New Blindsides Here Date 07/23/10 New updated Blindsides are here. A pound lighter, adjustable travel and ready for big mountain fun. Check it out here. NBD Episode 2 Date 07/22/10 Our No Big Deal video series rolls along with episode 2, no canders. View video here. Trucker Hats Rolling Date 06/22/10 Just got this classic little gems in, 3 colors and all meshed out for summer. Lars and Jill 1st place at NW Cup 3 Date 06/15/10 Transition Racing dominates the 3rd NW Cup with Jill and Lars taking top honors in the pro category. Congrats! Socks in Stock Date 05/27/10 We have our very own socks available now. Extended length, padded bottom, made by sockguy, get them here. 2010 Bikes are Rolling Date 05/10/10 It's spring and our latest bikes are ready to go with some very nice new features. We have new Coverts, Doubles, Trail-or-Parks and Banks so check'em out. New T-shirts in Stock! Date 04/27/10 Now in stock new Old School t-shirts, and I Ride With Cam t-shirts. Get 'em while they're hot (well, Cam's always hot)! NSMB Reviews the Covert Date 04/27/10 NSMB.com just posted their full review of the Covert and they were loving it. Head up north to check it out. New Transition Employee Date 04/12/10 We are super excited to welcome Chris (Scuch) Pascucci to the family. Scuch is a jack of all trades and will mainly focus on being Kyle's personal mechanic. Time Bandits Race Series Vol. 1 Date 04/08/10 Transition Racing's video series debuts with our first installment, Volume 1 in Fontana, CA! New women's T-shirts in stock! Date 03/01/10 We just received 3 new women's T styles. Get 'em while they're hot! Available on our webstore TR450 and Double Make the Dirt 100 Date 02/17/10 Dirt Magazine just came out with their top 100 products for 2010 and the TR450 and Double made the cut. New Racing Stripe T's In Stock! Date 02/11/10 Racing Stripe T's now available in Red and Black. Click the thumbnail to check 'em out! Blindside Gets Most Versatile Freeride Bike Date 01/27/10 The bible of bike tests issue is out by BIKE magazine and the Blindside got most versatile freeride bike honors. Transition Company Article in Dirt Date 01/22/10 We got a pretty nice article in the latest DIRT magazine profiling our company. Check out the full article here. Pedal Pin Kits in stock Date 01/15/10 These pin kits fit our Stepdown pedals as well as some other brands. They are available in 6,8, or 10mm lengths and come in a pack of 40 pins. Transition Sponsored Trail Day Date 01/04/10 Working on a brand new freeride trail on Mt. Galbraith here in Bellingham this Sunday. Meet at 9:45am at the Galbraith Lane parking lot, bring a tool if you have something you like. New Tr. Apparel Date 12/14/09 Just in time for the holidays are our new Thunderclap and Shotty T's, as well as the new Lines zip hoody.  Get 'em while they last! Direct Mount Stem In Stock Date 11/25/09 Just got our production Temple Lite Direct Mount Stems in and they are dialed. 170 grams and available in 5 colors including polished silver. Colonnade Jam Date 10/29/09 Transition hosted a party at the Colonnade earlier this month with good tunes, food, and some bike demos.  Good times! Demo Bike Party Date 10/06/09 We will be having a party/demo event at Seattle's own Colonnade Bike park under the freeway this Saturday (October 10th). Starts at 10am to whenever everyone gets tired. Food, drinks, music, bikes and more. Interbike 2009 Date 09/21/09 Interbike time again so heading to good old Lost Wages Nevada. We are sharing a booth with Straitline Components this year. Come on by and see us at booth 5604. New Bottlerocket Colors in stock! Date 09/17/09 We have three new Bottlerocket colors in stock now: Purple, Mint Green, and Raw.  Check them out here. New TransAM video! Date 09/16/09 Epic backcountry adventure with our own Cam Burnes on his TransAM hardtail.  Lars aboard the TR450 Date 09/11/09 Video courtesy of Syndrome Racing and DropNZone bike.  Check it out here! New Blindside Video Date 09/04/09 New Blindside video with some sick riding by Joel Spackman.  Check it out here! Sicklines Reviews the TransAM Date 08/18/09 Jason just posted his review of the TransAM. For a great in depth multi page review. Check it out here. New Syren Video Date 08/07/09 We just finished shooting a new video of Lyndsey Needham in action on her Syren. Check it out here. Gallery gets 1000th Picture Date 07/24/09 Our photo gallery just got it's 1000th picture uploaded. Thanks to all the Transition Customers for sending in photos and keep it up. NSMB.com Reviews the Blindside Date 07/20/09 NSMB just got their review up on the Blindside. Stuart had the bike for over 8 months so it is definitely a real world test. Check out the full review here. Transition Crankstopper In Stock! Date 07/17/09 New Crank Stopper component adjusts the amount of free-spin on dirt jump cranks, allowing for easier foot placement during no-footed tricks!  Check it out! New Shirts Back in Stock Date 07/16/09 Just got our sweet new T's back in stock after selling out the first batch crazy fast. Check them out here! Next Generation Covert is Here Date 05/27/09 Our completely redesigned Covert is almost here so we are showing off the prototype. The new frame has 6" of travel, more aggressive design and made to be a do-it-all package. Get all the info here. New Syrens In Stock Date 05/14/09 Just got the new production run of Syrens in and they are looking so nice. 3 new colors to choose, Sea Foam Sparkle Green, Black Glitter with awesome chrome rocker and White and Magenta Speckle. TR450 DH Prototype Date 04/15/09 Our new DH race specific bike the TR450 is officially here and on the trails. This is one of our most anticipated bikes and so far we are extremely impressed. Check out more info here. New BottleRockets & Blindsides Date 04/10/09 The BottleRocket now weights 7.95 lbs and the Blindside got a new seatstay yoke improving the rear end stiffness. Plus some sick new colors.  