Looks pretty much like exactly what I was hoping for. Now to decide if I want to open up my wallet.
Pretty sweet looking bike. If I didn't already open up my wallet for a Megatower this would be in the running. Stays are a bit on the long side, but I'm loving everything else.
That 9-45t cassette from shimano is neat. I've wanted a tighter 12 speed option for a while other than stuff like e13 and garbaruk. I ran...
That 9-45t cassette from shimano is neat. I've wanted a tighter 12 speed option for a while other than stuff like e13 and garbaruk. I ran e13's 9t stuff for a while and on most bikes it worked well, some bike shapes didn't play nice with the 9t for the most part it worked out well.
Shimano had that XTR 10-45t cassette but as far as I could tell it was vapourware; I've never managed to see one in real life. But 9-45t allegedly coming on a bike? XTR LINKGLIDE being 11 speed? This is crazy. it's like they listened to enthusiasts instead of the MORE GEARS BIGGER CASSETTES MORE BETTER crowd.
The 10-45 12 speed is commonly available.
However, the 10-45 11 speed that was announced, and even listed incoming on websites, never made mass production.
That said, I bought one from a bike shop that had 3 of them and it's on my Smuggler as we speak, and it's perfect gearing and shifting with an absolutely awesome weight. I mean, the entire set up is .5# lighter than a Transmission right off the rear wheel.
Does creak like a mofo however like all XTR Shimano multipiece cassettes unless you disassemble and grease between the gears, which I don't.
The 11 speed is really just the 10-51 12 speed, with the 1st gear removed.
As soon as you lock up all bets are off course. To be honest I’ve never really ridden anything where I found pedal kickback to be...
As soon as you lock up all bets are off course. To be honest I’ve never really ridden anything where I found pedal kickback to be annoying beyond when the wheel is locked up. Even going back to back with and without chain. There’s a part of me that actually kind of likes being able to use chain tension to keep it a little higher. Let the cranks rotate backwards a little on landing and the impact is lessened using more travel. Keep feet entirely flat and push through it for more efficiency.
Had this realization at northstar on closing day. Finally realized that on some drops my ankles were getting blasted by PK and that I needed to let my feet rotate on impact.
I don’t view this as a positive, though. Trying to absorb impacts while rotating my feet backwards is not enjoyable or efficient or very effective. If riders have adapted to this behavior that’s fine for them but I would much rather be on a bike that is designed to avoid that phenomenon.
My biggest issue is that this has to be putting more weight in our hands/force into our upper body. I want to ride through my feet not my hands, ESPECIALLY in rough sections and in moments of impact. I’m stoked for the innovation happening around PK because it’s going to unlock a style of riding that a lot of us didn’t even know we needed
Re: upcoming Shimano updates—I’ll be very curious to see whether they follow SRAM’s lead on pushing the cassette outboard for a 55mm chainline. I wish SRAM hadn’t...
Re: upcoming Shimano updates—I’ll be very curious to see whether they follow SRAM’s lead on pushing the cassette outboard for a 55mm chainline.
I wish SRAM hadn’t done it to begin with, but now that the toothpaste is out of the tube, everyone else kind of needs to do it too, no?
I really hope that's not the case. The angles created are just not ideal in any way. Why would Shimano need to do it?
Re: upcoming Shimano updates—I’ll be very curious to see whether they follow SRAM’s lead on pushing the cassette outboard for a 55mm chainline. I wish SRAM hadn’t...
Re: upcoming Shimano updates—I’ll be very curious to see whether they follow SRAM’s lead on pushing the cassette outboard for a 55mm chainline.
I wish SRAM hadn’t done it to begin with, but now that the toothpaste is out of the tube, everyone else kind of needs to do it too, no?
I really hope that's not the case. The angles created are just not ideal in any way. Why would Shimano need to do it?
Chainring clearance on the frame right? Frame manufacturers are wanting to make stays wider at the frame or main pivot, so the Chainring has to move out.
Re: upcoming Shimano updates—I’ll be very curious to see whether they follow SRAM’s lead on pushing the cassette outboard for a 55mm chainline. I wish SRAM hadn’t...
Re: upcoming Shimano updates—I’ll be very curious to see whether they follow SRAM’s lead on pushing the cassette outboard for a 55mm chainline.
I wish SRAM hadn’t done it to begin with, but now that the toothpaste is out of the tube, everyone else kind of needs to do it too, no?
Chainring clearance on the frame right? Frame manufacturers are wanting to make stays wider at the frame or main pivot, so the Chainring has to move...
