Transition Bandit buildup video!

Transition Bandit Buildup from Mike Henderson on Vimeo.

Fet ny promofilm med Even L'Orsa i Les Gets!

Transitionracer Even L'Orsa har ikke ligget på latsiden i sommer. Her er noen klipp fra Les Gets i Frankrike.

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Bandits Coming Next Week to USA

The long anticipated Bandits will be here next week. Just got some smooth studio shots of them from our very own Carl.

 

Bandits arriving soon!

Here's the 2011 Bandit line up. Check back soon for full product detail.

Transition Racing, a hard week on the east coast

http://www.pinkbike.com/news/Transition-Bikes-Team-east-coast-update-2011.html Transition Bikes Team - a hard week on the East Coast by Ian Hylands May 31, 2011   Transition Bikes' Team members Lars Sternberg, and Jill Kintner traveled to the East Coast for the Highland Pro GRT, and they were joined a week later by Bryn Atkinson for the Plattekill event before heading to the US Open at Diablo Freeride Park. Their trip started out well at Highland, with Jill taking the win and Lars placing 7th, however that all changed at Plattekill when Bryn crashed in practice and broke his femur and his arm. Jill and Lars skipped the Plattekill event to be with Bryn in the hospital before heading to the US Open in Vernon, New Jersey. Going into the US Open Jill was having a bit of a tough time, emotionally drained from the days at the hospital, she elected not to do DH practice the first two days and instead concentrated on slalom. Jill and Lars both qualified well for the Giant Slalom and the next day Jill got out on the DH course for a few practice laps before qualifying. Jill qualified first in DH, and Giant Slalom finals went well with Jill taking the win and Lars placing fourth, things were getting better. Sunday, DH finals at the US Open. Women were up first and Jill had a great run, beating closest competitor Melissa Buhl by over 2 seconds. Then it was Lars' turn, and bad luck struck again. He went down in the second corner and rolled his ankle, breaking the fibula and tearing some tendons... Sometimes racing can be bittersweet, even when you're winning. I spoke with Jill about it after the event and this is what she had to say: I just finished the weekend here at the US Open with some really good results somehow, but man has it been one of the most emotionally draining weeks I have ever experienced! First Bryn's super traumatic injury, then my mom flew out to look after him, and her blood pressure went up to 200/90 and she ended up in the ER with a serious heart scare on Friday. And now my other teammate and good friend Lars crashed in the final DH run and broke his fib and wrecked his ankle, we're at the hospital again! I sat out the first two days of downhill practice just for mental sanity. You don't want go charge down rocks without 100% focus. So come qualifying time I had only done 3 runs and was just trying to do whatever I could. I was happy to get down, and a bit surprised I had won really. Bryn, and mom were doing a lot better, so I could just focus on the joy of riding and got it done. But adding Lars' injury to the mix here has really added more tears. My whole crew is down and out, I was devastated. It kind of surpasses the joy of winning anything. Jill has headed off to the Europe, first stop Fort William, World Cup and I haven't had a chance to speak to Bryn about everything yet, but here is what Lars had to say about the week: It has been an indescribably tough week and a half. When Bryn went down, we literally had to rally. It was actually really hard to accept at first - the possibility that his season was done. It was really hard to leave him in Albany and move on, it just didn't feel right - like we were missing a piece, and we were. But it is good that we were together. Jill and I traveled a lot together last year, and I think we were able to pull it together with each other's and Scottie's help.(Scott Sharples is Jill and Bryn's personal coach. They pay for his travel and expenses, but it was good to have him there). And all the support from all our racing friends and sponsors over the last week. I could literally feel it. And it was good to have Charlie around as well, he's pretty lighthearted. It is reassuring to know that we are surrounded by such good people. As tough as it was for me, I'm sure it was twice as hard for Jill. But then again, she's probably twice as head strong as I am, so I think it evened out. I never felt totally comfortable on the DH course at the Open this weekend. Couldn't quite put my finger on it, but in practice I felt good in some places, but others I felt really uneasy. I felt pretty good after giant slalom. You know, you never want to think about crashing, kind of the rule. But this last week it was even more out of mind. I figured after everything we'd been through that was the last thing we had to worry about. So, it was just surreal to have this happen. I just slipped a bit in the first left, put my foot down, and that was it, end of story. Broken fibula, and torn soft tissue in the ankle. In the hospital now having had surgery this morning. Should be good to go in 8-12 weeks. I am disappointed to be down. I felt better than ever on the bike. But I will live to shred another day. Just gotta stay focused. I am a firm believer that everything happens for a reason. Bryn and I are gonna work hard at getting healed, and Jill is going to just do her thing. And everything else is going to work itself out. That which we manifest, lies before us. I just want to say thanks again to everyone who has sent messages etc. and helped us in some way since last weekend. There are so many people I can't list everyone. I'm grateful for every last little bit, and have learned a lesson in humanity. See you on the trails!   Lars pinning it through the first corner in practice... and over the step up in GS Finals.