Pinkbike.com Reviews the TransAM Date 03/27/09 Pinkbike.com just posted a very extensive review of the TransAM with tons of great photos. Check out the review here. Transition Sponsored Trail Day Date 03/16/09 It's time to get rocked like a hurricane and do some trail maintenance on the Scorpion at Galbraith Mt, this Saturday March 21st at 9:45am. Check our blog for more info and join us for giving some love back to the trails. Sicklines Transition Company Interview Date 03/10/09 Jason at Sicklines just posted an interview they did with our entire company with some nice portrait shots by our very own hot Carl. Check it out here. The New Bank Hardtail is Here Date 02/09/09 Our all new lightweight alloy hardtail is here. The Bank is our do-it-all bike that kills it at 4x, Dual Slalom, Dirt Jumping and much more. Make a withdrawl here. New 4" Travel Doubles In Stock Date 02/06/09 The latest production run of Doubles are here with some nice upgrades. The new Doubles have a full 4" of travel instead of 3.5' and are definitely more slopestyle worthy. Also got some sick new paint schemes. Check it out here. New Webstore Open for Business Date 01/30/09 We just gave our webstore a total makeover to give it better navigation, increased functionality and general awesomeness. Check it out here. Happy Holidays Date 12/23/08 Just wanted to say thanks to everyone for all the support in 2008. We had a killer year and look foward to more great rides in 09. From the entire Transition crew Kyle, Kevin, Cam, Mike, Neil, Sam and Carl, have an amazing holiday season and see you on the trails in 2009. Production TransAM Hardtails are Here Date 12/22/08 Our production TransAM's are ready to roll. Chromoly All Mountain hardtail that you can run with gears or singlespeed, perfect for wet winter riding conditions. Click here for more info Transition Bearing Tool Date 12/17/08 Kyle designed a very trick bearing install and removal tool that works with almost any of our frames. The tools are now available and a must for any Transition Owner. Makes installing and removing bearings crazy easy. Click here for more info. Double in Decline Date 12/08/08 The Jan/Feb 09 issue of Decline has a great review on our Double. Pick it up or check it out Here. Kyle and Kevin in Bike Magazine Date 11/24/08 The December 2008 Bike Magazine has a nice article about the Transition journey through Kyle and Kevin's eyes. New Transition T-30 Handlebars Date 11/19/08 The new Transition T-Bar 30 has finally arrived! Riders of all styles are recognizing the benefits of going to a wider bar for better stability and handling. Along with the 760mm width, the new T-Bar 30 is also over 38 grams lighter!!! For more info on the new Transition T-Bar 30 CLICK HERE Lars is on Transition Date 11/19/08 It is official, Lars Sternberg is riding for us for the 2009 season.  We couldn't be happier to have this top Northwest pro representing us. Click here to check out the full press release. Sponsorship Program Opens for 2009! Date 11/18/08 Well it's that time of the year again. Transition is officially opening up its sponsorship program for the 09 season! So get your best pics and clips together and submit a sponsorship application on the Transition Bikes web page. For our sponsorship application page CLICK HERE NSMB.com Stoking on our Wheels Date 10/23/08 NSMB.com just put up there review of our Revolution Wheelset that is currently on a Blindside that they are also reviewing. Check out the review here. Kinrade takes 4th at Rampage Date 10/09/08 Factory rider Mike Kinrade rode his Blindside to a 4th place finish at the Redbull Rampage after qualifying 16th. Congrats Mike and keep up the big mountain love! All New All Mountain Wheelsets In Stock Date 09/22/08 Just got the re-designed AM wheelsets in. Almost 500 grams lighter than the 32 wheelset. Check out the wheelsets here. Syren Reviews Rolling Date 08/07/08 Got two new Syren reviews just in. This bike has been getting hammerd on in Whistler. Check out PinkBike.com's review and WhistlerMountainBike.com's review New Saddle Lineup Date 07/22/08 We recently totally revamped our saddle lineup. New designs, colors and materials including the limited edition PBR jump saddle. Check out the group photo here.  PBR BottleRocket in Decline Date 07/11/08 The August issue of Decline magazine has a nice little feature on our special edition Pabst Blue Ribbon BottleRocket. Go buy a copy right now and check it out. Casey Groves Wins Whistler Air Affair Date 06/19/08 Our newest rider Casey Groves won Whistler's Air Affair slopestyle comp on his Double to win one of the final invites to the Crankworx slopestyle comp. Check out Casey's qualifying run. Kinrade on board Date 06/16/08 Mike Kinrade, Nelson BC native and freeride pioneer trail builder and rider will be riding for us in 2008. Check out the full story on Pinkbike.com Full Blindside Review on Sick Lines Date 06/04/08 Jason over at Sick Lines just posted their final review of the Blindside that they have had for about 8 months. Click here for the full review. Pabst Blue Ribbon BottleRocket Date 05/29/08 Got a sneak preview of our limited edition PBR BottleRocket. You can see the full story and photos on PinkBike by clicking here. Race Jerseys In Stock Date 05/28/08 Our long sleeve race jerseys are ready to roll just in time for riding season. Available in black or white and a ton of sizes. Click here to for more info. Temple Lite Stem gets Editor's Choice Award Date 05/20/08 The June 08 edition of Mountain Biking Magazine just came out and our Temple Lite stem got the editor's choice award for one of the best mountain bike products of 2008. Stephanie Nychka joins the family Date 05/19/08 Stephanie is our first female factory rider and will be representing on her Syren this year. We should have some Syren videos coming in the next month with Stephanie so stay tuned. See our updated Factory team page. Transition Crew Updated Date 05/02/08 We are definitely growing so it was long overdue to update our Transition Crew page. We have a great group of people that eat, sleep and breath riding. Check out the Transition Crew page here. We've Moved! Date 05/01/08 Just got into our new shop we just finished building and loving it. Will be starting on our dirt jumps in the coming weeks so stay tuned for pics and an invitation to come ride with us. New Trail-or-Parks Landed Date 04/16/08 Our latest production run of Trail-or-Parks just got here and they are face melting. Some great little changes to the frame that make this singlespeed smoother and cleaner looking. Check out them out here. Temple Lite Stems Are Here To Stay Date 04/01/08 The production Temple Lite stems are here and they turned out incredible. The colors really pop on the chamfered edges and they are super light at 210 grams. Check out the stems here Syrens Now Available Date 03/31/08 The long awaited Syrens have landed and are ready to roll. These are leaving our shop this week for all those with preorders. We have also updated the Syren pages on the site with new photos. Check them out here. Three New T-Shirt Designs Date 03/19/08 We are pretty