I’ve heard over the years that transitions QC has taken a bit of a dive (paint issues, BB shells cracking, cable rattle, trunnion alignment problems, etc.) but I always felt it was probably overblown. Anyone own the current smuggler that could chime in on if you’ve had any issues?
Could anyone who rides the newest generation smuggler comment on how quiet the bike is? I’ve seen people talk about the newer Transition frames (not specifically the smuggler) having a lot of cable rattle, but I wanted to see if this is true or if some of the reviewers got a bad sample.
The Smuggler is the perfect bike for me on paper, however, if I constantly hear cable rattle it drives me nuts.
Currently ride a Santa Cruz Megatower V2, which I absolutely love (when going downhill). However, I’ve been getting to the bike parks less often than I used to and my local trails are far more trail/xc oriented. I could definitely get away with an xc bike but I still do travel to some chunkier terrain so I have been looking at trail bikes.
One bike that stood out to me was the Reazon. I’ve ridden Chromag hardtails in the past and loved them. This bike seems to strike a nice middle ground of trail/all mountain that would be much more fun on my local trails than my current megatower is, it also seems to be a super quiet bike which is huge for me. The only thing holding me back is the weight. Seems like the build weight would come out to be right around what my megatower currently is which makes me pause.
(Other bikes I’ve considered: new ripmo AF (or carbon), Ripley v5/af, Norco optic, new trek fuel ex)
Anyone ride one and can give some insight into how it rides?