Looking for some advice on bearings, anything to be gained by using something other than Enduro Max? Transition sells these on the website, makes it easy to order. Should I go down the rabbit hole of SKF or others?

 

First of all, if that could be misinterpreted, I really love that bike. The bike is more forgiving than you'd expect from a trail bike. Really. With the longish wheelbase, slack head angle and central riding position - plus the progressive suspension - the bike will save your ass under most circumstances. There are no overwhelming cons either. Personally, I just needed more time with the bike than with others, and I've been riding mountain bikes for 22 years (maybe this is the reason!). I really didn't want to upset anyone, but sometimes I just miss the balance when everyone who rides a bike says it's the best in the world. I've ridden a total of nine different Transitions and more or less got on with all of them straight away. None of them took me as long to try out as the Sentinel V2. I currently also ride a Spur and felt at home from the very first second. As I said, this is very subjective, but it's my experience. It's definitely forgiving, but I felt it also to be a bit sluggish if you're not actively moving it, and you might need to have the necessary skills for that. Other users seem to not have had this experience and I am not claiming to know any better. There is a review on YT ( semi-sandy), where they explain, why the sentinel didn’t turn out to be the bike they wished for. I don’t totally agree, but guess, we have the same initial thought here, while I tried to adapt to the bike instead of switching to another make and finally got to be liking it a lot. Again, sorry if I unsettled you, but I think, such possible cons should be considered before you move to a bike, the more if you do without a test ride before buying it. Since every other bike will have their cons as well: go for it.

 

Amy Morrison shredding on a Sentinel;

 

Sentinel feels more agile and responsive, pedals better and is much lighter.

The Claymore was good at just plowing straight through rough terrain, but was not very nimble in comparison and was harder to pump terrain and generate speed. The rear center growth under travel made it unpredictable at times if you weren't just going straight.

The Sentinel is shorter in front/rear centers, a bit less travel, but a bit slacker HA. It is more fun more of the time and I have not found a situation where it was overwhelmed yet. No problems in rough, steep terrain (I do have a coil and cascade link on it). Due to less weight and no idler pulley setup, it pedals and climbs way better.

It's really what I was looking for from the start, a mini Spire.

 

awasome! that's good to hear.
Pulled a trigger and ordered Sentinel. It looks dope so it must ride great ;-) Thought about Claymore too. I like my Highlander but it has some big flaws. Weight, high anti-rise (suspension stiffens up a lot if you on rear brake), and relatively complicated suspension setup - I guess I'm not sold on high pivot.
Been on a coil for a while but going to try air x2 for a change.

 

FYI, you can fit two water bottles in an XXL V2 frame with two Morse Code cages and a B-Rad system from Wolftooth.

 

Is there rear suspension bob on the sentinel v2 ?

 

It depended on the shock and settings and the way you pedal 🙂,I’m trying a Super Deluxe coil and feel the bike bobbing although it’s not much ,with the air shock only feel it on the tarmac

 

What's your experience with bearings on sentinel v2? Do they last a season or two?

 

how does the sentinel perform on coil vs air shock?

 

It’s well behaved on both. There’s lots of reviews with positive things to say about the Sentinel’s suspension performance both up and down. I would say that it’s climbing times are not far off of my Spur on my local stuff (it probably has more to do with my level of motivation that day than the bike).

With a coil, I settled into a progressive MRP spring rather than a linear one. The ride was a little more lively, but still more forgiving than air. I’m mostly riding air anymore, but I enjoy switching back to coil occasionally.

 

what size of coil shock does it fit on the bike?

 

Is it better to build the sentinel from the frame or buy the whole bike?

 

Definitely buy the whole bike, then tear it down to the frame and rebuild. That way everything is torqued properly.

 

Spicing it up!

 

how did you get the crank to be shiny?

 

Nice!

How long did that take?

 

If I used Easy Off from the beginning, probably less than an hour start to finish

 

why would you de-anodized the cranks? I am so confused.

 

Over time your shoes will wear off the anodizing anyway and look like crap. Plus its different and looks cool I think.

 

For short riders, do you choose small size ?
I am 5'6" tall. should I choose the small or medium?

 

how does the Sentinel v2 compare to Trek fuel Gen6 bike? Has anyone test the trek

 

Has anyone experienced dropper moving lateraly inside the seat tube? I have sentinel carbon and bikeyoke revive. Torque 5-6nm, carbon grip paste, seatpost cleaned inside, using seat clamp that came with the frame. It doesn't move verticaly only lateraly.

 

Luckily mine does not, but looking down into the seat tube it is pretty shocking how poor the surface is in there. Lots of voids and gaps.

Time to try out the Transition warranty support! They'll take care of you.

 

how does sentinel v2 compare to Raww Madonna v2.2? both bikes use horst link suspension.

 

Transition QC sets a very low bar, good thing the warrant support is great.
I don't know what factory they use in China for the frames, but it's not one of the good ones.... 💩

Are you running a long post? Running as long as possible to get the max insertion in the frame helps.

 

Transition QC sets a very low bar, good thing the warrant support is great.
I don't know what factory they use in China for the frames, but it's not one of the good ones.... 💩

Are you running a long post? Running as long as possible to get the max insertion in the frame helps.

These frames only cost a few grand so I understand they need cut corners to make a living ;-)

216mm BikeYoke. 3cm out of the seat tube. So quite deep. It's nuts how deep you can go in this frame

 

Posted my Smuggler in the other thread, so I thought I'd post my Sentinel over here. Started as the Carbon GX build and I've swapped a bunch of parts (drivetrain, wheels, suspension, added CC link) to make it fairly custom. Weighs just over 31# with pedals, can't wait until the snow melts!

 

thats a solid 2 bike demo quiver for your Chasing Epic clients!!

 

Does the sentinel have delamination issue? some FB posts mentioned delamination on BB & chain stay.

 

Is the sentinel similar to Norco Sight?

 

Here's mine from earlier this year.
Considering changing frame for Enduro, but feel it will be overkill for where (and how) I ride.

 

Just got this in the mail and getting set it up. Going to slowly put some purple accents on overtime. Put on the RideWrap Tailored Protection yesterday, that took a while! Stoked to get a ride in. My old bike in the background. Does anyone know what these 2 small pieces are for? It came with the bike box, but can't figure it out yet.

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Hi!
Anyone here tried the new RockShox super deluxe coil with HBO in the sentinel V2? Which Tune is needed?
Does it fit in a size M frame?
My ext storia does not work, the piggy bag hits the frame if deep in the travel.

 

You can always ask TR via email, from what I know anything LNL or Linear is preffered on the Sentinel