excited about these new designs. We feel there is pretty much something for everybody so enjoy. Check'em out here. Bar Ends In the House Date 02/27/08 So we have been out of bar ends for like 4 years now so we are stoked to finally get some in. It is a new design Kyle did which is a perfect extension of your lockon grip. They feel really nice and look extremely tough as well. Check them out here. New Production Run of Coverts Date 02/27/08 Just got the new production round of Coverts in. This run features 3 new colors and now come with decal kits so you can dress it however you want. Click here to view the new Coverts. New Colored Pedals Date 02/01/08 Just got in a new shipment of pedals in our new colors (Black, Green, Gold, Blue and Redish Pink). These colors match up to our existing colored components except for the red which turned out a bit more pink than we had expected. Check out the pedals here. 37.5 lb Blindside Build On Sicklines Date 01/29/08 Jason over at Sicklines.com just finished his lightweight build of the Blindside. Came in at 37.5 lbs and he said it could have been lighter. As always his reviews are probably the most comprehensive in the industry. Check out the build story here. New Vagrants in Stock Date 01/16/08 Our new production run of Vagrants are in. They feature new colors (Purple, Raw or Black), our new decal kits and they are lighter at 5.9 lbs. Check out the new bike here New Wheelsets Date 01/15/08 We just got a limited run of black and white wheelsets with red hubs and our brown wheelset with gray pewter hubs. Coming this spring we will be doing our wheelsets with our full palette of ano hubs including red, gold, green and blue. View the white wheelset with red hubs. Building Update Date 01/11/08 The new Transition headquarters finally has walls on it. We hope to be in our new space by the end of February. Good news is that we have tons of room for dirt jumps and pump track around the building. Click here to view the building Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Date 12/25/07 Transition Bikes wishes all of our customers, vendors, and friends a merry christmas and happy new year! We'll see you all in 2008! 2008 Grassroots Sponsorship Open Date 12/20/07 Our online application website for grassroots sponsorship is now up and ready. We are looking for individuals who are extremely involved in their local riding and racing communities that want to represent us. Click on the link below to submit your application. Application deadline is January 15th. Click here to apply. New Clothing Date 12/18/07 We got 2 new clothing items. First is the old school Chainring Zip Hoodie in classic black and white. Next we re-did our chainsaw t-shirt in baby blue and red. Click here to check out the clothing section. Demo Bike Sale! Date 12/12/07 We are clearing out some of our demo fleet from Interbike and various magazine reviews. Good time to give yourself a nice Christmas present. We rarely do demo sales so it is a great time to get a sweet deal on a bike. Click here to go to our store to view the bikes. Transition Trail Day Date 12/07/07 It's time again for some winter trail building. We are sponsoring a day of trail building on Mt. Galbraith Bellingham, WA. Working on Evolution and the Scorpion. Come out Saturday December 15th at 10am at the upper Lake Padden parking lot that is on Samish Way right next to Galbraith Lane Rd. Bring your bike cause we should get some nice shuttles in as well. Muddbunnies Review the Syren Prototype Date 11/26/07 Just got a review in from the girls over at the Muddbunnies. Tons of riders from the Muddbunnies have logged in several hours on the Syren and are looking foward to it's release. Check out the full review here. 2007 Cam Burnes Covert Video Date 11/09/07 We were able to get our Covert video completed before the winter snow and rains hit us hard. Video features our very own Cam Burnes in his video debut. Click here to stream the video. asilvertouch Zine reviews the TOP Date 10/29/07 asilvertouch.com just posted their review of the Trail-or-Park. They had the bike for over 6 months so it is a nice full review. Click here for the review Mountain Bike Action Reviews the BottleRocket Date 10/24/07 The December issue of Mountain Action has a long awaited review of the BottleRocket, check it out and see what the SoCal guys think of it. Check out the full review here 07 DirtBag Metzger Video Date 10/15/07 Just finished up a video featuring our very own Mike Metzger. The video is of Mike on his DirtBag hitting up one of our favorite local trails in our North Cascade Mountains. click here to view the video or go to our Videos Section to download a higher res version. New Transition Employee Date 10/12/07 Transition Bikes is definitely growing. We just hired Sam Burkhardt who comes to us from FSA components. Sam will be handling all the international distributors and Canada dealer sales. If you want to say hi to Sam shoot him an email at sam@transitionbikes.com. If you want to see a closeup of what Sam looks like click here Transition Bikes at Interbike 2007 Date 9/24/07 If you haven't heard yet, Transition Bikes is at Interbike right now! We have a booth at the outdoor demo and we're showing off our new bikes the Blindside and Siren as well as the BottleRocket, Covert, and Preston FR. If you're at the show please come on by! For the indoor portion of the show we're opting to go a different route then have a booth in the stuffy convension hall. Check out what we're doing here. www.vegasresistance.com 2007 Kevin Preston FR Video Date 9/13/07 Finally finished up the 07 Preston FR Video with owner Kevin Menard riding at our local hill Galbraith Mt. on some of the new trails and stunts. Click here to view the video. Mountain Biking Magazine Reviews the Covert Date 8/31/07 The latest issue of Mountain Biking has a killer review of the Covert tested by Ian Millar. Ian loved the bike so much he refused to give it back so we let him keep it. Check out the review. Transition Chainguide Is Here Date 8/24/07 The new Transition Chainguide is a true North Shore style guide. It works with 32-36 tooth chain ring, doesn't come with a bash ring since most cranks come with their own and works with almost all cranks. The design is light, simple and easy to setup. The top guide section fits super snug to your bash guard so your chain can't jump off the top of your chain ring. Check out the full specs on the guide. New BottleRockets are Here! Date 8/22/07 Just got our new production run of BottleRockets with