Transition's TransAm makes a return for 2024
Steel hardtail is back after seven years with an all-new geometry
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After a seven year hiatus, Transition has brought back its TransAm hardtail. Although it's available for just a limited period, the new bike gets updated geometry, a well-sorted build spec and two colourways. Here are all of the details.
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Hardtails are perfect for winter riding, so Transition's reintroduction of the TransAm comes with excellent timing. In terms of frame features, it's all modern stuff as the frame gets a UDH, and adjustable sliding dropouts, allowing for a single-speed setup and it can run 29-inch wheels or a mullet setup. The TransAm uses a chromoly steel frame, which eschews Transition's now-standard carbon frame mindset.
2023 transition transam seat stay bridge.jpg, by Liam Mercer
The bike's geometry has been shaped to offer a hard-charging ride but one that rewards in terms of wise line choice. As such, it gets a 64-degree head tube angle, a 76.5-degree effective and actual seat tube angle, and a reach value of 485mm (large frame). It also gets super-short 425mm chainstays.
That aggressive geometry is complemented by a 150mm travel fork. However, if that's too much, or too little, the brand says that the frame can run a 140mm or 160mm fork.
2023 transition transam rear.jpg, by Liam Mercer
While available mainly in frame-only guise, there's one full build available which features a Marzocchi Z2 fork, a SRAM NX Eagle drivetrain and WTB ST i30 rims. Those wheels are shod with Maxxis rubber with an Assegai EXO+ 2.5in at the front and a Minion DHR II EXO+ 2.4 at the rear. There's a OneUp dropper post with travel ranging from 150mm on the small to 210mm on the large and extra-large frames. The bike is slowed thanks to a set of SRAM DB8 stoppers.
2023 transition transam logo.jpg, by Liam Mercer
The new Transition TransAm is available in four sizes from S to XL and two colours – Chrome or TR Blue. As for pricing, a frame only will set you back $900 USD (about £742) and the full build is priced at $3,700 USD (around £3,050).
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