Best Bike in Africa 2015: #6 Transition Patrol

The Best Bike in Africa will be held at the 2015 Standard Bank Africa Cycle Fair on 23 – 25 October at St Stithians College, Johannesburg. The competition invites fair visitors to vote for their favourite bike at the Best Bike in Africa stand. All the entrants that vote for the bike that wins the Best Bike in Africa will go into a draw to win the bike. Leading up to the fair, we’ll be be revealing the bikes entered in the Best Bike in Africa. Friday’s bike is the Transition Patrol.

This what Transition have to say about the Patrol:

The custom Patrol build features solid components from SRAM, RockShox and RaceFace plus some less obvious choices that round this build off nicely. The Easton ARC rims have a 30mm internal width which should add some bulk to the tyres. If you drink the 35mm handlebar clamp diameter Kool-Aid (as this writer does), the Chromag BZA carbon bars will have you grinning while the longer 150mm travel Reverb dropper post is encouraging for those that like their saddles right out of the way when the trail gets rowdy.

Specification:

• FRAME: Transition Patrol 2016 Highlighter Yellow
• STYLE:All-Mountain/ Enduro
• REAR SHOCK: Rock Shox Monarch Plus RC3 Debonair
• FORK:Rock Shox Pike RCT3 160mm 27.5
• HEADSET:Cane Creek
• STEM: Chromag BZA Clamp
• HANDLEBARS:Chromag BZA Carbon 35mm
• BRAKES:Shimano XT
• REAR DERAILLEUR:SRAM XX1 Red
• SHIFT LEVERS:SRAM XX1 Red
• CRANKSET:Race Face SixC Cinch DM32t NW (175mm)
• BOTTOM BRACKET:Race Face
• WHEELSET:Easton ARC 30 with Hope Pro Evo Hubs
• TIRES:WTB Trailboss and Vigilante
• SADDLE:SDG Circuit MTN
• SEATPOST:Rock Shox Reverb Stealth 150mm Right (31.6mm)
• RETAIL PRICE:R 76,800.00

Find out more about the Transition Patrol here or get in touch with the local distributor here.

If you like this bike and would like the chance to own one, vote for it in the Best Bike in Africa at the Standard Bank Africa Cycle Fair on 23 – 25 October at St Stithians College.