the new colors. The frame remains unchanged except for the colors and new decal kits. Each bike will come with a decal kit that has 4 different color decals so you can customize your frame. View the Baby Blue BottleRocket Frame. Transition Sponsors Drop In Season 5 Date 8/21/07 We are proud sponsors of Season 5 of Drop In hosted by our very own Dylan Tremblay. This year the Dirtbag crew will be heading down the west coast of the US on some of our home trails. Look for other factory riders like Mike Metzger, Andy Grant and Zach Hensley to make guest appearences on selected episodes. Click here to check out the Drop In Website and Videos. New Sprockets Date 8/14/07 We just got our new 28t singlespeed sprockets in. They are available in Red, Black, Blue, Green and Gold and look crazy awesome on a Trail-or-Park Click here to check them out. Girls Rock! New Girls Prototype Frame Date 7/25/07 So we finally did something just for the ladies, our new Siren prototype is here. A female specific 6" travel freeride frame designed specifically for girls. We will have more info on this frame shortly. Click here to view the photo. New Clothing Hooray! Date 7/25/07 We just finished up 4 new T-shirts that are looking pretty smooth. They are available now. Click here to view the new designs. Dylan Tremblay Factory Rider Date 7/23/07 The rumors are true, we just signed Dylan Tremblay for the 07/08 riding season. Dylan is the ultimate dirtbag and a perfect fit to our family. Dylan will be hosting and riding in the "Drop In" series season 5 so stay tunned. Check out Dylan Will Ride 4 Food Teaser Date 7/2/07 Got our opening teaser for our first ever full length Transition Bikes DVD called Will Ride 4 Food. Video features all of our factory riders including some new faces that have not been announced yet. DVD will be available fall of 07 and more teasers will come through out the summer. Click here to view the teaser. Annual Transition Group Ride REMINDER! Date 5/28/07 Our Annual guided group ride is on for June 30th (This Saturday). Ride will be on Mt. Galbraith in Bellingham, WA and will include a BBQ lunch on top of the mountain. Check out the flyer for full info. The Blindside Date 6/22/07 The Blindside is now up on the website. You can find the final geometry/sizing and US Pricing so check it out here. Availability is still set at August so stay tuned. Australia - New Distributor! Date 6/14/07 Transition Bikes is pleased to announce Revolution Products as the new exclusive distributor for all of Australia. Click here for Revolution's contact details.International Distributors Metzger Wins Best Air Date 6/12/07 Factory rider Mike Metzger has pulled off Best air in a movie for his section in Stripped. The contest for Bike Magazine was voted on by the people, for the people. Mike pulled an absolute massive no hander off while in Utah.Click here to view the article. Spain Transition Festival Date 6/11/07 The 2nd annual Spain Transition Festival will be taking place sept 15th to sept 16th, in Calatayud, Zaragoza, Spain. If you are in Spain and you want to come out and have a fun filled day then make sure you put this event on your calendar. The festival will have exhibitions of the best spanish riders, lot of food, drinks, and an enduro route on sunday. Plus, everybody will be able to ride for free in the slopestyle bikepark. For more information, go here www.transitionbikes-spain.com. Click here to view the event poster. Jim Davage in Dirt Magazine Date 6/11/07 UK Transition Factory rider Jim Davage has a nice two page spread in the latest Dirt Magazine.Click here to view the article. Kevin Menard Interview on DropMachine Date 5/30/07 Dropmachine.com just posted their interview of owner Kevin Menard about Transition and the bike industry as a whole.Check out the interview here. Annual Transition Group Ride Date 5/28/07 Our Annual guided group ride is on for June 30th (Saturday). Ride will be on Mt. Galbraith in Bellingham, WA and will include a BBQ lunch on top of the mountain. Check out the flyer for full info. Beacon Hill Race Video Date 5/21/07 Just got a beautifully shot video from Nick Thresher of Kyle Thomas on his Gran Mal at the recent Beacon Hill DH Race. Click here to view the video. Transition Bikes Intern Date 5/21/07 Kyle Thomas will be spending his summer with Transition Bikes in the much coveted role of intern. That basically means that he gets to do the least fun stuff for the least amount of money. Seriously though, Kyle is a much welcome addition to the crew here and we're stoked to help him out. Click here to view the photo. Blindside Prototype Testing Date 5/4/07 Got the Blindside prototypes out for a day of testing out on the North Shore. Test rider Brad Walton ponied up and hit the Tooney Drop with impressive results. The Tooney Drop is about a 30 footer in the trees. Click here to view the photo. Rider Owned Video Date 5/1/07 The guys over at BonesOverMetal.com put together a nice video about our company and what "Rider Owned" means to us. Click here to view the video. The New Blindside Prototype Date 4/25/07 The new evolution of the Gran Mal is here with a whole new look and name. We have full information and pictures in our blog so go check it out. Click here to view our blog Bones Over Metal Membership Date 4/9/07 The guys over at Bones Over Metal have a new membership you can sign up for exclusive content and impressive swag giveaways. Click here to check out BonesOverMetal.com New Kyle Thomas Video Date 4/9/07 Kyle Thomas just send over a link to his new video for the Fox video contest. Video features Kyle on his TOP tearing up his college campus. Click here to stream the video at broadbandsports.com New BottleRocket Video Date 4/3/07 Just finished the new BottleRocket video featuring Transition Owner Kyle Young showing us what he likes to ride on his BottleRocket. Click here to stream the video at broadbandsports.com Andy Grant Wins Amateur Wham Bam Jam Date 3/13/07 Our very own Andy Grant had an impressive day down at the Wham Bam Thank You Jam in Portland and came away with a 1st place win in the amateur category. Click here to check out our Blog coverage of the event. Transition Trail Building Day Date 3/13/07 We are sponsoring a trail building day on Saturday April 14th at 10am for our local trails on Mt. Galbraith. The trail building will focus on the Freeride trails on the mountain and we can use all the help we can get. The plan is to build then ride, so bring your bike and your work gloves. More info to come. DH Reno Review