 

Transitionrytter Even L'Orsa knuser motstanden i NC Grefsen

Even L'Orsa kjørte inn til en perfekt 1.plass i NorgesCupen i Grefsenkleiva i helgen. Gratulerer masse! Det blir gøy å følge med fremover.

Fet sykkelfilm med Transitiorytter Even L'Orsa

Even L'Orsa og Per Henrik Opsahl Torp ble filmet på noen fete runs i Frognerseteren av Lars Holmboe Mortensen. Sjekk filmen:

Transition tr 450 and Intense FRO M9 2011 Promo on pinkbike.com

Ben Furbee, Lars and Jill - Pro GRT 2

All Out Productions has their video from Pro GRT #2 in Highland Bike Park. Ben Furbee gets a little coverage along with several shots of Lars on his way to 7th and Jill with the win. Honorable mention to Charlie Sponsel with a solid 19th in stacked Pro field. Nice work buddy! Pro GRT #2: Highland Bike Park - More Mountain Bike Videos

 

Nick Braun's Sweet POV Dolly!!!!!

So I've been working on a radio controled zipline dolly project. I managed to get a really rough prototype completed in time for Jamie Goldmans 'UpsideDown UnderGround Jump Jam' (UDUG11). It was an awesome learning experience, as well as invaluable R&D. I found a few issues that need to be addressed and improved. We have many revisions that will help to make this unit an easy to use, reliable, and stable platform for video capture. I will be selling 3 models. A gravity fed POV cam dolly, a R/C POV cam dolly system, and a R/C DSLR dolly with pan/tilt, and an add on unit for wireless video transmitting. Below are some pics of the first prototype dolly; along with a quick edit of just one angle, from the 'Best Trick' warm ups. I will try to get ya some footy of Dustin at the event. http://www.pinkbike.com/video/194463/ Cheers, Nick Braun

 

Twenty6 Team Rider Forest Riesco featured in Decline Magazine

 

Kinrade update - Don't cry for me Argentina!

I've been waiting for the opportunity to head back down to Argentina, this time I got to do it with an amazing group of people: Claw, Zink, Bourden, Sorge, Lacondeguy and the crew from Freeride Entertainment.  Quite different than the usual entourage I am used to working with.  It's usually me, a photog and video guy going off on our own expedition, but this time around we were in search of some serious big mountain lines.  Our goal was to find lines that were never before seen let alone ridden.  No trails, no pre built stunts, no courses, just raw open faces that would represent what true freeriding was all about.  We were amazed at what we found...   You don't normally go on bike trips looking for first descents down mountains like you would on the coast of BC or Alaska, but that's what we did on this trip, and we hit the mother load.  I wish I could show you all more of what went down but the images, story and video is just too good and I must keep you in suspense until we figure out what will be done with it all.  'Sick Shit' is what I can assure you all of.  Enjoy these images for now:

 

2011 BlindSides are ready and waiting!

Just received in stock of the 2011 BlindSides. Enjoy.

