels.
What does it look like whit 27.5's installed?
Like this 🙂
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Not that I ever rode it in anger like this. The BB is quite low enough in 29er mode and I have no desire to drop it any lower. But I has the wheels for another project, so dropped them in and took it for a quick spin around the village, for a laugh.
The angles stay the same of course, it just gets a bit lower with a bit less tyre clearance.
This thread caught my eye, as I was looking around for some information on the shock size on the Smuggler.
Having re-read my initial comments, I'd say that not much has changed, and I still love this bike - it does everything very, very well, and is very fun. The only issue I've found is that the lack of clearance at the back means that when running a 2.3+ tyre, if it gets sloppy, the back end will get clogged up very fast. I've had a couple of shockers, when this has happened on race runs and pretty much given up on stages as the drag from the back has been so bad.
Apparently this has been addressed in later models, but worth thinking about, or just run narrower tyres.
