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Transition Blindside Reviews

Description: (from transitionbikes.com)
The new 2009 Blindside is taking over the top spot in the Transition Bikes lineup as our largest travel bike. Designed to be quick and easy to throw around with just the right amount of travel. The bike is extremely versatile with DH friendly geometry like a lower bottom bracket and slack headtube for railing corners at high speed. We

Add a review (form opens in right column) reviewed by cjm   on April 5, 2009   Pros Superlow bottom bracket. Quite flickable, ever for those of us who stay rather close to the ground. It's really confidence inspiring on drops and jumps. Cons cheap paint Verdict The bike is super stable in the rough stuff, but still remains responsive to rider input. It has excellent flight characteristics. There is no slow down in this thing. It always seeks more speed in the corners. Pedaling through corners however, is not advised. If you are looking for a "hang and go" gravity sled, look somewhere else. If you are hunting a bike that is fast, controllable but still requires the ride to ride it, give this puppy a good long look. Recommended for: Extreme freeriders