Transition Smuggler: First Ride Review

Tim Wild gets a sneak ride on the new Transition Smuggler before its UK release. Snozberry Spectacular! The bike is due for release in the UK through Windwave in early April.

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Transition Smuggler: First Ride Review

how tall are you, Tim? You make that bike look quite small in the jumping pic.

Im 6′ 1″, but tucked that jump right up to try and make it look higher than it really is. And make the photographer shoot from as low as possible. Need all the help I can get mate.

is it £5999 better than my tatty old 2016 smuggler…

Pretty sure WTB i30 rims are alloy, not carbon.

Lovely bike. My ideal bike, like a Spur ++.

But, the price!!!! 🤯

(Just a lottery win away then!)

It’s a lovely bike but the price has caused me to start looking at Last Bikes

It looks lovely.

The review says 32lb size large £6.5k

My alu aether9 cost £3.5k to build. Has the same geometry give or take. (M/L same reach 10mm shorter seat tube and 5mm shorter chainstay) and weighs 33.7lb on my scales with sensible build kit including some pedals. Pike ultimates deore 11 speed 180 bx dropper etc

I’d love to try one to see what all the fuss is about.

It does look lovely.

I also have a last bike but unfortunately it’s my hardtail.
A fast forward frame I bought 3rd hand for £50 that looks like dogshit as it’s so rusty now the paint has all peeled off. Still rides great though so happy enough.

Prices are super high – meanwhile, our cousins across the pond are enjoying a 20% off sale on Transitions’ website…. no sign of that over here yet.

It’s a lovely bike but the price has caused me to start looking at Last Bikes

every so often I go and drool over the last website.

similar to hope brakes, they are the same price they always were, but the bigger players are creeping up in price so they start to seem reasonable.

honourablegeorge
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Prices are super high – meanwhile, our cousins across the pond are enjoying a 20% off sale on Transitions’ website…. no sign of that over here yet.

ASAIK its not on the latest smuggler model though, more so looks like what SC have done and trying to shift older stock

is it £5999 better than my tatty old 2016 smuggler…

certainly not and if we are to believe the editorial line on this site then anyone replacing a bike that is less than a decade old should be flogged to death as a consumerist environmental terrorist

certainly not and if we are to believe the editorial line on this site then anyone replacing a bike that is less than a decade old should be flogged to death as a consumerist environmental terrorist

🙄

Seems very pricy for a bike with performance level Fox suspension, wtb i30 rims (surely alloy not carbon) on Novatec hubs and GX build kit.

Also the weight seems high – my alloy sentinel is about 34lbs when I weighed it last and it has a heavier frame, lyriks and a coil shock (maybe the 34lbs was pre coil shock 🤔).

Frame looks gorgeous but the full build kit is looking too ish pricing wise now vs a lot of other brands.

How was the sizing – am also 6ft1, currently on an XL Norco Optic (their suggested size) – Transition recommend a size L, though the XL has near identical geom/measurements as the Norco..

Pretty sure WTB i30 rims are alloy, not carbon.

I’m fairly certain that mine were made of cheese. That’s the only thing I can think of that caused so many more dents than any other wheels I’ve ever owned.

Anyone had any time on one of these and can give some real life feedback?

Also wondering the same.. Does this get a bump on the forum too? @timnwild any sign of a UK test yet?