New bike check up for nino and Kate for 2020. Nino is now running 110/110 rather than last year’s 120/110.
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Tuesday = New DC/XC Bike Release Day (apparently 
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I expect we may hear about this new Yeti bike from Jonathan in the pod in the near future.
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I think I might be in love. 120 mm front and rear, long travel dropper and 2.4 tires but clocks in under 25 pounds for the mid-spec version (still $6k lol). Not a pure XC racer but I’m thinking it could hold its own in Wednesday night worlds and be pretty close to the ideal for the big Pisgah marathon races that I prefer.
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The Transition looks pretty great, but since I already have a pure race bike (100/100 Lux) I’m in the market for a bit more travel. 130mm fork ideally, and I wish the Transition had 30mm IW wheels. But I would strongly consider selling the Lux and getting the Transition, rather than adding another bike to the quiver (YT Izzo is probably my top choice for a light 130mm bike).
Yea that Transition Spur looks sweet! Just can’t get over MTB prices being so high. I can see the value factor now of Canyon when compared to Transition or any other US brands.
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Check out fezzari, their 120/120 xc bike has some sweet builds for dirt cheap.
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I have their La Sal Peak and it’s a really great bike! For some reason the Signal Peak never appealed to me, though. Steep head tube angle I guess. Looking at it again now it seems I need to give it another chance. Thanks for the reminder!
Yeti seems to have missed a trick with the geometry of the SB115 looking a bit steep and short and the bike is relatively heavy. The Transition however is sweet. I almost wish I hadn’t got my Norco FS120… upgraded to the new SID fork though and it is sweet.
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Indeed. I posted before reading and it seems like the Yeti is a hack job, along the lines of other brands duct tape attempts to put something into a segment they didn’t anticipate well enough. Transition owns this release day for sure.
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How you like the Norco? (Revolver?)
I do love the revolver I stretched to get the AXS version and have put 2.35 Schwalbe RR &RR tyres on it with the new SID and Power2max NGeo. I have ridden plenty of Grade 4s but no 5s as yet. I bought it mainly for the BC Bike race. it is 11.5-12kg depending on tyre choice.
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Anyone riding a intense spider? Seems like an awesome option with a 67.5 h/a with a 100 fork, and 1900 grams, $3000 frameset with shock
nice quote to put out of context 
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you mean the sniper 
would like to hear some more on that one too! on paper it looks quite promising. I have added this one to my list of options
(together with a norco revolver, kona hei hei, the spur also looks very good, but I think the 66 HTA is a bit too much for my flat country (the netherlands)).
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I agree and this is making my choice for the next “XC” bike very difficult. Looks like delivery in September at the earliest though? (that’ s what was listed on day one release, now there’s no ETA) - can manufacturers release bikes that are available on the same day please? I have my name on an Ibis Ripley but they’re out a bit too. If I knew delivery date of the Spur I might actually hold out for it.
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Pisgah endurance racing is my thing too. Are you local? What races are you planning? Looks like ORAMM and Jerdon are a go. I’m on the fence about my Jerdon entry now but I’ll probably be there.
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Sure but Canyon’s XC bike seems very dated now. 3K for a carbon MTB frame has been standard for quite some time. Check out the boutique end for road; 5-6K for a frameset isn’t unheard of. Not saying we shouldn’t have more affordable offerings, we should.
I had the Cinch PM when it first came out. Battery would die out overnight after one ride. Emailed Easton/RF and they sent me a warranty replacement. No problems since.
Sometimes I prefer the Quarqs (on two other bikes) as the coin cell battery lasts much longer than the rechargeable battery of the Cinch. Logistically, Quarq is easier, as all you need to do is pack another coin cell battery for backup, when you travel to a race.
But I’ve been having good experience with the Cinch and although I’ve never tested it, the charge seems to last quite a bit. With Cinch you can install a 28 direct mount ring for those hilly marathon races…you do have to more mindful of its battery level and not to mention having the special tool to remove the battery cover. You could use a couple of small hex keys to open it in a pinch, but might marr the cover.
My cinch has been perfect. If you charge the battery once a month you’ll have absolutely no issues. And that’s being modest about it. Most people could easily do every other month. It also warns me on my Garmin that it’s low, about 3 rides before it actually dies.
Only issue I’ve had is my left crank arm has now come loose twice. The first time was after about 100 miles after installing, and the second time was about 300 miles after retightening the first time. Neither times it came completely loose, just enough to make creaking noises. To be fair, I didn’t use a torque wrench, but it’s 50nm so everyone on the internet says basically just tighten it as hard as you can. My game plan now is to just throw a wrench on and check it everytime I charge it.
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It sounds like some people were able to get one day 1, from YouTube comments on the reviews. I thought I saw mid-July shipping dates yesterday, but can’t find it now. I’ll try to demo one in a few weeks to figure out sizing and pre-order then. It’s such a good looking bike, apparently great riding and I’ve heard only positive things about Transition as a company.
I live outside of Winston. Right now I’m still in for ORAMM assuming I stay healthy. It seems like they have a reasonable plan for the race though. Originally we had a pretty big contingent that was going to rent a house and make a weekend out of it, but I think at least a few won’t be going.
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How so?