10 Years in the Making: Transition’s New Gravity Machine Has Arrived
It’s been a minute since Transition’s flagship downhill rig got a major overhaul, but the Bellingham crew just dropped the news we've all been asking for. The new TR11 is here, and it’s really familiar looking. Built on the unshakable four-bar, Horst-Link, it’s a race bike, by the people, for the people. It's got more travel, a "new" suspension design, more adjustability, and a decent price tag for those looking for a bike that will take a beating all year long.
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From local grassroots races to World Cup hopefuls, Transition designed the new TR11 to be an affordable, durable, and highly tunable platform for the modern DH rider or park rat looking to stack Instagram clips to Crowbar and Deftones.
Overview
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Travel: 211 rear, 200 front
BottomBracket: 83mm Threaded
Shock: 225x75
Wheelsize: MX
Chainstays: SM/MD - 445(high)/447(low), LG/XL - 450 (high)/452(low)
Available as a frameset or complete
Colors: Moonstone / Nightshade
Pricing in USD/CAD/EU
GXcomplete: $6,599/$8,999/6,699
Frameset: $2,599/$3,599/2,599
More Travel, More Speed
Transition pushed the rear travel to 211mm. The idea is straightforward: more travel equals more traction and control when you’re charging. It's simple math. I'll spare the Spinal Tap references and instead offer up some locomotive lore.
In the late 1940's, Baldwin Locomotive Works and Chesapeake and Ohio Railway (C&O) paved the way for the "This one goes to 11" joke when they unveiled the C&O No. 500 M-1 steam locomotive. The locomotive's throttle had eleven settings. You guessed it, ranging from 1 all the way up to 11, instead of the usual 10. Choo-Choo!
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The suspension layout has been completely overhauled to feature Downhill-Specific Leverage Curves. The new design gives riders two distinct options (linear or progressive), allowing riders to swap between coil and air shocks without compromising feel. The goal being a predictable ride feel that provides mid-stroke support and the kind of bottom-out resistance needed for going deep. It's easy to set up and tune, and it plays well with both air and coil shocks, giving riders the best of both worlds.
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Features and Geo
Transition knows DH bikes take a beating, so they’ve beefed up the construction in all the right places and made it not just an affordable chariot, but one that is easy to live with in terms of serviceability. And now every bike in the Transition roster looks pretty much the same.
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Chips n' Salsa
Transition is leaning heavily into adjustability with this iteration, introducing two new systems to help riders find their "perfect" setup.
- C.H.I.P.S. (Changes Height Independently from Progression Setting)
Flip-chips allow you to adjust the head tube angle by 0.4 degrees and the bottom bracket height by 6mm without messing with your suspension's leverage. - S.A.L.S.A. (Chainstay Adjust) 0mm, +5mm, +10mm, and +15mm.
Small and Medium frames ship with the 0mm setup. Large and X-Large frames ship with the +5mm setup. Additional dropout sets are available separately for those who want to really fine-tune their wheelbase.
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Gravity Cast BB Area: This creates a high-strength core for the bottom bracket, main pivot, and shock mount, ensuring perfect alignment under load.
Forged Rockers and Yokes: To ensure the bike can handle lap after lap at the park, they’ve used new forged rockers and chainstay yokes, each featuring its own bridge to balance weight and stiffness.
Reach Adjust Headset: The 56/56 headset lets riders dial in their cockpit with the included headset cups, which offer +/- 5mm of reach adjustment.
Bolt-On Protection: No more messy adhesive tape. The TR11 features replaceable rubber downtube guards held in place by fasteners to protect against rock chips and shuttle wear. Cowabunga.
Learn more at Transitionbikes.com
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