of the Double Date 3/5/07 Just got our first initial review of the Double from the boys down south. Review has some great pics of Hacksaw ripping up the Double as well as a nice video. Click here for the full review. Ride Central Reviews the BottleRocket Date 2/26/07 Here is a nice review for everyone that thinks the BottleRocket needs more travel than 5.5". The review from the UK sets the BottleRocket up more as a DH bike to prove whether or not 5.5" of rear travel is enough. Click here for the full review. New DirtBag Rockers Date 2/9/07 Here is a first look at the new DirtBag rockers. We changed them from the original prototypes to give them a sleeker look, save weight and add stiffness. Click to view the DirtBag gallery for pics. Colored Wheelsets Are Here! Date 2/9/07 Got the new colored Revolution Wheelsets in and they are smooth. Powdercoated rims with black spokes and hubs. We've got red, black, white and chocolate brown available in both 32 and 36 configurations. Click to view the wheels. Kyle Thomas Video Date 2/7/07 Our good friend Kyle Thomas just sent us his new video he put together riding his custom painted red Trail-or-Park. Click to view the video. JS Interview Date 1/25/07 Factory rider JS recently sat down for an interview with the guys at WhistlerMountainBike.com. Click to check out the interview Interior BC Road Trip Video Date 1/8/07 Finally got the video footage from our Interior BC trip this summer put together into a video. We hit up Kamloops, Kelowna, Castlegar and Nelson for an epic road trip that we highly recommend everyone take. Click here to view video (Right click, save target as to download) Happy New Year Date 1/1/07 We just wanted to thank everyone for supporting us in 06. We had an amazing year and look forward to 07 being even better. If you didn't get a postcard in the mail from us, here is our Christmas card to enjoy. Click here to view the card. The Movie Stripped Reviewed Date 12/19/06 If you haven't seen the Movie Stripped by Clean Cut Films then there is something wrong with you. It is arguably the best movie of the year, and we aren't saying that just because Metzger has an amazing section in it. The filming and editing is truly original and the quality is on par with the Collective. Don't take our word for it, check out this review from "asilvertouch.com". Click here to view the review. Snow Dirt Jump Session Date 12/4/06 We have been riding and digging at some local private dirt jumps that are about 5 minutes from the shop. The jumps were in pretty good condition considering we had about 14" of snow last week. Special thanks to Chris for shoveling the snow on the jumps to get them ready. Click here to download the video. (Right Click and Save Target As) Transition Store Open for Business Date 11/21/06 Now it is very easy to buy our softgoods and accessories through our online store on our secure server. We will also be posting used and demo frames, fork and complete bikes in the coming months. Click here to shop. Evan Holmgren Trail-or-Park Video Date 11/21/06 We shot this footage this summer up in BC in Evan's hometown. Of course Evan forgot his helmet but that didn't keep him from riding pretty hard. Click here to download the video. (Right Click and Save Target As) SickLines.com Reviews the BottleRocket Date 11/14/06 Sicklines.com just posted their review of the 07 BottleRocket. They did an ultra in-depth 11 page review so there is plenty of stuff to check out. Click here to read the review. Transition Bikes Now Hiring Date 10/26/06 Transition Bikes is currently looking for a highly organized individual to manage our shop. Full time position will be responsible for all shipping and receiving, organizing of the shop and inventory management. If you have good basic bike mechanic skills, are highly organized and have a good attention to detail. We are no longer accepting resumes for this position Transition Bikes is back in the UK! Date 10/16/06 After a long absence from the UK, we're very stoked to announce that Projectleeds will be the new exclusive Transition Bikes UK distributor. If you're in the UK and are interested in Transition Bikes product then get in touch with Projectleeds. You can find their info on our distributor page. Click here to go to the Projectleeds website. Specturm Tech Wear Launches Date 10/9/06 Transition part time employee Brad Walton of Hick Hucksters acclaim has launched his new mountain bike clothing company. Spectrum tech wear offers amazing shorts, jerseys and casual wear that is like nothing we have worn. All of the Transition crew is currently wearing all his stuff and loving it. We highly recommend you pick up some shorts and jerseys and support this rider owned company. Click here to check out the Spectrum Tech Wear website. Metzger Moves to Bellingham Date 10/9/06 It's true, Mike has relocated to be next to Transition Bikes. Metzger wanted to do more riding and live in an area more committed freeriding. Look for more pics and videos of Mike since he is our neighbor now. Click here to view a pic of Mike on a BMX bike, the guy is huge! Transition Bikes at EuroBike Date 8/23/06 We will have a booth this year for the first time at EuroBike in Friedrichshafen Germany (Booth B4-509). We will have all of our new 2007 bikes including 2 totally new bikes and some nice updates to our existing line. To get ready Kyle and Kevin have gotten their travel clothes ready to go. Click here to enlarge the photo. Transition Signs Evan Holmgren Date 8/3/06 It's official, Evan Holmgren is now part of the Transition family. Evan will be riding a Trail-or-Park and a BottleRocket for 2007. We will have a video and more pics of Evan shortly. Click here to view a pic of Evan on his TOP at the Skate Park Bones Over Metal Softies Jam Date 7/17/06 Mark Brent the creator of Bones over Metal just finished his recap of the Softies Dirt Jump Jam and it is smooth. Click here to view the video 2006 BC Interior Trip Blog Date 7/14/06 Just uploaded the new blog entry for our Interior BC road/sales trip and it is massive. Filled with tons of great photos. Click here to view the blog 2006 JS Squamish Video Date 7/11/06 Just got done filming JS on his home turf of Squamish BC. JS is sporting his new white Gran Mal on some of the nicest trails we have seen. Click here to download the JS video. (Right Click and Save Target As) Kyle Thomas/Mike Metzger Video Date 5/1/06 Just got a smooth video from Kyle Thomas shot at Beacon Hill, Spokane, WA. The video features Kyle on his Gran Mal and Mike Metzger