Why didn't these sell?
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I'm not sure I've ever seen one in the wild. I do remember people being insanely stoked on them 4 or 5 years ago when Landon from TonicFab was working on them though. I'm sure MountainCycle going out of business for a while helped...
protos were pretty.
isn't 20.2" effective top tube verrrry short?
the effective top tube on the TRANSITION Double is 22.2 and 23.2".
http://www.transitionbikes.com/Bikes_Double.cfm
MOUNTAIN CYCLE BATTERY 5"
W/ ROCK SHOX MONARCH 2.1 SHOCK
BIKE SUSPENSION FRAME
NEW/ MSRP $1144.00
SPECIFICATIONS/FEATURES:
•model: BATTERY
•use: trail/XC/park/4X
•material: aluminum
•max fork: 160mm
•headtube: 1.5" straight
•rear axle: 135mm QR
•post clamp: 31.8mm
•size: short - one size/all (see geometry below)
•designed: USA
•made: Taiwan
•color: anodized matte black
•weight: 9.75 lbs w/shock (approx)
•condition: new - not in original packaging
GEOMETRY:
•top tube (effective): 20.2"/51.5cm
•wheel base: 41.7"/106cm
•bottom bracket: 13.7"/34.8cm
•chain stay length: 15.9"/40.5cm
•seat tube length: 14.5"/37cm
•seat tube angle: 74
•head tube angle: 68.5
•head tube height: 4.3"/11cm
•bb shell: 73mm
•seatpost: 31.6mm/34.9 clamp (not included)
•headseat: 1.5" (not included)
•rear travel: 5"/135mm QR/12mm thru
•fork travel: 125-160mm
ROCK SHOX MONARCH 2.1 SHOCK:
•high volume
•ratio: 2.5:1
•stroke: 2"/50mm
•E-E: 7.5"/19cm
•max pressure: 275 psi
•adjustable rebound
•body material: aluminum
Price: $399.99
the effective top tube on the TRANSITION Double is 22.2 and 23.2".
http://www.transitionbikes.com/Bikes_Double.cfm
MOUNTAIN CYCLE BATTERY 5"
W/ ROCK SHOX MONARCH 2.1 SHOCK
BIKE SUSPENSION FRAME
NEW/ MSRP $1144.00
SPECIFICATIONS/FEATURES:
•model: BATTERY
•use: trail/XC/park/4X
•material: aluminum
•max fork: 160mm
•headtube: 1.5" straight
•rear axle: 135mm QR
•post clamp: 31.8mm
•size: short - one size/all (see geometry below)
•designed: USA
•made: Taiwan
•color: anodized matte black
•weight: 9.75 lbs w/shock (approx)
•condition: new - not in original packaging
GEOMETRY:
•top tube (effective): 20.2"/51.5cm
•wheel base: 41.7"/106cm
•bottom bracket: 13.7"/34.8cm
•chain stay length: 15.9"/40.5cm
•seat tube length: 14.5"/37cm
•seat tube angle: 74
•head tube angle: 68.5
•head tube height: 4.3"/11cm
•bb shell: 73mm
•seatpost: 31.6mm/34.9 clamp (not included)
•headseat: 1.5" (not included)
•rear travel: 5"/135mm QR/12mm thru
•fork travel: 125-160mm
ROCK SHOX MONARCH 2.1 SHOCK:
•high volume
•ratio: 2.5:1
•stroke: 2"/50mm
•E-E: 7.5"/19cm
•max pressure: 275 psi
•adjustable rebound
•body material: aluminum
Price: $399.99
It's intended as a flipjib bike as far as I can tell. To say it has a short front center is an understatement.
i remember hearing it announced... but never knew it was actually available.
and a 20.2" TT? 20.5" on a bmx frame is too small for me.
does anything that says Mountain Cycle actually sell anymore?
Yeah, thats what I was thinking! my bmx is a 21" TT. I couldn't imagine a mtb with mid-20" TT. yeesh.
I've ridden one. It's a decent little freeride bike, well suited to a smaller person. The one I rode was a size small frame, so it felt very small to me. The chainstays seemed really bulky too, but for the price you can get them, they are a great deal....
I'd quite like to see one built up with a short fork and a couple of gears, kind of thing that can throw down on a ds track or some jumps. Should be quite easy to sort out the steep geo with an angleset in the 1.5" head tube, but the small does look super small
yeah at first i was thinking that could be the explanation, but the Transition Double has a 73 degree seat tube and this one is 74. not sure 1 degree can make a whole 2 inches of top tube difference. and that's the shorter Double.
maybe it's just a mistake on the website ?
i agree the bike does look cool. .....
TRANSITION DOUBLE:
SIZING REGULAR LONG
up to 182.88cmup to 6'0" X
182.88cm and up6'0" and up X
GEOMETRY: 503.4mm Axle-to-Crown REGULAR LONG
Reach 391.6mm15.41" 417.0mm16.41"
Stack 570.12mm22.44" 570.12mm22.44"
Top Tube (Effective) 565.9mm22.28" 591.2mm23.25"
Seat Tube (center to top) 355.6mm14" 355.6mm14"
Head Tube Angle 68°
Seat Tube Angle 73°
ChainStay Length 412.6mm16.25"
Bottom Bracket Height 328mm12.9"
Standover 680.72mm26.8"
Wheelbase 1069.83mm42.1" 1095.22mm43.1"
Head Tube Length 110mm4.33"
Max Rear Tire Clearance 26" x 2.5"
Rear Hub Spacing 135mm
Rear Dropout Axle Size 10mm
Head Tube Tapered 49.6mm ID / 44mm ID
BB Shell Width 73mm
http://www.transitionbikes.com/Bikes_Double.cfm
I hear ya, honestly I didn't really look at the numbers I was just going by what I remembered about the bike and I remember that it was set up so the rear tire wouldn't hit the seat with the suspension compressed. Thats why the st was so steep, but I'm not sure the exact numbers and it didn't feel short to me. I guess I'm just saying that the bike didn't feel as short as the numbers leed you to believe.