''We feel like proud parents that just gave birth to twelve children at the same time. We normally don’t release product all at the same time so this a new thing for us and we are pretty excited about it. As far as the website goes, the new 2012 site utilizes a host of innovative internet technologies like hyper linking, mouse overs, and hyper text markup language. We don’t expect everyone to understand what these technologies are but trust us, they make our website rock'' - Kevin Menard, Transition Bikes ownerBandit Two9 Motivational Commercial
To see these ''internet technologies'' in action visit
www.transitionbikes.com
Now I must say I like the older 08, 09ish Blindsides, & Bottle Rockets better than than these newer flimsy looking models, I always liked that Transition cared more about making a bad a$$ bike that would last forever, and take a beating, more than the trendy weight watchers program bikes that everyone is building now, I cant speak on the 450 or 250, but bring back the beef on the Bs and the Br!!
Best of luck on your new adventure Mike, its kinda weird not seeing you with the TR crew.
I will say I am brutal on my bikes, I race my bikes hard and slam them into corners and rock gardens with as much as they can take and I have to say the 450 is not a flimsy design. The rear end is noticeably stiff laterally, with very little perceivable flex (great change from my old Santa Cruz VP-Free) and handles abuse well. If you do buy a 450, you shouldn't have to worry about it ever feeling flimsy
Cheers..
The redesign is pretty simple but I'm not sure they'd go for it. I'm working on something simpler now, trying to keep the design simple and cheap.
then i will be amazed -_-