tricking his DirtBag. Click here to download the video. (Right Click and Save Target As) 2006 Gran Mal Video Date 4/17/06 Just finished the 2006 Gran Mal Video and it is one of our best films so far. We filmed entirely at our favorite trails at Vedder Mt., BC just across the border from us. The film features Transition Owner Kyle Young and our good friend Brad Walton. Click here to download the video. (Right Click and Save Target As) New Wallpapers Available Date 4/14/06 Got four new wallpapers ready for your desktop. You can check them out in our gallery. Click here to view the wallpapers. Cameron Burnes Hired for US Dealer Sales Manager Date 3/30/06 We finally hired for our US Dealer Sales Position. We wanted to thank everyone who applied (there were a ton of you) and showed a genuine interest in our company. Cam has great industry experience and is a Bellingham native. Click here to view the press release. Preston FR is Bike of the Year! Date 3/29/06 The April issue of Mountain Biking Magazine was just released and announced the Preston FR the Bike of the Year for the freeride category. Click here to view the article. BottleRocket Prototype Is Here Date 3/23/06 The BottleRocket is our slopestyle short travel freeride bike designed for flow, speed and the ability to flick around easy for tricks. Out the box the BottleRocket is pretty dialed and will be the bike you will see us the most on. Check out the Blog for full details. Click here to view pics of the BottleRocket. Transition Bikes In A TV Commercial Date 3/17/06 Transition Dealer the Gear Peddler recently put together a TV ad that ran on networks like ESPN in the Oregon area for a month to promote their store. Chris from the Gear Peddler used Transition footage of Kyle and myself on our DirtBags for the commercial. Click here to view the commercial. Transition Bikes Now Hiring Date 1/17/06 Transition Bikes is currently looking for a motivated individual to lead inside dealer sales for the US and Canada. Position is in Ferndale, Washington at our shop (conveniently located next to great local trails and the North Shore) and will give you the opportunity to work side by side with Kyle and Kevin as well as travel on sales trips. If you are interested, download the job description and email us your resume and cover letter. Click here to download job description. New 06 DirtBag Video Date 12/20/05 Shot on location at the North Shore and at some cool local places you probably have never seen. The 06 video gives you a good idea of some of the riding we do on our DirtBags on a weekly basis. Click here to download the video. The Gathering is upon us Date 12/19/05 The annual DirtJump/Skate Park comp is back for it's second time in our home town of Renton, WA January 27-28th. Last year the comp was huge with the biggest names around competing and this year the Go Huck Yourself crew is promising bigger and better. A huge expo area where you can come by and try out some of the new Transition hardtails as well as cool stuff from companies like Diety, FSA and Simple Bike Co. Click here to Go Huck Yourself with more details. Ode to Rat Pac    Date 12/5/05 So we are going to get sentimental here for a moment. Did what is probably the last ride for one of the best trails in Washington known as Rat Pac. Flowy, smooth, fast and fun are just a bit of what describes this amazing trail. Unfortunately housing developments are posing a major threat to this 5 year old trail. We got some great late fall pics (check out the gallery for pics) and a quick video of the smoothest jump on the trail to remember her by, enjoy. Click here to view video of Kevin hitting the gully jump. 9 to 5 Video is Available    Date 11/22/05 The long awaited release from Gammalight Pictures is now available. The movie stars three Transition factory riders and is beautifully filmed in the Northwest. We have copies available for sale for $24 so give us a call if you want to get one. Click here to view the teaser. New Preston FR 06 Video   Date 11/17/05 Just got done shooting a new video for the Preston FR. The video was shot at our local backyard trails on Galbraith Mt. in Bellingham. Click here to download the video Grassroots DH sponsorship open    Date 11/15/05 With the introduction of the new Gran Mal DH/Freeride frame, we are opening up our applications for team and individual sponsorships for the 2006 race season. Application deadline is 1/31/06. Click here to view sponsorship requirements and how to apply. Factory Rider Phil Sundbaum wins Softies Jump Jam   Date 10/20/05 Phil has been absolutely destroying the dirtjumps all over the Northwest and Canada this year. The softies jam was no exception. This time his fork held together as he took first place. Click here to view the PinkBike.com coverage of the jam. Transition Bikes now available in Spain!    Date 10/17/05 Transition Bikes is pleased to announce that our products are now available in Spain from Allweather S.L. We've teamed up with Felix Torija Sanchez as our Spanish sole distributor. If you're in Spain and interested in our products please get in touch with Felix. You can get in touch with him by emailing him at felix.torija@gmail.com. For more contact info for them please visit our International Distributor page on our website. Transition Bikes Shop Pics    Date 10/11/05 Everybody has been asking for photos of the new shop so here you go. Located in Ferndale Washington, just 45 mintues from North Shore riding in BC you can't ask for a better location. Click here to view our shop. Back from Vegas!    Date 10/3/05 Just got back from Interbike in Las Vegas. It took it's toll, but we survived. Booth had a ton of traffic and we are very pleased with the response. Want to thank our neighbors Diety Components and RockGarden who are some of the coolest people we know. You can see coverage of us at the show on Pinkbike.com and NSMB.com. Click here to view our booth. Transition Bikes at Interbike 2005, Booth 5039   Date 9/12/05 We will be at Interbike this year in Las Vegas, September 26th - 30th 2005. Stop by, we have a ton of new products we are showcasing including new and updated frames and a full line of components. Click here to go to the Interbike website. Transition Bikes Group Ride Report   Date 8/15/05 Our group ride to Mt. Galbraith was a huge success. The trails were in great shape and a good time was had by all. Thanks to everyone who came out to enjoy the trails in our backyard. We are planning another trip so stay tuned. Click here to view pics of the ride in our gallery. New TBC Components Saddle   Date 8/3/05 Transition bikes is launching a full line of components. Our first component available is the Park n' Ride freeride saddle. Super comfortable for long hauls, durable construction and oh so stylish, pick one up for $35. Click here to view the saddle. Mountain Bike Action Reviews the DirtBag   Date 7/5/05 Be sure to check out the August 2005 edition of Mountain Bike Action and look for the DirtBag review. Looks like the boys from So Cal enjoyed the ride, as they put it "Even though the DirtBag calls the Pacific Northwest home, it's welcome to ditch the hacky sack, grab a surfboard and move into our neighborhood any day." Click here to view the review. Transition Bikes now available in Sweden!   