{"id":240752,"date":"2020-06-08T07:29:06","date_gmt":"2020-06-08T05:29:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/?p=240752"},"modified":"2020-10-22T15:43:39","modified_gmt":"2020-10-22T13:43:39","slug":"dream-bike-transition-sentinel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/en\/dream-bike-transition-sentinel\/","title":{"rendered":"[Dream Bike] Transition Sentinel"},"content":{"rendered":"

Not all that long ago, I wrapped up a test on the new <\/span><\/span>Transition Sentinel<\/span><\/span><\/a> . <\/span>Turns out, I liked the bike enough that I really, really didn’t want to give it back. <\/span>So I built it out with a smattering of my favorite parts as of late.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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As far as the bike itself goes, I love the do-it-all but still have fun spirit the Sentinel has. <\/span>With 160mm front and 150mm rear travel, rolling on 29 “wheels, it’s no surprising what a capable bike it is, but what surprised me was just how nimble the bike was and how well it managed long, all day missions with its excellent climbing and a pretty reasonable weight of exactly 30 pounds. Anyhow, here’s a closer look at my latest build …<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Up front, I went with a Fox 36 – it’s an all new fork this year, and while I haven’t ridden it a ton yet, so far it’s super impressive. <\/span>The new chassis handles really nicely and I love some of the new features like the floating axle and air bleed ports.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Unsurprisingly, I’ve mated the 36 to a Float X2 out back. <\/span>I’m curious to try this bike with a coil as well, but for now I’ve opted for air and I’m loving it. <\/span>Zero volume reducers seems to be the way to go. <\/span>All in all, I’m impressed so far with all of the new <\/span><\/span>2021 Fox stuff.<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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I’ve been testing ENVE’s new AM-30 wheelset, and while it’s a bit early in the game to make any long term judgements, so far I absolutely love the way that they handle on trail. This new shallower rim profile seems to take up more chatter and deflect a little less, all while feeling really positive in the corners.<\/p>\n

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SRAM’s AXS drivetrain<\/a> has been unstoppable so far. This was a must have and I’ve had a hard time going back to normal drivetrains.<\/p>\n

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So far, I’m actually quite fond of a few seatposts out there Reverb AXS and OneUp to name a couple…But I’ve been curious about the new Fox Transfer – so far so good. Smooth, and I love the way you can control the return speed.<\/p>\n

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I went with a custom colorway that reminded me of old school off road truck decal schemes from the 80’s.
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A look at the grille.<\/p>\n

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SRAM Codes are hands down my brake of choice.<\/p>\n

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Four piston – 200mm front rotor, 180mm rear rotor. Just right and always working.<\/p>\n

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I absolutely love OneUp’s carbon bar. It truly takes the edge off and has just the right upsweep\/backsweep combo.<\/p>\n

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Industry Nine’s A35<\/a> stem is my favorite thus far, by far.<\/p>\n

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Specialized Phenom – I still haven’t found a saddle I like more.<\/p>\n

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Time’s Speciale pedals<\/a> – again, still haven’t found anything I like better. Simply the best.<\/p>\n

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Cane Creek’s eeWings<\/a> are completely over the top – hollow titanium and built to last forever. I’ll have these on many a bike for years to come.<\/p>\n

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I have a hard time riding anything other that Sensus’ ultra thick Meaty Paws grips these days. They’re just so…damn…comfy…<\/p>\n

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Schwalbe Magic Mary’s are to me the most universally easy tire to get along with in a wide range of conditions. <\/span>2.6 front \/ 2.3 rear for the win.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Last but not least, can’t forget the seat collar – it’s a dream bike … I had to go all out.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Thanks to everyone who helped make this happen!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Not all that long ago, I wrapped up a test on the new Transition Sentinel . Turns out, I liked the bike enough that I really, really didn’t want to give it back. So I built it out with a smattering of my favorite parts as of late. As far as the bike itself goes, I love the do-it-all but still have fun spirit the Sentinel has. With 160mm front and 150mm rear travel, rolling on 29 “wheels, it’s no surprising what a capable bike it is, but what surprised me was just how nimble the bike was and how<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":170425,"featured_media":240828,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3677],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n[Dream Bike] Transition Sentinel | MTB-MAG.COM<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/en\/dream-bike-transition-sentinel\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"[Dream Bike] Transition Sentinel\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Not all that long ago, I wrapped up a test on the new Transition Sentinel . 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