• New Model For 2018

• 29" wheels

• 140mm rear travel / 160mm front

• Price: $2999 - $4999 USD. Frame only w/ DPX2 shock: $1999.

• New GiddyUp kinematics

• Speed Balanced Geometry

• Boost dropout spacing

• Trunion metric shock sizing

• Enduro Max sealed bearings

• Threaded bottom bracket

• New rattle free internal cable port covers

• External rear brake routing

• 180mm post mount brake

• Increased seatpost insertion

• Collet main pivot

• Water bottle storage inside front triangle

• Tire clearance up to 29" x 2.5"



• 27.5" wheels

• 160mm rear travel / 170mm front

• Price: $2999 - $4999 USD. Frame only w/ DPX2 shock: $1999.

• New GiddyUp kinematics

• Speed Balanced Geometry

• Boost dropout spacing

• Trunion metric shock sizing

• Enduro Max sealed bearings

• Threaded bottom bracket

• Molded rubber downtube & chainstay protection

• New rattle free internal cable port covers

• External rear brake routing

• 180mm post mount brake

• Increased seatpost insertion

• Water bottle storage inside front triangle

• New X-Small size

• Tire clearance up to 27.5" x 2.8"





• 27.5" wheels

• 130mm rear travel / 150mm front

• Price: $2999 - $4999 USD. Frame only w/ DPX2 shock: $1999.

• New GiddyUp kinematics

• Speed Balanced Geometry

• Boost dropout spacing

• Trunion metric shock sizing

• Enduro Max sealed bearings



• Threaded bottom bracket

• Molded rubber downtube & chainstay protection

• New rattle free internal cable port covers

• External rear brake routing

• 180mm post mount brake

• Increased seatpost insertion

• Water bottle storage inside front triangle

• New X-Small size

• Tire clearance up to 27.5" x 2.8"



• 29" wheels

• 120mm rear travel / 140mm front

• Price: $2999 - $4999 USD. Frame only w/ DPS shock: $1999.

• New GiddyUp kinematics

• Speed Balanced Geometry

• Boost dropout spacing

• Metric shock sizing

• Enduro Max sealed bearings

• Threaded bottom bracket

• Molded rubber downtube & chainstay protection

• New rattle free internal cable port covers

• External rear brake routing

• 180mm post mount brake

• Collet main pivot

• Water bottle storage inside front triangle



Transition have released the details of their 2018 lineup, and while many of the model names are familiar, all of the bikes have undergone the Speed Balanced Geometry treatment. What does that entail? Slacker head angles, a longer reach, and forks with a reduced offset, changes that are meant to make the new bikes even more capable than before. Along with the tweaked geometry, the travel has been increased slightly, and the new bikes all have Boost spacing and metric shocks, keeping them fully up to date with the latest standards.There's also a completely new model in the lineup – the Sentinel, Transition's entry into the long travel 29er arena, with 140mm of rear travel, and 160mm up front. All of the bikes will have aluminum frames when they hit stores this fall, but carbon options will likely be added in the future. I've been putting the miles in on the Sentinel – there's a full review on the way, including the results of back-to-back testing with different offset forks.