Transition has launched a brand new Repeater eMTB, powered by the SRAM Powertrain. It’s an evolution of the Sentinel-inspired eMTB they launched in 2022, solely with extra journey and a barely extra aggressive set of geometry numbers.
Adoption of the SRAM motor and its accompanying AXS Transmission componentry makes this eMTB probably the most feature-packed in the marketplace, with an appealingly clutter-free cockpit due to the usage of SRAM Pod Controllers. And (hooray), there’s no thru-headset cable routing.
Particulars on the brand new Repeater under. However first, do take a look at Aletha Ostgaard placing the Repeater by means of its paces. The fifteen 12 months previous is a rising star of Downhill, having just lately taken 2nd place on the US Open, crushed solely by the Syndicate’s Nina Hoffmann. Nice issues to return from Aletha, I really feel.
2024 Transition Repeater
- Bike: 2024 Transition Repeater
- Fork Journey: 170mm
- Rear Wheel Journey: 170mm
- Wheel Measurement: 29″ or MX
- Motor: SRAM Powertrain
- Battery: 720 Wh
- Sizes: S-XL
- Claimed Weight: XO AXS – 52.8 lbs (23.58 kg)
- Beginning Worth: £11,999.99 (US Pricing to comply with)
First up, the SRAM-powered Transition Repeater doesn’t displace the Shimano-powered Repeater that debuted final 12 months.
The SRAM-powered and Shimano-powered Repeater eMTBs aren’t worlds away from each other. Nevertheless, the Powertrain-equipped bike does have 10mm extra journey, at 170mm entrance and rear. It’s marginally extra progressive, too, with 26.6% general development versus the EP8-equipped bike that has 26%.
There isn’t heaps of distinction on the geometry entrance both. It’s a little slacker with a 63.5° head angle. Chainstay size stays unchanged at 455mm throughout the board, with attain at 425mm, 455mm, 480mm and 510mm on the S, M, L & XL, respectively.
That mentioned, that is the extra versatile of the 2 eBikes, with a flip-chip on the decrease shock mount. That is supposed as a geometry-correction flip-chip, permitting the rider to decide on between a whole 19″ configuration, or the increasingly-popular MX configuration. In the meantime, the Shimano-powered Repeater of 2022 is meant for 29″ wheels solely.
The Repeater’s seat angle is comparatively steep, at 78.2° on the scale giant. Bucking the development, Transition has given the bigger body sizes slacker seat tube angles. That’ll imply the extra rearward bias that naturally comes with a taller saddle top might be compounded on the Repeater. I assume, that’s not one thing to get too hung up on provided that that is an eBike, and there’s a 90 Nm torque electrical motor between your legs.
Seat tubes are brief, permitting riders to utilize lengthy journey dropper seat posts. Meaning extra room to bounce across the cockpit when issues inevitably get additional enjoyable. That mentioned, inventory builds launching at present get a RockShox Reverb AXS dropper, so 170mm is the restrict out of the field.
SRAM Powertrain
The Transition Repeater is one in every of solely three eMTBs in the marketplace to boast the SRAM Powertrain, the others being the 2024 Nukeproof Megawatt, and the GasGas ECC. Propain has additionally revealed (on socials) {that a} new Powertrain-equipped Ekano is incoming.
Briefly, the SRAM Powertrain, powered by Brose, is a 90 Nm torque system with 680 W peak energy. Transition run a 720 Wh SRAM battery in all body sizes. The battery may be charged on the bike solely; it’s not detachable.
Paired with XO AXS and GX AXS Transmission, the SRAM Powertrain system delivers additional options like auto-shift and coast-shift. The previous we may take or go away. The latter? Terribly good.
Certainly, on the Summer time Bike Connection occasion in Andalo, Italy, we examined the Powertrain, and its auto-shift and coast-shift features, on the Megawatt – see our first journey impressions right here.
Body Particulars
Pricing & Availability
The 2024 Transition Repeater is obtainable in two fashions; an £11,999.99 XO AXS mannequin, and a £10,499.95 GX AXS mannequin. Each boast a full carbon body and the SRAM Eagle Powertrain system with a 720 Wh battery. Oh, and so they each get a OneUp EDC Lite Device put in within the steerer tube. The body comes with a five-year guarantee, whereas the SRAM motor will get the usual two-year guarantee.
