New Transition Blindside - final design+geo etc.
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nice!
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P.S. The band is sick too :-D
EDIT:
P.S. The band is sick too :-D
A bigger version of the BR?.
suspension wise, yes, geometry wise, no. Best 8" bike I've ever ridden? most definatly!!
Kyle,
Thom.....So do I get to race it for you next year, PLEASE? Tell Neal I would like mine in RAW...Its the New White, which was the new Red, which was the New Pink....... BTW....The website needs a pic of Neal on his bike, But since he crashes alot, that pic would do also.
that bike is going to be solid...
yea any one know estimate price. and bottom bracket height?
never mind. found it
haha, look at the weights. that blindside, a DH bike that can be raced, hucked, or whatever, weighs in at exactly the same 8.1lbs as the BR. that tells me two things, one is that transition did a really nice job on the Blindside. the second is that transition needs to work on the BR a little bit to get it down to a reasonable weight. still, if i were to opt for a DH bike in the next year, i'd probably buy that bike.
yeah i think we will see the br come in at lower weights next year...something is off if both are coming in at the same...
stoked!
1/2 pound lighter than my 06 dirtbag, .3" lower BB, .25" shorter chainstay, 1.4" more travel. sounds like i gotta sell some stuff...
anyone want an 06 dirtbag w/ a DHX air and some random bits?
1/2 pound lighter than my 06 dirtbag, .3" lower BB, .25" shorter chainstay, 1.4" more travel. sounds like i gotta sell some stuff...
anyone want an 06 dirtbag w/ a DHX air and some random bits?
That looks pretty sweet. I like the idea of a DH bike that is designed so you can FR with it too.
Nice numbers. Are these made in the US?
I sat on a 42lb bottlerocket yesterday that had a pretty reasonable parts spec on it.
Yeah that frame could be lighter for sure.
yes it could, it rides ALOT lighter than it should though esp with pro pedal, I ride mine on xc rides alot and hang with reasonably fast guys on hardtails and what not...it's all about the 34t in the back!
The blindside is going to be a popular rig next year...
no no no...you've got it all wrong.
sea foam green is the new white, which was the new black.
baby blue is the new pink.
red is still red.
raw is the new chrome.
btw....coughneedsasplitpivotcough.
baby blue will always be baby blue wich makes it rad
nice talk buddy! diggin' a hole....
the bottlerocket and the blinside use similar tubesets and so have similar weights. the bottlerocket is designed to be an abuse worthy rig, it's a freeride bike after all. look at the bright side, no one's broken one yet!
Here is the whole Transition design/mfg story in a nutshell:
http://www.transitionbikes.com/2007/HowOurBikesAreMade.cfm
BTW, if you notice that that site is locked up from the home page, just go to the link above and all the nav-bars and site are still there - -just not accessible right now from the home page.
Kyle, are you going to get your hands on one this Fall? I'd really like a day to do a side-by-side of that and my GM. I'd even trek down to Moscow and by you a beer afterward.
Rode it at Dirt Demo - awesome bike!
Nice looking bike and I like the geo numbers. Looks very competitive with other light DHers like the Socom.
Is there a pic of the left side of the bike so we can see the pivot placement?
Is there a pic of the left side of the bike so we can see the pivot placement?
Early proto shots. Kyle tells me the derailleur stub is gone; pivot placement stayed very similar. Chainstays a little longer than this early prototype::
Production blindside non drive side
damn i like that bike very much
So any more info from the dirt demo on how the bike rides other than 'it's great' or 'it's my next bike'?
Site says "Shimano e-type, top pull top swing"
The guys at transition says that the bottle rocket feels much steeper than the blindside making it "uncomfortable" on the steep downhills. The blindside is much like the bottle rockets twin.
Just ordered the blindside n i'll tell ya how it is
Just ordered the blindside n i'll tell ya how it is
yea, in a few months. . .there all backordered till march, haha
Yeah the bikes are super popular. Pretty much the next Demo 9 only more gangster and from a company that is more down to earth.
They shoulda held a frame for me since I ordered before the last couple small blacks went out