[Mike.rider]

My New BS..

Raced it this week end at the fluidride cup and man I am amazed by this thing. Oh ya and its 40.3 lbs

 

[Gex]

Damn mike you bs is so dope.!!! Mine is jealous.

 

[El Moco Loco]

2008 Transition T.O.P Frame
Fork - Argyle 318
Wheels - MTX 34MM Hoops w/ S.R. Jumping Flea Hub & W.S 14DB Spokes
Tires - F&R K-Rad
Pedals - Atomlab G.I
Cranks - Deity Vendetta
Sprocket - Deity 28t
Bars - Deity 25.4
Stem - Deity 25.4
Seatpost - Deity Tibia
Paint - Moco Green
Brakes - Juicy 7
Rotor - Juicy 7
Headset - Transition Integrated
Seat - Shadow Conspiracy Crow
Chain - KMC Z755
Tubes - Maxxis W.W.
Grips - Odi Loc-d
S.S. Adapter - Gusset 16t
Axle- 12MM to 10MM Conversion - NYC Freeride

 

[TrekBro]

My New BS..
Raced it this week end at the fluidride cup and man I am amazed by this thing. Oh ya and its 40.3 lbs

What Size is your Blindside? is that the 08? because the one in the Transition website have a different shock mount on front.

 

[tonyb]

i bought a bottlerocket last january and i efin love it! quick, responsive, and it pulls the ladies!

 

[MtnbikeMike]

i bought a bottlerocket last january and i efin love it! quick, responsive, and it pulls the ladies!

 

[Mike.rider]

What Size is your Blindside? is that the 08? because the one in the Transition website have a different shock mount on front.

Mines a Med and fits me perfect at 5'8. mine is one of the new production run, TBC dosent do model years just changes and tweaks, or new models.

 

[pink46]

mike, your bike sucks. looks pretty gay to me

 

[Segunda]

Did I show this one off yet ?
Been to busy riding to take better pics, sorry ;-)
She's GREAT fun, bit of a transition from my last full-sussers.
Soo glad I went for the Large, at 1m95 I needed a bit more toptube lenght and it works. It's roomy and stable, yet low and manouvreable.
So much fun in fact that I start breaking stuff..., snapped the bolts of the NC17 seatpost, pedals are creaking, my chain hangs together with three powerlinks.
Got a 66 SL1 coming up for it, can't decide whether to leave it white or make something custom of it.

Allright, gotta go true my wheels now, eeuhrm unless n'yone got some advice on casing landings, for beginners

 

[Summit]

Finally! The winter build is finished. Got it out for a ride on Sunday and I'm seriously impressed by this thing.

 

[mandown]

there seem to be a boatload of these things showing up. i look forward to seeing lotsa peeps do well on the blindsides this season.

 

[daway]

I just picked up a nice used Vagrant and I'm trying to figure out what BB size I should get. I know it should be 63mm, and I found this Truvativ Howitzer Team on Pricepoint but there are two: one 68/73mmx50mm, and one 68/73mmx56mm. I don't really know what the second measurement means...sorry this is the first time I've built a bike from the frame up. I'm going to be running 170mm Holtzfeller cranks with a single chainring/bashguard if that makes a difference.

 

[clockworked]

the third measurement is your chainline length away from the bb.

 

[daway]

Alright I figured it had something to do with the chainline, can any Vagrant owners recommend the right length?

 

[joelsman]

contact transition and sram, see what they think.

 

[lamp]

I think you want the 50mm, but call / email transition.

Vagrants are cool btw!

 

[Segunda]

FWIW; I'm running 50's, RF bracket with Holzfeller, fits just right, crancks slide on flush to the bb.

On mine, the bracket seemed a bit wide though, my l33t measuring skillz confirm it's just a notch over 68, the O-ring is nearly squashing out. Dunno if that's a normal tollerance, but it seems to hold up just fine...

 

[daway]

I called Transition and they said to go ahead with the 50mm ones. I actually am running Holtzfeller cranks not Howitzers, I don't know why I said that earlier. They should work with that Howitzer BB right?

 

[JustRollIt]

 

[DNA]

My Preston is for sale: http://www.ridemonkey.com/classifieds/cat-2/ad-2584/

frame only

 

[Mike.rider]

Finaly have my stable mostly complete, still need cranks for the Hardtail and to fix my talas for the BR. But riding my buddies 66 is nice.

This is the Preston I'm building for my Girl shes got a whole mess of new parts coming and it should be sweet wheen its all done.

 

[lamp]

does TBC make barbecues?

 

[BlackHornet]

lol well im sure they would if you called them and got buddy buddy with them, but on the other hand, i love transition. the customer suipport is great and thats a big part of owning a bike to me

 

[EOBF]

My '08 ToP, best bike ever!

 

[El Moco Loco]

My '08 ToP, best bike ever!

Must say that I do agree:

My 08' T.O.P -

 

[Segunda]

Update:

 

[redtaco]

Purple must be the new black

 

[daway]

How do you like the domain? I was thinking about putting a domain or lyrik on my vagrant, I just can't really decide which one.

 

[redtaco]

I really like the Domain, not had a chance to ride it on the Vagrant but I rode it for a year on my Heckler. Not had any time on a Lyrik so not sure how much difference there is, but the Domain is very stiff and plush, its also simple to set up. For the price you cant go wrong.

 

[daway]

I believe the lowers are the same, the Lyric just has stanctions that are aluminum instead of steel making it lighter and a bit more adjustability.

 

[Segunda]

@redtaco, what size frame is that, medium ?

 

[redtaco]

Yep its a medium. As built it weighs in at 33.5 pounds on the shops scale.

 

[edteach]

I just built up this Preston last week in anticipation of my move out of South Florida to North Carolina. My XC bike is super flimsy and the SS DJ wasn't going to cut it in the mountains...or even pedaling up my driveway.

 

[Mike.rider]

Been building up a preston for my girlfriend over the summer and its finally to a point where it needs pictures.

Before:

After:

And I got the BS dialed in as well, 39.9 lbs.

let me know what you guys think.

 

[manimal]

looks hella nice my BR weighs as much as your BS, must be the transition wheels and 66.

 

[matt2991]

I can't decide if I want a Covert or Preston. I ride aggresive All mountain/xc. with climbing. Sometimes I ride the lift up and bomb down, but even if you take the lift up there are still some small little uphills.


Any advice would be great. I ride mostly out in Utah. May go to college there.

 

[unskilled]

i am digging the old school joker purple and green paint scheme on that vagrant. i think i use to have some chuck taylors like that.

 

[TRANSITION-MJR]

matt2991 id go with the Covert, i owned both the Preston and the Covert, and the Covert frame can handle freeride, just depends on your parts build.

 

[Bream]

Last week, currently building it up ready for riding on Sat, can't wait

 

[Bream]

Finally built up:

And definately used :biggrin:

DIY Team Transition at Vallasen in Sweden