Why would you post a pic like that? Bloody birds nest of cables and shitThat cable management Cable OCD kicking in….
Why would you post a pic like that? Bloody birds nest of cables and shitThat cable management Cable OCD kicking in….
100%, can even run as a single speedBut BMX.
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I love the colour - my favourite shade of blue! - but the frame just looks off.Meh, it's not a great looking hard tail.
Have to agree. Steel hard tails, and steel generally, seem to be all the rage now. Nothing special about this bike. Just a marketing metaphor. I see on the Transition site there is a sale on nearly every bike. Definitely one for the Transition fan bois.I have a steel, 160mm front Cotic BFE Max and it doesn't get ridden. It's 14kg, the same weight or heavier than my FS bikes.
Yeah the Transition looks nice and has a bling name but needs to go on an expensive diet immediately or it will ride like a brick.
I know Tranny's published weight doesn't include pedals and takes in tubeless conversion.
This will be 15kg+ ready to ride.
Pricing, going on USA to AU typical pricing and current exchange rate will be around $4200-$4500 for complete bike with below average components, apart from dropper and fork.
Personally I can't see the point in what could conservatively be a $7000+ HT just to get the weight down in the 12's.
SO yeah, it's a Tranny, it's got sliding dropouts, it's nice but not for me.
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Is that because it doesn't have a motor?I have a steel, 160mm front Cotic BFE Max and it doesn't get ridden. It's 14kg, the same weight or heavier than my FS bikes.
Yeah the Transition looks nice and has a bling name but needs to go on an expensive diet immediately or it will ride like a brick.
I know Tranny's published weight doesn't include pedals and takes in tubeless conversion.
This will be 15kg+ ready to ride.
Pricing, going on USA to AU typical pricing and current exchange rate will be around $4200-$4500 for complete bike with below average components, apart from dropper and fork.
Personally I can't see the point in what could conservatively be a $7000+ HT just to get the weight down in the 12's.
SO yeah, it's a Tranny, it's got sliding dropouts, it's nice but not for me.
I still ride normal bikes.Is that because it doesn't have a motor?
I'd go a Ragley or Bird.
Particularly when a Norco Torrent S1 with Lyrik Ultimate, SLX/XT Drivetrain and TRP Trail Evo brakes is 4.5kI have a steel, 160mm front Cotic BFE Max and it doesn't get ridden. It's 14kg, the same weight or heavier than my FS bikes.
Yeah the Transition looks nice and has a bling name but needs to go on an expensive diet immediately or it will ride like a brick.
I know Tranny's published weight doesn't include pedals and takes in tubeless conversion.
This will be 15kg+ ready to ride.
Pricing, going on USA to AU typical pricing and current exchange rate will be around $4200-$4500 for complete bike with below average components, apart from dropper and fork.
Personally I can't see the point in what could conservatively be a $7000+ HT just to get the weight down in the 12's.
SO yeah, it's a Tranny, it's got sliding dropouts, it's nice but not for me.
How are you getting $7k? Frame is $800USD, so probably around $1800-2000AUDI have a steel, 160mm front Cotic BFE Max and it doesn't get ridden. It's 14kg, the same weight or heavier than my FS bikes.
Yeah the Transition looks nice and has a bling name but needs to go on an expensive diet immediately or it will ride like a brick.
I know Tranny's published weight doesn't include pedals and takes in tubeless conversion.
This will be 15kg+ ready to ride.
Pricing, going on USA to AU typical pricing and current exchange rate will be around $4200-$4500 for complete bike with below average components, apart from dropper and fork.
Personally I can't see the point in what could conservatively be a $7000+ HT just to get the weight down in the 12's.
SO yeah, it's a Tranny, it's got sliding dropouts, it's nice but not for me.
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If you can get frame only here, good job.How are you getting $7k?
I know just sharing the pile on away from Hambo/Bubu.I still ride normal bikes.
What do you mean “all the rage now”? Been the rage for years, decades really but hardcore hard tails have been a thing for a long time now.Have to agree. Steel hard tails, and steel generally, seem to be all the rage now. Nothing special about this bike. Just a marketing metaphor. I see on the Transition site there is a sale on nearly every bike. Definitely one for the Transition fan bois.
I don’t think anyone buying this is interested in getting it down to 12kg.I have a steel, 160mm front Cotic BFE Max and it doesn't get ridden. It's 14kg, the same weight or heavier than my FS bikes.
Yeah the Transition looks nice and has a bling name but needs to go on an expensive diet immediately or it will ride like a brick.
I know Tranny's published weight doesn't include pedals and takes in tubeless conversion.
This will be 15kg+ ready to ride.
Pricing, going on USA to AU typical pricing and current exchange rate will be around $4200-$4500 for complete bike with below average components, apart from dropper and fork.
Personally I can't see the point in what could conservatively be a $7000+ HT just to get the weight down in the 12's.
SO yeah, it's a Tranny, it's got sliding dropouts, it's nice but not for me.
For direct(ish) comparisonIf you can get frame only here, good job.
$4200 to $4500 for full bike, with $2500 of upgrades.
Wheelset $1000
Cranks $400
Gears/chain $300
Cassette $300
Brakes $300
Bars $200
There's $2500 without the small parts like saddle, stem, headset, pedals, tyres, grips, rotors and BB.
Frame only, add a $1000 fork, $300 dropper, the above costed parts with all the small parts and you'll be nearly up on the $5k mark with parts, then add the frame cost... for a 12kg+ HT.
Yes, if you buy full build, you can flog off some of the bits if you take off before riding it but I have a box here full of used SX, NX, GX derailleurs, shifters, cassettes and SRAM brakes. They are worth bugger all used.
I did this exact thing with a full build Tranny Spur a couple of years back, no frame only available, just full Deore build entry level bike or nothing. The only bits worth keeping were the frame, shock, fork and dropper. Everything else got upgraded.
Check a few more places, they are discounted in a few places now in the US, just like the Supersports price. It will be more than $3250.For direct(ish) comparison
An NX-build alloy Smuggler retails in the US at USD5399. The build kit is the same as far as I can see. The same bike here is $6499 rrp via Supersports. This gives a conversion of AUD1 to USD0.83
A USD2699 build of the TransAM will be approximately AUD3250 based on this.
A Norco Torrent S2 has a similar retail of AUD3400 rrp, and has a full Deore groupset, TRP Slate Evo brakes, better wheels. The downside is it comes with a RS Gold 35 RL where the Z2 is likely better, but everything else is a step-up from the Tranny
Hmm, Supersports doesn't show it reduced, only the frame. Maybe as the build isn't in stock.Check a few more places, they are discounted in a few places now in the US, just like the Supersports price. It will be more than $3250.
@xero will have an approximate price for us.
Yeah, more than likely.Maybe as the build isn't in stock.
It's probably a reflection of the riders I know. I agree with what your saying but a lot of the people I know seem to have just discovered steel. They have seen few vids by Jeff Lenosky talking up REEB steel bikes, etc. Watched the occasional vid about hard core hard tails and now they want one. Go for it, I say.What do you mean “all the rage now”?
Ah yeah I guess you’re right. Also a lot of steel fullys coming out lately too.It's probably a reflection of the riders I know. I agree with what your saying but a lot of the people I know seem to have just discovered steel. They have seen few vids by Jeff Lenosky talking up REEB steel bikes, etc. Watched the occasional vid about hard core hard tails and now they want one. Go for it, I say.