Date 6/27/05 Transition Bikes is pleased to announce that our products are now available in Sweden under the banner "Transition Bikes Sweden Distribution". We've teamed up with Robert Norlin as our Swedish counterpart. If you're in Sweden or general vicinity and interested in our products please get in touch with Robert. You can get in touch with him by emailing him at robert@transitionbikes.se. For a list of what's available in Sweden and for Swedish pricing please go to the Transition Bikes Sweden website at http://www.transitionbikes.se. Click here to go to the Sweden site Transition Owner Kyle Young wins SeaTac Jump Jam   Date 6/17/05 It was a great day for dirt jumping at our local dirt jumps. Kyle was there to represent Transition on his fully rigid Trail-or-Park. Good riding, food and people with a laid back feel made this an event to remember. Check out the full story and pics at www.GoHuckYourself.com Phil Sundbaum Wins John Henry Days Comp on his Trail-or-Park   Date 5/11/05 Congratulations to Phil as he takes the win at the John Henry Days comp in Vancouver BC this past weekend. Phil easily took the win with huge amplitude and super smooth style combined with a huge bag of moves. Look out for Phil in the future as he is for sure on the "who to watch" list. Click here to read more about the comp at nsmb.com Click here to read more about the comp at pinkbike.com Nine to Five Teaser # 2   Date 5/10/05 Here is the second teaser of the new Nine to Five video being released by Gammalight Pictures. This vid also premiers in Whistler on May 24th and will be available for purchase shortly afterward. Click here to check out the teaser Transition Bikes now available in the UK!   Date 4/19/05 Transition Bikes is pleased to announce that our products are now available in the UK under the banner "Transition Bikes UK Distribution". We've teamed up with Jamie Whitfield as our UK counterpart. If you're in the UK and interested in our products please get in touch with Jamie. You can get in touch with him by emailing him at uk@transitionbikes.com. For a list of what's available in the UK and for UK pricing please go to the Transition Bikes UK website at http://uk.transitionbikes.com. Click here to go to the UK site NEW VIDEO - The Gathering through the eyes of Gammalight Pictures   Date 2/3/05 Well, The Gathering has happened but now you can relive it by checking out this video. This was put together by Gammalight Pictures who is also due to release the much anticipated file "Nine to Five". Click below to go to Gammalight's site and to download The Gathering and also the Nine to Five trailer. Click here to go get the video (right click to save) Sneak peak at the 2005 frames   Date 1/27/05 Everybody's been asking about our 2005 model Preston FR and DirtBag...well, wait no more. Here is a teaser for you. Also, the white and the gold color are very limited so if you wanted one make sure you let us know. Click here to see the 2005 frames NSMB.com Reviews the DirtBag   Date 1/18/05 NSMB.com (North Shore Mountain Biking) has just finished their review of the DirtBag so don't take our word for it, check out the review and one of the best mountain bike sites around. Click here to read the review New Factory Rider Mike Metzger Video   Date 11/22/04 Just finished filming our new factory rider Mike Metzger. Mike is all about going big, he is 6'4" and about 220 lbs and has incredible style for a big guy. The video was shot in Mike's backyard Spokane Washington. Download the video (Please Right Click and save) Hick Hucksters Review the Preston FR   Date 11/22/04 Brad over at Hick Hucksters just finished his review of the Preston FR. This is also the first review of the Preston FR with the new Dangerboy rocker arms. Check out the review for great pics of the Preston FR in action. Go to www.HickHucksters.com Review The Gathering   Date 11/19/04 The guys at www.gohuckyourself.com are putting on what will be probably the biggest comp to date in the Seattle area. The comp will be a 2 day event. One day will feature the dirtjump comp and the next day will feature a skatepark comp. Both events will be held indoor. You definitely won't want to miss this one. There are categories for ameteur and pro level riders. If you don't plan on riding at least go as a spectator and support the cause. More Information Justin Ralston Trail-or-Park Video   Date 11/4/04 Bro rider Justin Ralston recently sent us this video showcasing his skills on his Trail-or-Park hardtail in his hometown of Kamloops BC. You can also check out many photos of Justin our gallery section. Right-Click and Save-As to download the video Missing Bike   Date 10/26/04 A friend's bike just got stolen on Saturday Oct 23rd out of his garage. It is a 2004 Transition DirtBag with Dangerboy Linkage. It has 2004 Marzocchi 888r fork with some scratches on the right stanchion. The bike has white Halo Combat rims, Kona seat, stem, and bars. Please keep your eyes out on all the message boards for someone trying to hawk it. If you have any info please send us an email to info@transitionbikes.com Click here for a picture of the missing bike New World Disorder Premier   Date 10/23/04 Join us for the New World Disorder Disorderly Conduct movie premier. Date & Time: Oct 29th doors open at 6:00pm - Movie starts at 8:00pm. Location: Renton Motorcycle Company - Full Throttle Lounge Click here for more info Nine to Five Teaser   Date 10/17/04 Check out the Nine to Five video teaser from Gammalight Pictures. The video features segments from both JS and Jeff Harvey. Keep your eyes peeled as the full length video should be out sometime early 2005. Right-Click and Save-As to download the video Factory Racing Jerseys   Date 08/9/04 The factory racing jerseys are finally here and ready for the masses. Very low profile design on black Cool Lite Polyester make this jersey a favorite with our riders. Click Here to View the Jersey 2004 Transition Video   Date 06/22/04 The 04 video is finally here. Shot on location in Leavenworth Washington, secret Seattle location, Greenlake & Monroe dirt jumps. Music is from the new Project 86 Album. Click Here to View the Video Company Auto Decals   Date 06/19/04 We're finally making our large auto decals available to the masses. Be the coolest kid on your block by representing with a big sticker! Click Here For More Details New Project 86 Album   Date 06/16/04 The new album from Project 86 titled "Songs to burn your bridges by" is now available. This band is our personal favorite around the Transition Shop and we use their songs for pre-ride inspiration. All of their albums are worth picking up and they are very intense in concert.  