 

Brigham Rupp Gets His 250!

Once upon a time I got a Transition TR 250. This is the story of how we met and our first few days together. Enjoy.   After getting the welcome invite to Transition's grassroots program for another year, I'd been feeling like it was time to upgrade from my Bottlerocket to something with a little more travel. I've been on BRs for the last three years and have, like many, found it to be one of the best 'do all' bikes out there, but especially appreciated it on the jump trails where I spend most of my time here in AZ. Since I got a Covert last year Id been feeling like it was a little silly to have two bikes that were so similar in travel and geometry, despite the inherent differences. I was a little hesitant since I havent been on a bigger bike for over five years, but after a bunch of research I settled on the Blindside. From everything I could find and read, the new Blindside would feel pretty similar to the Bottlerocket but provide a little more cushion. My number one concern was getting a bike that would still jump well. Before too long, I placed my order with Transition for a complete Blindside, dreading the two month wait until they arrived from overseas. Then the 250s showed up. I had initially dismissed the TR 250 solely because of price, but when they showed up and the pictures started popping up, I was having second thoughts. Serious second thoughts. It was during this great moral dilemma that the guys at Transition did the kind of thing that has kept me on their bikes for the last five years: I called Transition to find out how they compared the Blindside to the TR 250 and why I would want one over the other. I was able to communicate with two different people at Transition to get their opinions, and one of them even watched a couple of helmet cam videos of my home town trails to give their opinion of how the 250 would fair on the terrain that I ride most of the time. In a nutshell, they all said, If you can, definitely get the 250. Much to the excitement of my credit card company, I ended the phone call with a complete TR 250 on order. Upon ordering, Sam at Transition said that the bike should leave within a few days. Torture! The next day I found out that I had an opportunity to go to Las Vegas for a few days and would have some time to ride Bootleg Canyon (which would be much more fun on a new bike!). I called Transition back and asked if there is any possible way to get the bike to me by the time I was leaving for the weekend. Sam told me it was doubtful; that they have a lot of international orders to fill and that it would probably be better if they shipped the bike even later so it wouldnt arrive while I was out of town. Crushed. But he said he would do the best that he could. Two hours later? Shipping notice in my e-mail. Yet another reason I keep coming back to Transition! You can't beat that kind of service; the opportunity to call and talk to people who actually ride these bikes and get such specific help. After the longest week of my life, I had a box waiting for me at home after work. I don't mind doing a build from scratch; in fact I kind of enjoy it. So I dont mind a bike that comes 100% disassembled. But the complete build area is one where Transition could improve a bit. I had a couple little issues: I ordered a silver stem but received a black one, the build list on the website shows the Kore Torsion Race handlebar but I got just the normal Torsion bar, I ordered the Fox Van 180 RC2 and its non-Kashima (I didnt know they even existed non-Kashima), and last of all: it would be cool if someday Transition shipped their completes with cable housing and headset spacers. Those little bits would be a nice touch. I know build kits are subject to change, but it would be nice to at least know ahead of time about little things like these. Seems like there are always a couple surprises. The frame is awesome. Looks great. It's a little bit of a struggle to set up initially; (the shock has to be removed completely to change the linkage chips) but once you have the chips in the position that you want it's not a big deal. The rear axle, which has three settings for chainstay length, is pretty cumbersome but once you get it set up its fine. With the linkage and the axle you sacrifice some convenience for some pretty sweet adjustability. I set mine up with the steepest head angle (65), highest bottom bracket, and mid length chainstays to try to make it as similar to my BR as possible. You can see all the numbers on Transitions site. Heres a video of the build:     I ended up getting my bike built in time to go to my local track for about a half-hour before heading to Vegas. My prime riding location is mellower downhill, not super steep, but fast and mostly smooth with jumps littered throughout. A lot of the jumps have small and/or flat sniper landings that are easy to overshoot. For the first run I set my sag on my suspension and threw all the suspension adjustments right in the middle. During the parking lot test, I was nervous that the bike was going to be too plush. I was a little undersprung; weight wise I am on the on the border of medium and firm fork springs and on the border of the 500 and the 550 pound coil. I like to run my suspension a bit on the stiff side for jumping. Despite feeling a little undersprung just riding around, it felt quite solid on my first runs. The first thing I noticed was how much more plush it was than the Bottlerocket (not a surprise). But I was super excited to find that this thing had serious pop off the jumps. In fact, I overshot everything on my first couple laps. Good on jumps? Check. Here are a few helmet cam clips of my local tracks. I know its lame because you cant see the bike, but you can at least see the terrain Im talking about.

