Transition Sentinel Review! (Most Capable Trail Bike?)

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Are you trying to figure out what the best trail bike is? We tested 11 of the best Trail Bike in 2025 and are here to help you with the purchase of your next bike! In this review we break down the Transition Sentinel, one of the most capable trail bikes we have ridden! How does this bike compare to the rest? Let's find out!

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Man, the more reviews I watch of this bike, the more I wish i knew about it before I got my Rocky Instinct a few months ago. The low BB on that thing almost has me pedal striking on flat ground. 😆

Getting back to the Sentinel, another problem (for me) that the internal storage layout has solved, is the position of the water bottle.
I've never understood why we're pretty much forced to reach down to our BB's to get a swig. 😆

While watching these reviews I've been drawn to how the bikes perform down the Waterfall section and getting up that big rock (10:30 in this video) . So far, the Sentinel and the Ari seem to handle those areas the smoothest and with the least amount of effort.

Oh, and praise due for a slightly higher BB.

Thanks for these reviews. They've been fantastic.

S_Mendez_

Another great review, straight to the point!
One sugestion: When showing weights can you also show it in metric? I haven't got a doubt your channel will grow big time and people outside the US (like me) aprecciate that.
Happy trails!

Nozes..

You ever ride a Forbidden Druid? Was hoping this be in the lineup.

Lex-Rex

Top of my list. Sentinel, ripmo, yeti 140

Westcoastmtberm

dampening 😅😅

Rad review. Hunting for a frame only option of the sentinel for next season!

Icamas

Je ne m'intéressais pas beaucoup au Transition et grâce à vous, c'est désormais une marque que je considère.
Good job !
❤

wilfriedmestdagh

Watching back your reviews, awesome and thanks for taking this much time doing them! You talk about the technical climbing eff and sharp precision of the Switchblade. But you say it lacks the downhill stability a bit. this is Where this Sentinel shines but also seems to lack the climbing that the switchblade has. What if you added a slacker angle adjusted headset to the switchblade? Could a .5 or 1 degree give it the climbing and sharpness but then also make it a better downhiller too? What are your thoughts? I'm looking at Sentinel, switchblade, maybe the Hugene when we see the new model come out.

NastyHabitCrossfit

Would love a comparison to the XT build with rockshox ultimate. Feel like most people purchasing this won't be going for the top spec

himboslice_

How would this pedal in flatter areas like Houston?? Lots of pedaling but don't want it to be a slog

KineticsReborn

When I demo'd the V2 Sentinel twice it was a fantastic bike park bike, but really dull on even black diamond regular trail riding. Maybe just me but I don't see tightening up the HA 1 degree would make it vastly different from the V2? Around here I see a lot of older guys on the Sentinel and Ripmo, but it's over biked for 90% of them.

Mo looking forward to the rest of your reviews, from the ones I have ridden Evil Offering and Forbidden Druid are at the top of my list for next bike

r.handerlie

Another great review. I'd really love to try a Transition, though I was leaning more towards the Smuggler since I've heard you can increase the shock to 140mm by removing a token. How was the pedaling efficiency of the Sentinel compared to other bikes? DW-link?

JCaleb

I'm not in the market for a new bike but I'm watching everyone of these videos. Great content as usual from this channel. Just wish y'all would talk slower. I'm out of breath after every video! 😂

prestond

One of the major cons of this bike is rear tire clearance. You can even see in this video how little space is there between rear tire and frame. And this is 2.4 tire...

Also this is not the first time Transition failed in that area. They had same problem with original smuggler.

bitumen

Im surprisedTransition didnt chose to put a massive kink in the seat tube to limit dropper insertion depth!!! J/K the rest of the bike industry

MikeesTexas