"Overall, the Spire is an all-mountain brawler. For a bike that makes you think you can climb any hill of your choosing, this is doubly impressive." - Field Test - FULL REVIEW HERE ![]() It just makes you feel like you can bulldoze anything. ![]() The way the bike tracks and hunkers down when riding rough terrain is very confidence inspiring. "The Spire manages to do one of the most basic and fundamental things a good mountain bike should do - it should make you smile, and it delivers in droves. The little bit we were able to let the Spire off the leash, it wanted to build speed, like, right now! With the progression Transition has put on this suspension platform, the Spire has some pop while still erasing small to medium sized trail obstacles." - FULL REVIEW HERE The large wheelbase is evident but is not an overpowering theme when navigating mellower terrain. The Spire pedals and cruises along extremely well. The bang for the buck is up there with what consumer direct brands offer, but it's also worth taking a second to reflect on the phenomenal support Transition offers as it is an aspect that doesn't quite receive the credit that is due. Having flagship suspension and brakes with a very nice cockpit and tires on a sub $5k bike is really something you don't see very often. While I was truly won over by the Spire's DNA through and through, perhaps what's most impressive its value - particularly in this specific model. FULL REVIEW HEREĪll in all, I had a blast on this bike and would happily ride one as a personal rig. With how well the Spire pedals, reasonable weight, and aggressive geometry why not have this with more travel? It's just so much fun to ride everywhere. The Spire makes me seriously rethink that position. I've long said an aggressive 150 mm travel bike is the ideal middle ground, one bike for most folks. I'm going to avoid any of the well worn clichés and say that I'm impressed with how easy the Spire is to pedal around all day, while still being perfectly comfortable smashing the bike park to bits. The Spire makes an excellent argument for an aggressive do it all bike. Wherever you end up, you can focus on the trail without remotes, levers or knobs. It is also possible to install a shorter, 205mm x 60mm stroke shock to decrease the rear wheel travel to 160mm if you are after a shorter travel experience.Ī suggested sag range of 27 - 33% allows the rider to tune the feel of the bike from a firm and snappy jump and slash mode, to a more supple and active full on party mode. The Spire has 170mm of rear wheel travel when used with the supplied 205mm x 65mm stroke shock. Riders are able to add or remove volume spacers in the rear air shock to suit their individual riding style and there is plenty of bottom out control with air or coil shocks when things get rowdy. The GiddyUp suspension layout is tuned to work correctly with both air and coil rear shocks. Anti-squat is tuned to enhance pedaling performance and provides a platform to push against when pumping, without sacrificing a bottomless feel when needed. With nearly 23% progression and the most current evolution of our GiddyUp suspension kinematic, the Spire has an excellent balance of support and small bump sensitivity. Because, we get it, sometimes you just want to grab your bike and GiddyUp, without checking your setup. The GiddyUp suspension system is designed to behave intuitively across a broad range of setup. We want to make it as easy as possible to experience great rear suspension performance. More stability when going fast, more agility on technical slow speed maneuvering as well as improved traction, control and confidence for any skill level of rider.Ĭheck Out Our Sizing Guide Understanding Effective Seat Tube Angle One of SBG's greatest benefits is that it creates a confident steering feel that adapts to wheel speed. This improves front to rear weight distribution on the bike, which is often out of balance on long and slack bikes. With SBG, a slacker head tube angle is combined with a reduced offset fork standard, preventing the front wheel from being too far in front of the rider. SBG ensures the bike maintains low speed agility, front wheel traction, and proper rider weight balance while actually increasing confidence in steep terrain and at high speeds. All complete bikes are 95% assembled and packaged for quick and easy final assembly, and as such, Transition Bikes is not able to make special request build spec changes or modifications to packaging. Schwalbe Big Betty, Super Gravity, Soft (29x2.4) Schwalbe Big Betty, Super Trail, Soft (29x2.4) ![]() Schwalbe Big Betty, Super Trail, Soft (2.4) Schwalbe Magic Mary, Super Gravity, Ultra Soft (29x2.4) Schwalbe Magic Mary, Super Trail, Soft (29x2.4) Schwalbe Magic Mary, Super Trail, Soft (2.4)
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