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Transition Bikes
Blindside
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4.5/5
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Description:FRAME FEATURES:
205mm (8.1") Rear Wheel Travel
Fox DHX 5.0 Coil 8.75" x 2.75" stroke or DHX 5.0 Air 8.75" x 2.5"
6000 Series Heat Treated Aluminum
Sizes: Small (17"), Medium (17"), Large (17")
Colors: Black, White, Raw
Decals: Decal kit with 4 sets of decals in Black, White, Green and Red
Frame Weight: 8.6 lbs (without rear shock)
Complete Bike Weight Range: 39-44 lbs (Depending on Rear Shock and Fork)
1.5" headtube
Custom Floating Disc Brake Option Available (direct mount 8")
Compatible with up to 8" dual crown forks
Adjustable between 10mm x 135mm bolt-on/QR or 12mm x 135mm thru axle dropouts
73mm bottom bracket spacing
Accepts up to 8" Rear Disc Brake Rotors
Easily fits up to 2.8" rear tire
Front Derailleur Compatible with E-Type Derailleur
1 year defect warranty, Lifetime crash replacement
BUILD SPECS:
Shock Specs: 8.75" eye-to-eye x 2.75" stroke, Rear Pin 22.2mm x 8mm, Forward Pin 22.2mm x 8mm
Front Derailleur: Shimano e-type, top pull top swing
Bottom Bracket: 73mm x 118mm
Headset: 1.5" (deep cup compatible)
Seatpost: 30.0mm
Seat Clamp: 34.9mm
Rear Dropout Spacing: 135mm x 10mm or 12mm (10mm = QR, 12mm = thru-axle)
Disc Brake Mount: International Standard
Standard ISCG Mounting Tabs
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Submitted by
Summit
a Downhiller
from Columbus, OH, USA
Date Reviewed: July 2, 2008 | | Favoriate Trail: | Hazard/UPS/LPS/Porcupine | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | -Clean design
-Burly frame
-Decent standover height
-135mm hub spacing makes swapping hubs easy
-Love that you can run 10 or 12mm axle, with floating brake or w/o
-Customizable looks with stickers and add-on parts (bearing covers, bar end caps, chainguides, etc.)
-There is a nice drain hole in the bottom of the BB shell. | | Weaknesses: | -A bit heavy, but not bad.
-Fit and finish is good but not great. Frame was not chased/faced (BB, headtube, ISCG mounts, dropouts, etc.).
-Paint scratches off if you breathe on it.
-Mud collects heavily at the bottom pivot...it makes a bit of a trap.
-High leverage ratio requires a heavy spring rate. | | Similar Products Used: | Specialized Big Hit
Specialized Demo 7
Intense Uzzi
Yeti AS-X
Kona Stinky series
more I'm sure... | | Bike Setup: | Floating Brake w/ 12mm thru-axle
Fox DHX 5
Marzocchi 888 ATA WC
Transition Revolution 32 wheelset
XT Brakes
XT Crankset (165mm)
XT Cassette
E13 SRS
Easton Havoc Bars
SDG I-Beam post/saddle | | Bottom Line: | This bike rips. Add in the incredible price, and you have a no-brainer...and a clear reason as to why Blindsides are popping up all over the place.
As soon as I hopped on, it just felt super comfortable. As is the case with most of Transition's bikes, the geometry is just dialed perfectly. I normally dislike straight top tubes because I like tons of standover height (like my Demo 7 has) but the Blindside is low enough that the top tube is comfortably out of the way. I'm 5'10" and ride a Medium.
The travel is really plush (I'm 155lbs and running a 400# spring) initially, but I have yet to bottom out the suspension - it ramps up nicely. Feels glued to the ground but you can get the bike into the air very easily, unlike some bigger linkage DH bikes.
Super low bottom bracket takes some getting used to, but timing your pedal strokes around obstacles is a worthwhile tradeoff for the low-slung ride and resulting cornering ability.
I can't really complain about much at all in how this bike rides - it's just a champ. It feels like it hangs up a touch on square-edge hits, but nothing too bad. There are certainly more premium rides out there, but most of them will cost you double what the Blindside frame does, and you'll only get very small improvement in ride quality.
5 chilis for value, 4 for overall since there are some quality issues (paint, facing, etc.) and high-end bikes like Intense, Foes, etc...certainly do ride a little nicer. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
sam pinner
a Weekend Warrior
from bend, or
Date Reviewed: January 30, 2008 | | Favoriate Trail: | anything steep,challenging w/jumps/drops | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$3000.00 | | Purchased At: | gear peddler | | Strengths: | where's the beef? (right here baby) overbuilt
flies well, corners well, is overall tons of fun
uninterrupted seat tube, wheelies like a champ | | Weaknesses: | heavy? but i dont care, because i am 6'2" and 200lbs
i break lots of stuff, hopefully not this bike though
odd rear thru axle situation
| | Similar Products Used: | rocky mountain switch, rmx
kona stab
iron horse sunday | | Bike Setup: | dhx coil, totem, avid code, fsa gravity cranks,
sram x9 groupo, thompson seatpost | | Bottom Line: | i like it a lot
cant wait til spring so i can ride lots more
who should buy it? people who want a burly bike
who shouldn't? weight weenies | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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