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Thread: My new Transition Sentinel
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03-19-2020, 10:52 AM #1
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03-19-2020, 04:37 PM #3Registered User
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Congrats, it's such a stable rig. I really suggest reaching out to the guys at Transition for help setting up the DPX2, it's a bit tricky to get the right balance of pressure and LSC.
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03-19-2020, 07:50 PM #4
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03-20-2020, 07:31 PM #5Dad core
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I would start with riding weight +30 in the shock with only a few clicks of lsc and plan on going fast with your weight forward. You will probably want a burly ass rear tire too the bike is long enough the rear need to be ready for some rocks. I am very happy with mine especially when I get it on appropriately steep terrain.
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03-20-2020, 07:51 PM #6Registered User
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03-30-2020, 08:22 AM #7
I've been riding around the neighborhood and found that I can't manual or pop a wheelie on a 29er. My goal is to get this dialed in the driveway during quarantine.
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03-30-2020, 12:18 PM #8
Be careful. The worst I've hurt myself on my mtb was when I looped out in a parking lot while practicing my manuals. I tried to bail off the bike but my feet were stuck on the pedals. I should've just squeezed the rear brake instead... Luckily I was just bruised/banged up a bit, nothing was broke or dislocated.
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03-30-2020, 02:12 PM #9
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03-30-2020, 02:23 PM #10
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03-30-2020, 04:21 PM #11
Shit happens when you're tricking, bro
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03-30-2020, 05:38 PM #12
Lol. That's the cost of looking kewl.
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03-30-2020, 06:44 PM #13
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03-31-2020, 08:44 AM #15Registered User
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I thought you were running an 11-6 on your Sentinel?
My riding weight is 155 - 160 and I’ve settled on 160psi in the rear shock. Going by what y’all are saying, it’s no surprise that I bottom it out all the time. Whenever I get to ride again, I’ll try 185psi. In all of my experimentation, I’ve never tried pressures above 165psi.
FWIW, I’m short (5’6”) on a medium Sentinel and I can manual it up high enough to loop out and jump off the back.U.P.: up
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03-31-2020, 10:46 AM #16
Appreciate the solid advice on running the rear shock. 6'3" 220 lbs and I don't think I set it up correctly.
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03-31-2020, 11:01 AM #17Hucked to flat once
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03-31-2020, 11:09 AM #18
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03-31-2020, 01:58 PM #19Registered User
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I still have the DPX2 Performance Elite that it came with, and I swap back and forth between the two frequently. I like tinkering and tuning, and when I pass the frame on to my brother in law, he's not getting the 11-6, so I'd like the air shock to be well set up for him. I feel like I've got the 2 shocks to have very similar performance. The coil has a slight advantage on small bump, and pedals a bit better (it sits at like 26% sag vs. 30% with air).
Also, it looks like Cascade Components is now working on a new link for the Sentinel. They're talking about it on a thread on MTBR. 157mm travel with the stock shock and 20% progression. Sounds sweet.
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