Just saw the sneak preview of the new Transition Mini-DH bike... Looks great.
http://www.pinkbike.com/news/transition-TR250-Sneak-Peak.html
http://www.pinkbike.com/news/transition-TR250-Sneak-Peak.html
TR250 sneak preview on Pinkbike
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this bike should get a lot of e-boners going...
Check. OMG want.
Doc Brown says: Great Scott! That's Sick!!!
..and adjustable travel as well. If so, I hope the parts can be retrofitted onto the current 450's for a reasonable price. I'd love to have even more adjustability on mine.
hmmm.......I think I might own that bike one day
I really liked the tr450 I rode.
I really liked the tr450 I rode.
Yep, that one would probably be a fairly expensive upgrade, unfortunately. As far as amount of adjustment, you're probably underestimating my obsession with knob-turning and such.
That bike is BAD@$$
"Availability should be around late January/February 2011"
Filed behind the "Believe it When I See It" tab . . . .
Filed behind the "Believe it When I See It" tab . . . .
Anyone know what the rear spacing is? That one is on the list if its 135mm.
Great looking bike, just like its sibling.
Great looking bike, just like its sibling.
Judging by the wheel color, I believe those are the Iodines which are 135mm
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.7 pounds lighter? So that like roughly a 9.2lb 6-7inch travel frame WITHOUT shock?! (source: sicklines, http://www.sicklines.com/projects/project-transition-tr450/). Kinda weaksauce IMO for a frame that's not really that cheap.
More like 9 even. Still pretty heavy.
Thanks muchlyJudging by the wheel color, I believe those are the Iodines which are 135mm
Say bye to the Bottlerocket, I think.
Ooh...I like. Looks like a nice alternative to the Commencal Supreme 1 that I'm also lusting after atm.
Well depending how you want to use it. It will be a great bike for ppl with season passes and a lot of time on their hands. If you do over a month in bikeparks a sturdier frame is wellcome. Especialy in the more rocky ones.
Hot damn, I think that's my next bike. Damn those tapered head tubes though, why can't they go with a straight 1.5".
if it's slacker than the Supreme (and it looks fairly slack in the photo) it should be awesome
After seeing the new blindside and scratching my head to figure out wtf the point of it is:
http://www.pinkbike.com/news/transition-blindside-preview-2010.html I was pumped to see this..
http://www.pinkbike.com/news/transition-blindside-preview-2010.html I was pumped to see this..
Norbar is right. This is a bikepark bike, not a long-travel AM bike for riding XC trails.
To piggyback on Norbar.. It's the same reason the Supreme (formally Supreme Mini-DH) and the Meta 6 although seemingly very similar bikes are in the same product line for Commencal. Transition was probably thinking the same thing as they have the new blindside which is the "big" AM bike alongside the TR250(assuming it comes out).. they're both 160/180mm bikes..
I'm also struggling to see the point. If you've got a season pass and you're gonna ride a bike park, why not just get a full DH bike? Especially at that weight?
If you said it was a Sea Otter bike, than that might make more sense...
No doubt it will be fun to rip around on though. But only way I can see this is if it was a third bike, after the DH bike and the AM/XC bike...
If you said it was a Sea Otter bike, than that might make more sense...
No doubt it will be fun to rip around on though. But only way I can see this is if it was a third bike, after the DH bike and the AM/XC bike...
That's what it would be for me. I'd build it light enough I could still pedal it some, but it would be mostly for going down.
Not everyone "needs" or wants a full DH bike for Bike Park riding. Some people just want to have fun
(as you stated)..Not all parks are full on dh, not everybody likes the bit more dead ride of the dh bike. Versatility is key. Im pretty sure I need to put a bit more effort into riding some trails designed with 160mm rigs in mind. Hell even some dh tracks in parks are made in a way a 160rig would be faster
btw. I think we own the same bike. Havent you tried to ride slope tracks, 4x tracks and bermed tracks build by crews that are more slope oriented?
Back when I had my Bottle Rocket, I rode parks on it all the time and hand a blast. This looks like it should be the same sort of fun, only moar better.Not everyone "needs" or wants a full DH bike for Bike Park riding. Some people just want to have fun
Points taken.
But it's kinda like buying a Camaro with a V6.
But it's kinda like buying a Camaro with a V6.
I disagree. Will it be as fast on full on DH tracks as a TR450, say? Probably not. Is going fast the only thing that's fun? Nope. My BR was awesome because, while it's definatly slower than a DH bike, it popped off everything and was generally a blast to ride. It just takes a different mindset. Rather than trying to go plaid down everything you're cruising around boosting stuff and riding stuff more like it's a jump line than a race course.
Nope.. more like buying a Miata.. Small on size, but Big on Fun..
Like what Transition is doing right now. One of the few bike companies that has a really complete and diversified line up. Plus, like Yeti or Intense, they have a killer overall look, you know when you look at the whole bike and everything just looks dialed. Not many companies manage to do so. Most of them always put some stupid stuff, like a big ol saddle with a weird angle coupled to an 11-34 cassette on a 4x bike for example...
Well, fun it what it's all about. And the mo' bikes the mo' better!
But now let's just say I take a TR450, stick a 50 lbs heavier spring on it and back off the damping settings...pops your uncle!
But now let's just say I take a TR450, stick a 50 lbs heavier spring on it and back off the damping settings...pops your uncle!