Think I've finally decided this could be the bike for me, any body else got one on here? Lets have a pic if so!
Ive got one - just finished the build and will spend tonight covering it in helicopter tape and tinkering with the bar / brake / shifter positions and setting the sag etc.
Ive gone for a custom paint job, 810mm wide bars, Hammerschmidt, Chris King hubs, Talas 2011's, Thompson stem and seat post, Saint brakes, braided hoses.
Will find out tomorrow how it rides (apart from the test ride I did two months ago)
From Trailjunkies?
Ha Trimix, your reputation precedes you!
(yes Amos his sparkly green bike has been months in the making and was from Trailjunkies).
Thought I'd seen it there, not sure about the green hue personally or indeed the hammershcmidt but nice build all the same! Let me know how it rides...
Well Amos if your local your welcome to join me for a ride some time and find out how it goes.
might just do that ta
Come on post up that darn picture with the crazy bars in shot 😉
Ha, I will as soon as I get a wide angle lens 🙂
Or you can pop over for a fondle. It will have its maiden voyage this weekend. Somewhere where I can spend hours setting up the suspension.
Know of anywhere with hills you dont have to rid up before riding down ?
One of the guys I go riding with is the Spanish importer for Transition, nice looking bike, get one!
Makes my atlas bars look positively fixie esq
810mm?!!
we've got a lovely looking white frame in at the mo - really nice.
Its frickin mint, Ive had mine a while now and It climbs well, and gives me soooo much confidence going downhill that Im now hitting stuff faster, dropping further and generally riding better than Ive ever done, its a perfect bike for the UK.
yes i;ve had a go on one, light, nimble but feels like you have alot of travel, i want one myself now. Not sure about hammershcmidt gears were to low for riding on the flats
Update - just ridden mine on Sat, Sun and Monday. While I still have some fine tuning to do on the suspension the ride is great. It climbs better than my old Whyte 46, feels very planted in all other situations. The downs were taken at much higher speed as it just gave me more confidence. Its a medium frame with a 70mm stem - Im 5foot11 and the bars are in an upright positions. You could get away with a large with the seat forwards at my tall/shortness. But a medium is fine. The very wide bars gave me loads of confidence and feedback in the twistys. But the biggest change of riding after the suspension are the brakes - Ive fitted Saint's and Im stopping 10 feet sooner than I used to. Im really haveing to recalibrate my braking distances with them. Its like riding into a brick wall. Just a gentle one finger squeeze is all I need..
Transitions generally have upped their craftmanship game over the last 2 years.....the latter models now being treated to a coat of lacquer and some tidy tubing!!
The Coverts angles are generally where they need to be, perhaps with only the bb a tad too high....but, the HA is slack enough.
If you're looking for a reasonably nimble 6"er.....you could do worse!!
Anyone know where you can demo one of these??
Heihei give Don't know where you love but Trailjunkies in streatley Oxfordshire should be able to sort you out, Craig knows the rep quite well IIRC
We had a demo bike and shall get another one in soon enough. They are truly amazing and great value too.