why not produce an AM 29er? I love you guys, but I think you're missing the boat, or a big chunk of the market place, the 29" crowd, which is growing faster than any other single segment of bike lines.
There is no replacement for suspension travel and slack headangle. I was shopping for a while for a FS 29r for endurance racing, tried many, and I found that travel more then 100mm does not fit me well (5'8"), and that I prefer the kind of stability from the slack HT and longer travel up front and back. And lighter weight. And 2'4" tires that are still very light. 650b would have been a better compromise for me, but lightweight high volume tires are not very much available.
I bet Transition will come out with 29r - I just would not care for one.
I have just ordered Rotwild R.C1 FS frame instead. Dude listed as US distributor selling out 2009 stock. 120mm but should be ok. My TransAm will remain lonely.
I love Transition. Was about to pull the trigger on the TransAm. I love the bike and if i had the money i would buy every bike they offer. I love the company and what they are all about. They have awsome customer service. That being said i dont have a lot of money but that won't stop me from buying ONE expensive bike. I too want a 29'er bike from Transition simply because of the type riding i do. I could go buy from other companies and get a nice 9er but i want a Transition bike. I love those guys and love their bikes.
I weighed build 2 and it was actually 28.7lbs so a bit under the stated weight.
Here it is with stock build
I've made some changes from stock mainly for personal preference:
- Race Face seatpost and Chromag seat
- Maxxis Ardent front tire
That dropped weight to 28.5 lbs approx.
If I wanted to reduce weight the logical place would be the wheelset. It's not bad but by no means svelte at approx 2000g. Even a relatively light wheelset at say 1700g would drop about 3/4 a pound. So even a Build 2 kit could be sub 28lbs pretty easily without sacrificing too much.
Just for a lark I'll probably also try it out with a 160 fork but I'm still on the fence about that as that would pretty much make this bike a Covert. Since I'm testing the bike for a review here it would make sense to make changes that most people would make but making changes that are too much would probably be silly
I'm so dying for this bike! I ordered the FIRST one in Nevada. Only thing keeping me sane is that it is still ski season here.
-M
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