Transition adds two carbon models to its hardtail line

Transition adds two carbon models to its hardtail line

First look at the Throttle 27.5 and Vanquish 29

Transition is launching a pair of carbon hardtails

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Josh Patterson

Published: April 20, 2017 at 8:58 am
Transition is launching a pair of carbon hardtails - Courtesy
The Transition Vanquish 29 - Courtesy
The Vanquish 29 frame is available in medium, large and XL - Courtesy
The Transition Throttle 27.5 - Courtesy
The Throttle 27.5 frame is available in small, medium, large and XL - Courtesy
The Vanquish 29 and Throttle 27.5 share a number of frame features - Courtesy
The Transition Vanquish geometry - Courtesy
The Transition Throttle geometry - Courtesy

Transition Bikes is introducing a duo of carbon hardtails in 27.5 and 29er versions. While these new models might use a lightweight frame material, they're far from twitchy cross-country racers.

Transition Vanquish 29

The Transition Vanquish 29 - Courtesy

According to Transition, the Vanquish 29 is the closest thing to an XC frame the company has made, though an emphasis is placed on the bike’s ability to “party in the woods.” To that end, the Vanquish is properly slack and designed around a 120mm suspension fork.

The Vanquish 29 frame is available in medium, large and XL - Courtesy

The Transition Vanquish geometry - Courtesy

Transition Throttle 27.5

The Transition Throttle 27.5 - Courtesy

The Throttle is more of an all-mountain oriented hardtail than its big-wheeled sibling. This 27.5in frame has ISCG-05 chainguide tabs and slacker geometry than its big-wheeled brother and is designed around a 140mm fork.

The Throttle 27.5 frame is available in small, medium, large and XL - Courtesy

The Transition Throttle geometry - Courtesy

Shared details

The Vanquish 29 and Throttle 27.5 share a number of frame features - Courtesy

The Vanquish 29 and Throttle 27.5 feature internal cable routing for the shift cable and dropper seatpost, 148x12mm rear axle spacing and threaded bottom brackets.

The claimed frame weight for both models is 1,400g.

These frames retail for $1,600. The SRAM GX-equipped complete bikes retails for $3,699. (UK and Australian pricing have yet to be announced.)

Visit www.transitionbikes.com for more information.

Josh Patterson

Contributor

Josh Patterson is a BikeRadar contributor and former technical editor. He has spent most of his career working in the cycling industry as an athlete, mechanic and journalist. He holds a master's degree in journalism and has more than 20 years of experience as a cyclist and 12 years of experience riding and writing for BikeRadar, Cyclingnews, Cycling Weekly, Dirt Rag, RoadBikeReview and Outside Magazine. A native of the Flint Hills of Kansas, Josh was a pioneer in the gravel cycling movement, having raced the first Unbound 200 and many other gravel events around the globe. He considers himself a cycling generalist and enjoys road, gravel and mountain biking in equal measure. When not traveling for work, he can be found exploring the singletrack and lonely gravel roads that surround his home in Fort Collins, Colorado. In addition to his love of cycling, Josh is an enthusiastic supporter of brunch, voting rights and the right to repair movement.
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