Hairy Posted July 3, 2017 Posted July 3, 2017 Nevermind the paint... Do I need glasses or are those windows REALLY skew?Awesome bike though - where could you get hold of one of these nowadays?looking at the plinth ... that floor is at a decent slope...so you eyes are "ok"
Chavo Posted July 3, 2017 Posted July 3, 2017 http://p.vitalmtb.com/photos/stories/2017/06/29/fuller_DSC05921_2_106349.jpgThis Sentinel has got me thinking I might need to look for a new home for my Scout...
T-Bob Posted July 3, 2017 Author Posted July 3, 2017 This Sentinel has got me thinking I might need to look for a new home for my Scout... I know! I'm keen to see what the frame comes in at when it's released... but then I'll need a 160mm+ fork. I was all set to consolidate all my bikes into 1, had picked 'the one' and then this comes along. Wonder how it'll come up against something like the Following / Wreckoning. Think this might be a new 'one'
Hairy Posted July 3, 2017 Posted July 3, 2017 I know! I'm keen to see what the frame comes in at when it's released... but then I'll need a 160mm+ fork. I was all set to consolidate all my bikes into 1, had picked 'the one' and then this comes along. Wonder how it'll come up against something like the Following / Wreckoning. Think this might be a new 'one' maybe "one" of each?
T-Bob Posted July 3, 2017 Author Posted July 3, 2017 maybe "one" of each? Yeah... no... you can stop that kind of thing right there. Don't even start down that road.
Hairy Posted July 3, 2017 Posted July 3, 2017 Yeah... no... you can stop that kind of thing right there. Don't even start down that road. agreed ... road bikes are a no-no!
T-Bob Posted July 4, 2017 Author Posted July 4, 2017 Just spotted this little beauty in the classifieds. Brand new 2017 Smuggler in black, L for R16K. New these are R24K. Happy days for someone significantly taller than me! https://www.bikehub.co.za/classifieds/256777-new-2017-transition-smuggler-frame-for-sale/
Yo-Yo Posted September 13, 2017 Posted September 13, 2017 https://www.pinkbike.com/news/smugglin-transitions-abg-across-the-rockies-video.html Looking pretty great for the new version.
westcoaster Posted December 6, 2017 Posted December 6, 2017 Came from XC, got bored, got into enduro riding a bit - on my 29" XC bike initially. Moved over to a Spez Stumpie last year and found I wanted more bike...So... late in my life, I've finally ventured into trying a Tranny Dirt Merchant relieved me from some hard-earned cash and I took a tranny home 2018 Patrol.So chuffed, this bike is the beezneez!!
T-Bob Posted December 7, 2017 Author Posted December 7, 2017 Came from XC, got bored, got into enduro riding a bit - on my 29" XC bike initially. Moved over to a Spez Stumpie last year and found I wanted more bike...So... late in my life, I've finally ventured into trying a Tranny Dirt Merchant relieved me from some hard-earned cash and I took a tranny home 2018 Patrol.So chuffed, this bike is the beezneez!! Transition Patrol 2018.jpegTransition Patrol 20171205-02.jpeg Ouch! Is that an SBG version with the offset fork? Niiiice. Post a bit of a review as I'm itching to hear about how the 2018 Smugglers go. I see the Smuggler is part of the Bible of Bike Tests @ Bike Mag along with the Following Mk2. Patrols & Sentinels are here but Smugglers only come next March / April so I have time to save some coin.
westcoaster Posted December 9, 2017 Posted December 9, 2017 Ouch! Is that an SBG version with the offset fork? Niiiice. Post a bit of a review as I'm itching to hear about how the 2018 Smugglers go. I see the Smuggler is part of the Bible of Bike Tests @ Bike Mag along with the Following Mk2. Patrols & Sentinels are here but Smugglers only come next March / April so I have time to save some coin. Yup, the 2018s are SBG with the forks & stems as part of the package. I don't really see myself as qualified for reviews, as I haven't tried enough bikes. All I know is, I tried the Patrol (and a few others) at AfriSki recently and it just "felt right". So save up, speak to the DM guys when the Smugglers get here, go ride it and be prepared for parting with those savings!
T-Bob Posted January 25, 2018 Author Posted January 25, 2018 Niiiiiice. One part @transitionbikes #patrol two parts @pushindustries fitted with #ACS3 coil kit, and #ELEVENSIX Trunnion Mount. Check it here: https://www.facebook.com/pushindustries/videos/10156031598627103/
Thermophage Posted September 11, 2018 Posted September 11, 2018 So traded in my beloved Banshee Spitfire (she's up for sale btw) for a 2018 Transition Patrol and built across all the components So far very nice (only 1 ride in)!Very playful bike actually. Anyway more rides to come!
westcoaster Posted September 25, 2018 Posted September 25, 2018 So traded in my beloved Banshee Spitfire (she's up for sale btw) for a 2018 Transition Patrol and built across all the components So far very nice (only 1 ride in)!Very playful bike actually. Anyway more rides to come! Got that just in time before the last ones went! Nice!
westcoaster Posted March 20, 2019 Posted March 20, 2019 Came from XC, got bored, got into enduro riding a bit - on my 29" XC bike initially. Moved over to a Spez Stumpie last year and found I wanted more bike...So... late in my life, I've finally ventured into trying a Tranny Dirt Merchant relieved me from some hard-earned cash and I took a tranny home 2018 Patrol.So chuffed, this bike is the beezneez!! Transition Patrol 2018.jpegTransition Patrol 20171205-02.jpeg Update:March 2018 (ja, I know )Pimped the Tranny a bit with fork and rim decals to link up to the blue bits on the chain guide and shock.Oct 2018Alas, rides and races at our beloved Haka, DRI, Harties and Lesotho and a trip to Morzine stressed out the rims and the one eventually gave up. So I gots me some 35id Kore Realms to go with her dancing shoes... (Ganesh is my QC guy. He doesn't easily get up from his lazy ass though). And I've dented the rear already...
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