 

2011 TR team 450's

Just received our ifrst batch of team frames by air!! So stoked, these thigs are hawt!!

 

Matt Juhasz's TOP Build

Matt Juhasz owner of North Shore Bike Shop just built up his new Transition TOP. Not gunna lie, this might be the sickest looking TOP I've ever seen!

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650B TransAm Project

A few months ago, Joe Kelly sent me an email asking whether or not the TransAm could be set up with 650b wheels. I wasn't entirely sure - I'd heard people talk about it on our mtbr forum and the numbers looked like they should fit - but I hadn't seen it done in person. So I asked Joe to document it for us if he followed through and he did just that. Awesome work Joe, and thanks for the report: The Build: Saw this Transition Trans Am frame and I just loved it! Id been looking for a steel frame to build up for a while & when I came across this one I had to have it. I love the clean line, the simple gusseting and the sliding drop outs with the option to go SS or geared. Thought about building it up w/ a 650b front & 26 rear, the numbers looked real good & the geometry with my Fox 120 would work out to be close to factory spec but I real wanted to build a true 650b. I thought the larger wheel size would be a great match for my local trails, fast tight single track with a fair amount of technical stuff, lots of very steep transitions w/ roots and rocks, perfect for the 650bs to roll over. I also figured the 650bs would pay big dividends in the rhythm sections and big G-outs. Like they were made for it**! Just as I thought, the Trans Ams spacious seat & chain stays fit these beefy Nevegals with plenty of room for mud. Decided Id run it single speed for a while and the Transition chain tugs worked great! My Fox 120 fit great & the cockpit fits me perfect! Room to move around & still have good stand over, even with the 3/4 of an inch more wheel than stock 26ers. The 650bs offset the shorter 120 fork to bring the Bottom bracket back up to about spec height. On the trail this thing feels great! Its fast and tough! But not too rough, the steel frame & bigger wheels make for a nice ride quality so I can maintain control at full throttle. Get out of the saddle a little, have a light grip and shell float right through all but the nastiest rock gardens. With the steeper head angle of the 120 fork (instead of the speced 140) the ride feels stable, not twitch at all. Even on the steeps & roughest drops, although Im not exactly sending it on the North shore. One of the best & biggest surprises is how well this bike hooks up! I mean this thing can rail, and it climbs like a goat. If it wasnt for the single cog & my lack of fitness I could ride it all day! Overall this was a fun build. A great frame, some sweet parts, all fit together at a very reasonable price... and it rails! Thanks to the guys at Transition for the support and encouragement, and a great bike frame! Joe Kelly Parrish Fl.

 

Fresh in for 2011. Coverts,Doubles!

Just got in our first batch of 2011 Doubles and Coverts! Enjoy! First up. Stealth Black, Minus the Stealth. Second in for the 2011 Coverts. The oh so zesty Orange! And to finish up the 2011 Coverts. Polished. Now for the 2011 Doubles!!! First up, the firemen special. Red. Second in line. Purple! And lastly. Polished.

2011 BlindSides are ready and waiting!

Just received in stock of the 2011 BlindSides. Enjoy.