Author Topic: Is this a Transition clone?  (Read 4699 times)

scourge

Is this a Transition clone?
« on: October 22, 2020, 04:14:21 PM »
« Last Edit: October 22, 2020, 04:42:08 PM by Sitar_Ned »



scourge

Re: Is this a Ttransition clone?
« Reply #1 on: October 22, 2020, 04:15:10 PM »
Sorry about the misspell in the title

Sitar_Ned

Re: Is this a Transition clone?
« Reply #2 on: October 22, 2020, 04:42:25 PM »
Fixed it for you.

endo.alley

Re: Is this a Transition clone?
« Reply #3 on: October 22, 2020, 06:53:07 PM »
What is the head tube angle?

scourge

Re: Is this a Transition clone?
« Reply #4 on: October 24, 2020, 04:57:35 PM »
Thanks, Ned.

The Geo chart doesn't show the head angle. But man, it looks like a Transition to me. That linkage  style is dead on. Hopefully it has the Transition geometry. Could be another contender with the Hightower clone and the Firebird clone.
« Last Edit: October 24, 2020, 06:45:03 PM by scourge »

Jotegr

Re: Is this a Transition clone?
« Reply #5 on: October 24, 2020, 06:11:54 PM »
Could be another contender with the Hightower clone and the Firebird clone.


Ah yes, another contender with non-existent, maybe medium only bikes  :P

endo.alley

Re: Is this a Transition clone?
« Reply #6 on: October 26, 2020, 09:37:18 AM »
Looks like an updated P-9 to me. Similar frame. Similar linkage.  But maybe slacker head tube angle and steeper seat tube angle. Which could be a good thing.

Verbl Kint

Re: Is this a Transition clone?
« Reply #7 on: October 26, 2020, 10:52:22 PM »








Images above from the alibaba link from OP.

Verbl Kint

Re: Is this a Transition clone?
« Reply #8 on: October 26, 2020, 10:58:47 PM »
Here's the closest I could find for a geo comparo:


I'm a bit surprised it doesn't follow metric sizing (Alibaba chart shows 153mm, aka 6inches, of travel). No idea what the head angle could be, but I hope it's below 65 degrees.

Pasted the above images from the Alibaba link.

Pasting the 2018 Transition Sentinal geo below for comparison:






endo.alley

Re: Is this a Transition clone?
« Reply #9 on: October 27, 2020, 07:34:28 AM »
The transition appears to be a little slacker HTA. Although 551mm Axle to Crown seems pretty small. A 160Lyric is 571mm. So a 160 fork would slacken HTA.
« Last Edit: October 27, 2020, 07:39:45 AM by endo.alley »

Verbl Kint

Re: Is this a Transition clone?
« Reply #10 on: October 28, 2020, 01:30:54 AM »
The transition appears to be a little slacker HTA. Although 551mm Axle to Crown seems pretty small. A 160Lyric is 571mm. So a 160 fork would slacken HTA.

551 mm is, if I recall correctly, the A2C measurement for a 160mm 27.5 Rockshox fork.  That being said, a 160mm 29" fork would slacken it by half a degree, in a mullet setup, you slacken it up by 3/4 of a degree, at least.

endo.alley

Re: Is this a Transition clone?
« Reply #11 on: October 28, 2020, 08:00:42 AM »
This is a 29er right? If so 27.5" measurements shouldn't apply.
« Last Edit: October 28, 2020, 08:02:18 AM by endo.alley »

Bajker

Re: Is this a Transition clone?
« Reply #12 on: October 28, 2020, 12:59:51 PM »

Ah yes, another contender with non-existent, maybe medium only bikes  :P
So true lol ::)

This is a 29er right? If so 27.5" measurements shouldn't apply.
If its 29er (probably is), then the travel is 140mm.

551 mm is, if I recall correctly, the A2C measurement for a 160mm 27.5 Rockshox fork.  That being said, a 160mm 29" fork would slacken it by half a degree, in a mullet setup, you slacken it up by 3/4 of a degree, at least.
27.5 Fox36 160mm is 549.1mm

I measured the drawing and headtube angle is ~67 degrees, stack ~626mm and reach is ~471mm (difficult to measure the pic is too pixelated).
And its 100 pieces min order, atm atleast.
« Last Edit: October 28, 2020, 01:26:19 PM by Bajker »

Denis

Re: Is this a Transition clone?
« Reply #13 on: October 29, 2020, 02:44:56 AM »
Looks like Transition Smuggler clone )

But not 100% copy )



« Last Edit: October 29, 2020, 02:47:20 AM by Denis »

Re: Is this a Transition clone?
« Reply #14 on: October 29, 2020, 01:46:50 PM »
I enquired about ordering one. Frames are not available to purchase from the manufacturer until March 2021.