Press Release: The Transition TR500 Is Coming. Are You Ready?
It’s springtime. The bike parks are almost open. You’ve been pedaling your ass off (quite literally) for the last six months. Hard tails, trail bikes, trainers, dirt jumpers - you’ve dabbled on the dark sides, but there’s only one thing that truly captures your heart: shredding DH.
You take stock of your current bike situation. You’ve got a DH sled or aggressive trail bike that’s done you well. It’s been there through dust, mud, crazy steeps, big hucks, loamy love affairs – everything. But, it’s getting old. It’s creaky. You’ve had to replace a lot of parts. The frame might even be cracked. It’s hard to tell through all the wear and tear.
You’re wondering if there is something better out there for you. Maybe it’s that perfect blend of park bike and DH dream machine. Maybe the travel is adjustable from 180 to 200mm so you could run either a dual crown or single crown fork. Perhaps the suspension is so damn silky that you skip effortlessly over chatter and chunder. Maybe you could even play around with 26” or 27.5” wheels depending on your mood and inventory. It’s the bike of your dreams, and it’s real.
Enter the Transition TR500: the ultimate downhill machine, created by a team that loves nothing more than having fun while descending. Essentially a lovechild of the TR450 and the TR250, the TR500 is the perfect combination of fun, speed, and customization. Designed from scratch with a focus on building a stronger, lighter and sexier bike, the TR500 is packed with all kinds of awesome features that will make this your favorite bike you’ve ever owned.
Here are a few things to get your heart racing:
•All new suspension kinematics and pivot placements means better small bump and chatter sensitivity. You’ll stay higher in the travel making the bike feel like it has more travel than it actually does. The suspension curve allows the progressivity of the coil shock to work naturally through the stroke so you are not blowing through travel. That’ll come in handy when things get rowdy.
•Adjustability: run either a full-on dual crown fork for racing, or switch to a single crown for more maneuverability for bike park sessions. Can’t decide between 26” or 27.5” wheels? The TR500 isn’t biased and runs either size perfectly. You can also adjust chainstay length and bottom bracket height to fully customize your ride.
•Every tube is custom hydroformed, adding strength and reducing weight.
•We’ve added an XL size to the lineup, ensuring the big guys have a bike that fits their needs.
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Everyone deserves a bike that is perfect for their riding style and sizing needs. With impeccable design, full adjustability, and buttery smooth suspension, The TR500 is the bike you’ve always dreamed of.
Steezy Photos by Paris Gore.
www.transitionbikes.com
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examples: my 170mm entourage is a "mini-DH". The 180mm specialized "Enduro EVO"? 180mm (or "long-travel") All-mountain. Scott voltage? Park Bike. My STP? still stock, and "streetbike" in my world. I could go on and on and on and NEVER use "freeride" or "enduro" to label ANY bike. Either of those words causes my eyes to involuntarily roll as I sigh.
And that bike up there is fugly as hell. Its the new old Norco!
The spring will be linear but suspension in its own still has a dampening tune curve.
The spring has its own curve (most linear although you can have progressive springs too)
The shock then Has its own dampening curve
Finally the bike has its wheel path curve.
It looks like a ______________
DEAL BREAKER if not.
Anyways, sick bike, I want it. Give me it.
Tranistion's been doing some fine fine, jim dandy stuff through the years -- out of all the frames sold, l had to pull the warranty card once (on a Dirt Bag) and even then, l can say this --- it cracked cause the knuckle head put a rear shock on it that was beyond spec.
the 2005, 2006's had shitty paint --- bikes have been great ever since!!!
love em
Btw, did anyone notice the new rims? They look different than the older Revs and the name tweeks me to Havoc wheel set. I wouldn't mind that..)
love the look of the bike by the way.
It's definitely nit picking.
Third, I resent your implication that I lack insightful discussion capabilities. I don't; your wheel-size argument, believe-everything-you-read-on-Pinkbike comment just didn't warrant insightful discussion, because as much as the media loves to hype the shit out of 650b and 29" and 'THE DEATH OF 26" WHEELZ!', it's not going to happen. So obsolete? Uhhh? No. It won't happen. Really.
And c'mon... anyone who complains about the lack of options/dropouts/sparkly handlebar grip feathers inclusion is either A, uninformed or B, a tool. It's multiple choice; take your pick.
If you don't like the lack of an alternate size dropout, find a different frame or write the manufacturer. Anything else is just whining.
How's that for insightful?
(Also: this entire comment was written in good fun, is not meant to be offensive and is probably f*cking cheeky because I've had too much coffee and hate riding the train home on a Friday night instead of being out, riding my bike).
i honestly think 26" isn't going to be the main wheel size in the future. i am willing to eat my words tho. i wasn't complaining about lack of options. but yes i want sparkly handlebar grip feathers
Is this N.A. or Russia? Not of them were off-color or derogatory… weak.
yeah it does...
Are you sitting and cruising? Or are you pedaling balls out? My seat is set higher than the "average rider" I say that cause the majority of folks I see at the hill have their seats slammed but they cant pedal or use the seat as a steering mast.
It help for stability when your going through ruff off cambered stuff.. personal preference I guess.....RIDER UP!!!!
It totally looks like a GT Fury, minus the floating BB.