i'd also LOVE to see a bottlerocket review.
word is that frame has some linkage issues on the first batches …
i'd also LOVE to see a bottlerocket review.
word is that frame has some linkage issues on the first batches …
heh, if only you knew the trails that were down in Seattle you may think otherwise about what you just said.
Actaully, I do know many of the trails down in the Seattle area (SST, ect.) The terain in the vacinity of Seattle pales in comparission to Ferndal (Ledgeveiw, Galbraith, Academy, Glacier)
Peace
i'd also LOVE to see a bottlerocket review.
word is that frame has some linkage issues on the first batches …
The bottlerockets kick major ash… I havent heard of any linkage problems and three of my freinds have them. They are super nice on flowy runs, but the shock is progressive enough to launch some nice sized drops and stuff…
Actaully, I do know many of the trails down in the Seattle area (SST, ect.) The terain in the vacinity of Seattle pales in comparission to Ferndal (Ledgeveiw, Galbraith, Academy, Glacier)
Peace
SST? Too funny. What about actual trails..not a jump park, but actual trails?
If you knew many of the trails, you would know your statement is well, wrong. the peeler, coupled with two seven offers enough "oh shit" and larger-than-life goodness to spin one's head a few times. There are a few others that dwarf the efforts that go into those two, but at the risk of upsetting some builders, the other lesser knowns will remain out of this conversation.
my point of posting? your comment was way off base. Kyle/Kevin were "Seattle city boyz" who built bikes to hold up to the riding they were into. It just so happens that they spent quite a bit of time at the two above places while dialing in their rigs. They moved up to Ferndale for whatever reason, but truth be told, TBC started in Seattle to meet the demands of the locals which branched out to a global following.
"real pacific northwest"?? Man, you are a trip…
Anyways…
Back on topic..
dear DW,
since you got like a million bucks now, can i borrow $2850 for a Revolt frame?thanks,
steve
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hehe…I want to see a review of the Covert
I just rode one today down at Blackrock in Oregon: top flight All Mountain bike. The model I rode was a pre-production equipped with a Fox RP-23 shock, and it was a sweet dream riding up the fire road access to the trailheads. Super stiff, yet responsive on the climbs. Set up for an XC feel, the bike itself has a way more stretched top tube feel than other Transitions I sampled. It was a touch sketchy on the very steep downhill I rolled it down on my one test ride (ditched it early for a shot at the '07 Dirtbag), however the XC cockpit had alot to do with that. Compared to a big bike, it was like cornering on a knife edge: quick steering and super responsive. Very stiff, laterally, and with the XC build I rolled it was easily under 30 pounds. With 2.3's and a more AM-ey cockpit it could be a dream bike for many. The RP-23 was a great match for it, BTW. On the way up I gave it the stiff Pro Pedal setting and cruised up no problem, on the way down I opened it up and bounced down the hill with nearly 6 inches of fully active plushness. In short: I'd buy the frame if I was looking for a crossover bike and a new build project.
Thanks for the write up man…Kevin was in my area on Friday with a Covert…but I had to work…sigh. Good to hear about the ride…its that twichyness that I am worried about…some of the trails I ride can get quite steep….it's either the Covert or the ReignX1….so far the reign is winning…mostly becuase of pricepoint….
I gotta ride them both first…but seeing as there is no Transition dealer here (I hope Kevin got someone here to carry them…) it's going to be hard.
Thanks for the write up man…Kevin was in my area on Friday with a Covert…but I had to work…sigh. Good to hear about the ride…its that twichyness that I am worried about…some of the trails I ride can get quite steep….it's either the Covert or the ReignX1….so far the reign is winning…mostly becuase of pricepoint….
I gotta ride them both first…but seeing as there is no Transition dealer here (I hope Kevin got someone here to carry them…) it's going to be hard.
Things are in the works hopefully for a dealer ;) and I rode a Covert after Kevin handed me my new Bottlerocket. For the build it rode well, felt really lively, it was set up a little more on the XC side of the spectrum than I liked but damn did it feel solid even with the set up, one thing I noticed about the bikes he brought was they all felt really well under power (except the Dirtbag, it felt kinda dead, mighta been the Van R it had) the Covert weighed around 29 pounds and it hauled ass.
I troll shitty posters like yourself, because it's amusing to watch you skidmarks get all riled up.
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