2016 Transition Suppressor
DCR00
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Afternoon all
The more eagle eyed will note that the below is not a 2015 Spider. Been a slight change of plan...
1st of all the Spider was sold out and little clarity on when any new frames were coming back into stock
2nd of all, i was replacing forks and wheels that had only just been put on Tracey back in Jan, which seemed a bit of a waste of money
Then the Suppressor comes along. Ok its not a smaller travel bike, but its geo is bang up to date. Best of all, its 26" so i dont have to spend another £700 replacing my wheels and forks with the exact same 27.5 versions
And it looks proper sexy
Have to say that Transition have made a genius move in offering the Patrol in 26". The supplier sold out in under a week. I got one of the last large frames.
I'm still collecting parts at the moment. I need a Reverb Stealth and some bits and pieces that should be here this week.
All i've done so far is apply some Invisiframe; a very frustrating experience....
More pics to come
Cheers
DCR
The more eagle eyed will note that the below is not a 2015 Spider. Been a slight change of plan...
1st of all the Spider was sold out and little clarity on when any new frames were coming back into stock
2nd of all, i was replacing forks and wheels that had only just been put on Tracey back in Jan, which seemed a bit of a waste of money
Then the Suppressor comes along. Ok its not a smaller travel bike, but its geo is bang up to date. Best of all, its 26" so i dont have to spend another £700 replacing my wheels and forks with the exact same 27.5 versions
And it looks proper sexy
Have to say that Transition have made a genius move in offering the Patrol in 26". The supplier sold out in under a week. I got one of the last large frames.
I'm still collecting parts at the moment. I need a Reverb Stealth and some bits and pieces that should be here this week.
All i've done so far is apply some Invisiframe; a very frustrating experience....
More pics to come
Cheers
DCR
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The proper natural successor to the Covert. Love it.Trail fun - Transition Bandit
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Looks like a weapon. Lush colour too. Looking for something similar if/when I powder coat mine.'14 Whyte T129s-*DEAD*
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That's very nice. If you want a 26" bike there is no better option.
If it rides half as good as my Scout you will love it.Transition Patrol - viewtopic.php?f=10017&t=130702350 -
Ok getting close now
Annoyingly, when Tweeks fitted my headset they didn't bother to chase and face the BB as well. To be fair I didn't ask them to, but they would have faced the head tube , so after spending £1,500, I guess I expected the frame would be ready to build on.
No biggy. Getting it sorted on Wed.
I've fitted everything else I can at this point. Frame protection for downtube and forks decals are on their way.
I got the smallest Reverb I could, but I may need some shorter cranks. Even with the Reverb slammed it's right on the cusp of my inside leg measurement. Stem length seems fine.
Fitting the Reverb hose was a major ballache. If you are about to build one of these frames, fit the Reverb hose first...
Should be done this week
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Nice looking bike - not sure about that stem you have - one ugly assed piece of metal! I think its so big it is causing a visual gravity well for my eyes - they are drawn to it everytime I try and look at the frame!
What size is the frame? Surprised you are worried about the reverb length on those Trannies - the drop post looks like it should make a 150 fit easy for most people on most sizes.Closet jockey wheel pimp whore.0 -
I went for a large frame. I'm running a 175mm Saint crank just now, which on a med Tracer frame leaves me space to play with on the Reverb, although its an older model with less travel. With the 175mm cranks and the 125mm Reverb, there is not much to play with in terms of inside leg length, so i may need to move to a 170mm crank
Might not be a bad thing. I've read of quite a few Scout owners moving to shorter cranks due to the low BB height.0 -
You'll find plenty of other Transition owners talking of low BB height as well. Only a pain if you're stuck in a wheel track
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I've just been looking at these over the past couple of days, it's a nice looking bike that's for sure and I'm tempted for the same reasons as you, why get rid of perfectly good 26" components!
