TRANSITION SPIRE

If you love riding a downhill bike, but hate pushing it back up the hill, the Spire could be the bike for you. With 170mm of travel front and rear and 740mm wheels (that’s 29in in old money) the Spire is not lacking in mills. A sub-63° head angle (with the flip-chip in the slack position) will give rock-solid stability at World Cup pace, but the 79.6° (size small) effective seat angle points to an efficient twiddling position to get back up for another run. Depending on the depth of your wallet, there are alloy and carbon frame options and both materials are dual-crown compatible. Prices for the carbon models start at £5,799, while the alloy version kicks off at £3,699. As with the Patrol, a shipment is due at the end of August, but check with your dealer as some of that may be pre-sold. transitionbikes.com/windwave.co.uk