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Transition reinvents all-rounder Smuggler with 10mm extra journey and aggressive new look
Feb
Plugging the hole between the shorter-travel, downcountry Spur and the burlier, all-mountain Sentinel, Transition says the Smuggler is designed to mix the perfect of each bikes.
Transition explains it got down to retain the pop and high-energy really feel of the Spur whereas including a bit extra journey and functionality.
The result’s a motorcycle the US model claims is completely at house in its Pacific Northwest yard, the place there’s loads of singletrack, technical trails and meandering connective routes.
New shred-ready geometry
On the coronary heart of the Smuggler is an all-new body designed round a 140mm fork and 130mm of rear-wheel journey. Will probably be accessible in each carbon and aluminium variants.
The Smuggler’s geometry is bang updated, with a slack 65-degree head angle and a 485mm attain determine on the size-large bike.
The Smuggler additionally has size-specific chainstays and seat angles designed to offer a balanced trip really feel throughout all sizes.
The chainstays develop to 440mm on the big by to XXL sizes, with the small and medium getting shorter 435mm stays.
In the meantime, the seat angle is suitably steep for grinding out lengthy fireroad ascents and technical sections, starting from 79.3 levels on the small dimension, by to 77.3 levels on the XXL.
Brief seat tube lengths additionally imply you may match a protracted dropper put up. Even the size-medium bike is specced with a 180mm-travel OneUp V2 Dropper Put up as customary.
Different standout options embody clearance for 2.6in-wide tyres and the ever extra ubiquitous SRAM Common Derailleur Hanger.
Accent-friendly
The bike has Transition’s regular gear accent mounts beneath the highest tube and comes with a lifetime body guarantee.
It additionally has a couple of new methods you gained’t discover in Transition’s different bikes.
The Smuggler incorporates a new head tube design, with an built-in headset and neater inner cable routing.
The pinnacle tube now not options press-in cups like the remainder of the vary, as an alternative utilizing drop-in bearings.
This allows the cables to enter totally guided tubes on the entrance of the top tube, by the body to a port above the underside bracket shell, the place they’ll cleanly enter the rear triangle, utterly hidden from view.
It additionally permits for higher brake hose routing for riders who run a UK-style moto brake lever setup.
The Smuggler will probably be accessible in 4 construct kits, together with a carbon frameset, with costs ranging from £4,499.95 / $4,199 for full bikes and £3,799.95 / $3,699 for the frameset, together with Fox Float X Manufacturing unit shock.
The brand new Smuggler launches at the moment (16 February) and is because of land in shops worldwide in April.
Transition Smuggler Alloy NX
- Fork: Marzocchi Z2
- Shock: Fox Float X Efficiency
- Drivetrain: SRAM NX
- Brakes: SRAM Code R
- Wheels: WTB i30/Novatec
- Tyres: Maxxis Assegai EXO+ 2.5 (f), Maxxis Dissector EXO+ 2.4 (r)
- Value: £4,499.95 / $4,199
Transition Smuggler Carbon GX
- Fork: Fox Float 34 Grip Efficiency
- Shock: Fox Float X Efficiency
- Drivetrain: SRAM GX
- Brakes: SRAM Code R
- Wheels: WTB i30/Novatec
- Tyres: Maxxis Assegai EXO+ 2.5 (f), Maxxis Dissector EXO+ 2.4 (r)
- Value: £6,499.95 / $5,899
Transition Smuggler Carbon GX AXS
- Fork: Fox Float 34 Grip 2 Efficiency Elite
- Shock: Fox Float X Efficiency Elite
- Drivetrain: SRAM GX AXS
- Brakes: SRAM Code RSC
- Wheels: Race Face Aeffect R
- Tyres: Maxxis Assegai EXO+ 2.5 (f), Maxxis Dissector EXO+ 2.4 (r)
- Value: £7,899.95 / $7,299
Transition Smuggler Carbon X01 AXS
- Fork: Fox Float 34 Grip 2 Manufacturing unit
- Shock: Fox Float X Manufacturing unit
- Drivetrain: SRAM X01 AXS
- Brakes: SRAM Code RSC
- Wheels: Crankbrothers Synthesis Enduro Alloy
- Tyres: Maxxis Assegai EXO+ 2.5 (f), Maxxis Dissector EXO+ 2.4 (r)
- Value: £8,999.95 / $8,999
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