Chainring clearance on the frame right? Frame manufacturers are wanting to make stays wider at the frame or main pivot, so the Chainring has to move out.
Pretty much all the frame manufacturers moved to a 55mm chainline ahead of transmission’s release. SRAM pushed their cassette outboard, so it pretty much all comes out in the wash. But it fucked things for older components.
Newer frames, for the most part, are requiring a crankset based around the 55 chainline, so now if the cassette isn’t pushed outboard on the new shimano groupsets, chainline will be awful.
Saw this EXT Vaia at Sundance loam pass event on an Ari, talked to the ext guys for a bit about it. He said it’s internally adjustable from 170-200, meant for heavy enduro and dh. He said they’ll start selling hopefully in November for around 2k USD
New Sentinel is up.
https://www.transitionbikes.com/Bikes_Sentinel.cfm
Looks pretty much like exactly what I was hoping for. Now to decide if I want to open up my wallet.
I run exactly the same set up. I use a xt shifter.
New Sentinel has a reach in size L shorter than the Smuggler. The pendulum finally swings?
Same. Might need to swap out my Smuggler for one of these!
ANd I really hope they did something different than the "window" to route hoses into the rear triangle...
And empty it.............
Pretty sweet looking bike. If I didn't already open up my wallet for a Megatower this would be in the running. Stays are a bit on the long side, but I'm loving everything else.
rocky instinct powerplay SL - https://www.vitalmtb.com/news/press-release/rocky-mountain-releases-2025-instinct-powerplay-sl-e-mtb
cotic steel ebike - https://www.vitalmtb.com/news/press-release/cotic-introduces-first-ever-e-mtb-meet-rocket
sentinel first ride review - https://www.vitalmtb.com/features/first-ride-transitions-sentinel-v3
The 10-45 12 speed is commonly available.
However, the 10-45 11 speed that was announced, and even listed incoming on websites, never made mass production.
That said, I bought one from a bike shop that had 3 of them and it's on my Smuggler as we speak, and it's perfect gearing and shifting with an absolutely awesome weight. I mean, the entire set up is .5# lighter than a Transmission right off the rear wheel.
Does creak like a mofo however like all XTR Shimano multipiece cassettes unless you disassemble and grease between the gears, which I don't.
The 11 speed is really just the 10-51 12 speed, with the 1st gear removed.
I really dislike that 95% of size L's have a 475mm Reach and XLs have a 500m reach.
The bikes need to offer 10mm of reach adjust for those of us in between.
That said, the new Sentinel looks like an ideal AM rig to my eyes.
Had this realization at northstar on closing day. Finally realized that on some drops my ankles were getting blasted by PK and that I needed to let my feet rotate on impact.
I don’t view this as a positive, though. Trying to absorb impacts while rotating my feet backwards is not enjoyable or efficient or very effective. If riders have adapted to this behavior that’s fine for them but I would much rather be on a bike that is designed to avoid that phenomenon.
My biggest issue is that this has to be putting more weight in our hands/force into our upper body. I want to ride through my feet not my hands, ESPECIALLY in rough sections and in moments of impact. I’m stoked for the innovation happening around PK because it’s going to unlock a style of riding that a lot of us didn’t even know we needed
Re: upcoming Shimano updates—I’ll be very curious to see whether they follow SRAM’s lead on pushing the cassette outboard for a 55mm chainline.
I wish SRAM hadn’t done it to begin with, but now that the toothpaste is out of the tube, everyone else kind of needs to do it too, no?
I really hope that's not the case. The angles created are just not ideal in any way. Why would Shimano need to do it?
Chainring clearance on the frame right? Frame manufacturers are wanting to make stays wider at the frame or main pivot, so the Chainring has to move out.
Pretty much all the frame manufacturers moved to a 55mm chainline ahead of transmission’s release. SRAM pushed their cassette outboard, so it pretty much all comes out in the wash. But it fucked things for older components.
Newer frames, for the most part, are requiring a crankset based around the 55 chainline, so now if the cassette isn’t pushed outboard on the new shimano groupsets, chainline will be awful.
Saw this EXT Vaia at Sundance loam pass event on an Ari, talked to the ext guys for a bit about it. He said it’s internally adjustable from 170-200, meant for heavy enduro and dh. He said they’ll start selling hopefully in November for around 2k USD
That’s why any new bike not running a 56/56 headset standard to allow for reach adjust with no drawbacks is blowing it
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