Transition Spire Bike Check & Review | Better Than My Enduro?

Here's what I think about the new Transition Spire mtb. I've had it for about a month now, and i'm stoked to put more months on it! What a killer enduro mountain bike!

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[Blake_Cherubini]

Looking for a Transition bike? Our guys over at Roll Bicycles have some more coming soon! Patrols, Sentinels, Spurs, a Spire, and Scouts! DM us for more info!!

[whpSTI]

The spire is one hell of a bike, had to make the difficult decision between the Spire, Norco Range and of course the Enduro, less than a week later I am extremely happy with the purchase. Like they said in the video it is surprising just how agile the bike is, there is tons of good trail feedback too, its honestly a bike that can plow and also be a well mannered trail bike when needed.

[nicolasraymons]

You can do the stroke adjustment externally with 2.5 allen key just need to remove the 2 bolts at the end of the shock body. Then remove the 2 2.5mm spacer that cut in half.

[thefannypack]

Yall my favorite youtubers right now. More than Barrelli and Remy and Matt Jones or Brendan Fairclough. You guys just get the stoke on so good and to live in the midwest like me is cool too.

[dtran]

Not sure about fox but rockshox uses a spacer to change the stroke between 60 and 65. It can be removed by a shop or you can cut it off yourself.

[dennisrod]

I live in south Florida, and is pretty flat down here so we pedal a lot. I also ride park. I currently have a Jeffsy, which is great for the trails but not so great at the park. How well does the spire pedals? I can only afford one bike so I rather sacrifice pedal efficiency over comfort and confidence at the park. Though I need a bike that can pedal decently. Is the spire it? TIA. 🤟🏼

[jonathanmatlock]

Interesting to hear paint peeves. I’ve got the alloy version with gloss orange paint and it scuffs and wears easier than any other bike I’ve owned. I thought the carbon version with matte paint would be better. Ride Wrap to the rescue.

[adanielweaver]

Excited for this video. I just built up an alloy Spire from a frame and the X2 shock it came with is great. One of the Pinkbike reviewers didn't like the superdeluxe either, so I guess the frame just works better with Fox. Also, a 205x60 and 205x65 are the same shock, the shorter one just has a spacer to limit travel. You should be able to have the spacer removed by a competent bike shop for no more than the price of a full shock service. I'm looking at the Cascade link since I had one on my 18 Patrol and loved it, but I can't justify it since the Spire feels so good stock (and actully has the same progression stock as my Patrol did with the Cascade link).

[macrio]

If you changed the shock stroke to 60mm then your Spire is now 160mm travel, it says so in Transition's specs ;)
I'm also loving my ALLOY Spire cause I ALSO broke a Stumpy Evo..(and doesn't hold water like the carbon model) I do notice the longer 446mm chain stay length for stability at high speeds but also corners like a moto on rails! This bike rules

[littlewill]

The “this bike fucks” sticker is the soul reason I like that bike

[MotoGriz]

Do you guys think this is a good all around bike for multiple different types of riding? I know it’s impossible to find a bike that does everything right, but I’d like a bike that I can use in the bike park and also go pedal with my friends. The one thing I’m worried about is pedal strikes due to the low bottom bracket. I ride a lot of technical rocky trails. The videos are awesome, and def helpful 🤙🏻

[SmnScts]

Solid review, especially the note on your seat. I’ve been looking for a good chammy-less seat for a while

[DakicSlobodan]

You may alter the glossiness of the bike paint by wrapping it with protective vinyl wrap - in gloss option. Many MTB companies for that do have a matte and gloss versions to pick from.

[onemanmob]

Great review! I particularly liked the fact that apart from how the bike rides you also addressed servicing - being someone who does it myself, I find it very important! How would you rate the amount of dirt getting into the suspension pivot bearings - especially the ones near the rear tyre (the rear of the rocker)? On my 2018 Scout they get a lot of dust and require frequent servicing. Also: have you been able to extract all the bearings from the frame?

[garrettdavies]

not sure if you already know but you should be able to remove spacers in that shock and extend the stroke by 5mm in 2.5mm increments.

[marcuswakefieldmedia]

Quick vid idea that no ones done... Spire mullet, vs Patrol mullet. Transition says you can do it with the Spire flip chip on high. PS thanks for the great content!

[joshjohnson]

I'm curios about a mullet Spire, just because I like the orange more!

[EstebanUtz]

@TheCherubinis Where can I find that sticker!? I want one 🤘🏻

[mudspencer]

Awesome review!! Seems to really be more agile than the numbers suggest. How easy is it to do manuals and bunnyhops?

[kmiller]

I have this bike on order, ships out soon. I am 5’10” and kind of torn on what size to get, according to transition I fit a medium or a large. What is you height and what bike frame size are you on?