I'm a bit confused over sizing though, I ride an 18" Slackline at the moment with 608mm TT and 408mm reach which is realistically on the short side for me. The 18" Suppressor has shorter TT 602mm, but way longer reach, 457mm. Is that the more important figure, in that it should "feel" longer than me Slackline?0 -
[url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19730106#p19730106]frankspencer1979[/url] wrote:I've just been looking at these over the past couple of days, it's a nice looking bike that's for sure and I'm tempted for the same reasons as you, why get rid of perfectly good 26" components!
I'm a bit confused over sizing though, I ride an 18" Slackline at the moment with 608mm TT and 408mm reach which is realistically on the short side for me. The 18" Suppressor has shorter TT 602mm, but way longer reach, 457mm. Is that the more important figure, in that it should "feel" longer than me Slackline?
Are you sure you have your measurements correct ?
The Tranny website says the 18" Suppressor has a TT of 611mm. Its the stack that measures 602mm0 -
Yep, you're absolutely right, the figures on Tweeks website are incorrect!
Could be onto a winner here, I seem to have been given permission to buy a new bike from the mrs!0 -
[url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19730147#p19730147]frankspencer1979[/url] wrote:Could be onto a winner here, I seem to have been given permission to buy a new bike from the mrs!
Jesus. Can you teach me how to do that ?
You may struggle to get a large frame. Tweeks told me that mine was the last one (may have been BS)
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this is in my to buy list. can swap everything over but its not cheap. got offered a small black with 10% off.
built up a patrol, same issue with reverb. think its down to the angle it goes in at the down tube0 -
You'll find plenty of other Transition owners talking of low BB height as well. Only a pain if you're stuck in a wheel track
It is low but that's part of why it rides so well.Transition Patrol - viewtopic.php?f=10017&t=130702350 -
[url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19730147#p19730147]frankspencer1979[/url] wrote:Could be onto a winner here, I seem to have been given permission to buy a new bike from the mrs!
Jesus. Can you teach me how to do that ?
You may struggle to get a large frame. Tweeks told me that mine was the last one (may have been BS)
All of the black frames had gone in under a week
Yeah I don't know what's happened there, I'm sure it'll bite me in the ass at some point......
Tweeks are out of stock but are planning on getting some more in0 -
I think I would be going for a black one, not totally convinced of the mint colour in the flesh.0
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Looking forward to hearing how this rides, i think I may be able to order one through the c2w scheme!0
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That literally looks Mint!
I am a fan of the looks of Transition bikes. I'll probably be itching to do a frame swap in then next year or two.Stumpjumper FSR Comp 650B http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=10017&t=13032340
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So this bike will make me a riding God. Brilliant.
thats what I'm hoping it will do to me ha ha ha ha0 -
Lovely bike mate.
Personally I love the colour, but I love lairy in your face colours like that. Needs random dashes of other colours too now.
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Took the new bike to Gizzy yesterday.
The good: good pedal platform, except on fire road climbs, when it was a slog. Great rear traction on tech climbs. Gisburn has loads of rocky and rooty climbing and the bike was flawless, especially for a 160mm frame. Didn't get to push it that hard on ant descents, as Gisburn doesn't have that much, but from what I saw, I can't wait to do some DH on it. Sizing feels spot on, but my left hand was a little sore after an hour or so, so the stem might be a tad too long. The bike is near silent. No rattling of hoses, no slapping of chain.
The not so good (note I didn't say bad): pedal strikes. Lots of them. One almost threw me off the bike. This is just a learning thing for me. My Spesh was the same. I've unlearned the timing since riding Tracey. Lack of climb switch. The Monarch "firm" setting didn't feel much different from the pedal setting, and climbing on fire roads was a slog. Will speak to TF this week, see if they can tune more damping into the firm setting. If not, then I'll swap out for an Inline.
All in all, pretty chuffed. Need to do some fast descending next. I reckon that's where this frame will come alive.0