Go to the Project 86 Website. Transition Desktop Wallpapers   Date 06/14/04 We've got 3 new wallpapers for you to download for your computer in our Gallery. All the photos were shot by Bryn Hughes of JS up in Squamish BC. View the Wallpapers Complete Parts Kits Available   Date 06/06/04 We now how complete parts kits available for our frames. The kits are all solid components that we personally run on our bikes so there is no junk and nothing overpriced. Just parts we know work very well on the trails that don't cost a fortune. We are using SRAM, FSA, Maxxis, Blackspire and Hayes. Check out our frames to see the entire spec. New TBC Bar End Caps   Date 05/28/04 We now have TBC bar end caps available made for us by Dangerboy CNC. A piece of bike jewelery that no Transition owner should be without. Price: $17/Pair View the Bar End Caps. New Photo Gallery   Date 05/25/04 We've made a few changes to our photo gallery to make it easier for you to scroll through our pics. We've also added some new pictures. Check it out! Check it out here. NSMB.com reviews the Preston FR   Date 4/16/04 North Shore Mountain Biking eMagazine otherwise known as NSMB.com has just posted their review of the Preston FR. They liked the frame so much that reviewer Richard Belson doesn't want to return the frame so we are letting him keep it. Click here to check out the review. Transition Bikes North Shore Trip - VIDEO   Date 3/05/04 Here's a short video of some action up on the good 'ol North Shore Vancouver. This is from just a couple weeks ago. Enjoy... Right-Click and Save-As to download the video The People Have Spoken   Date 2/11/04 We finally a winner of the "Name the Frame" Hardtail Contest. After having to go through over 6500 entries we are going with the name "Trail-or-Park". The winning name was picked by Eric Sockness and seems the perfect fit for the versatile frame. For more info on the name and hardtail, click here. "Name the Frame Contest" on PinkBike.com   Date 1/14/04 As of 1/15/04 we are running a contest on PinkBike.com where we let you guys decide the name of our new do-it-all freeride hardtail. Go to PinkBike.com to enter, and good luck! Click here to enter the contest. Our New Hardtail Spy Photos   Date 1/14/04 We have just finished some extensive R&D and testing of our new freeride chromoly hardtail and are ready to show the world. Click here to check it out. New Pictures in Gallery   Date 11/21/03 We've added some new pictures to our photo gallery from some local rides in the Seattle area and a couple from some of our favorite DJ areas. Check it out! Check it out here. Marzocchi 888r in Stock   Date 11/04/03 If you've been waiting on us for the new Marzocchi 888r, then your wait is now over. We just got a load of 888r forks so call us up today to be one of the first to get their hands on this hot fork. Check out the DirtBag page for frame/fork combo pricing! Click here to check out the forks Calling All Transition Bike Owners!   Date 10/20/03 We're in the process of gathering videos/pictures of Transition riders, so that means get out and ride and have someone shoot you. Here is a video from sponsored rider Nick Vail on his DirtBag. Click to download video (Windows Media File 10mg) Right click & Save Green T-Shirts in Stock   Date 10/14/03 Just got some new t-shirts done up in a nice green color. get 'em while they last! Check it out here. Romic Setup Guide   Date 10/7/03 Curious about how the Romic D Adjustable shock works and why? We have prepared a short guide that will help you understand the shock and will guide you in setting it up correctly... Click here to read more Methow MTB Festival   Date 10/7/03 Just got back from the last race of the year in easter WA. Kyle finished the DH with a respectable 4th place with Kevin only 1.7 seconds back in 5th place. So, the season is officially over. We'll see you all out there next year! Click here to see a bigger picture Dirt Jumping Video (1.7 mb)   Date 10/7/03 This is a very short segment of video shot earlier this summer. Just some DJ action at lower woodland park Seattle, WA. Just dug it up and thought i'd post it. Click here to download the video Right click and "save target as" Marzocchi 2004 Forks Arrive   Date 9/20/03 We just got the 888R and Z150FR, so we slapped them on our bikes and headed to Whistler. The results were amazing, the new forks are incredible and will not disappoint. Click here to check out the forks Spreading the Influence Teaser (14.5 mb)   Date 9/7/03 The new movie by Dan Hovington from 296 productions is coming soon and our very own JS has some nice spots in it. Check out JS on his Preston FR in the movie tearing it up at Whistler. Click here to download the teaser Right click and "save target as" Transition Clothing Arrives   Date 9/2/03 Well it didn't really arrive, we printed it in Kyle's basement, but it is finally ready for the masses. Don't forget we are shipping a free company t-shirt with every frame to get you started. Check out the new clothing line here. Preston FR with Romic Coil   Date 9/1/03 The Preston FR now with the Romic Double Adjust shock is our short travel freeride bike built to take a beating. We have been hammering this bike and loving the results. Click here see the new Preston FR video, pictures and info. Sponsored Rider Jean Sebastien Therrein   Date 6/15/03 Jean Sebastien or "JS" as his friends call him is the latest member of the Transition Family. A Whistler BC native and all around bike park bum, JS is hard to miss up on the mountain. Click here for more info on JS and to download his video ©Transition Bikes 2002-2010  |   Site Map  |  Contact Us  |  Privacy Policy