Transition Scout Mountain Bike

In comparison to the prior scout the new bike features a slacker 64 head tube angle prior 65º the bike reach is 10mm longer has more tire clearance and a broader sag range.

Transition scout mountain bike.

Important frame geometry angles include a 64 degree headtube angle 77 2 degrees seat tube and 1217mm wheelbase and all sizes of the bike get 430mm chainstays. Transition has traditionally gone for a sag range in the 33 35 range but with this new scout they are recommending a solid 30 with swings in the 28 33 range. Hop on the scout and you re immediately transformed into a projectile. Scout 27 5 wheels 140mm rear 150mm front carbon.

In 2017 the scout had 125 millimeters of rear wheel travel a 140 millimeter fork a 457 millimeter reach size large 67 degree head angle and a 1 176 millimeter wheelbase again size large. The 2014 scout had a horst link suspension layout and geometry was progressive for its time. About bikes gear demo dealers support. The scout comes with 140mm of travel in its stock form but by swapping to a longer stroke shock riders can achieve 150mm of travel.

Transition bikes is a rider owned and operated mountain bike manufacturer from bellingham washington. In 2017 transition re did the bike bumping up the travel to 130mm 150mm in the rear and front and again pushed the boundaries on geometry. Freedom to boost everything in sight overshoot every landing without a care mixed with nose bonking and hooting your way down the trail. That isn t a bad thing by any means just know that this bike is nothing like the original.

Manual here scrub that skid there pedal up this. Transition pole vaulted over that line with the new scout. Sentinel 29 wheels 150mm rear 160mm front carbon. Our large sized scout test bike features a 485mm reach and 617mm stack height.

The scout will awaken your inner child. Starting in 2014 the scout had 125mm of rear travel and a 140mm fork.