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Trannys don't just hang around Soho - I saw one in the woods the other night.Jasper Dean.
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The Ibis Tranny may look like a simple yet beautiful carbon fiber hardtail but look closer and you will see so much more. The Tranny is one of the most versatile frames that has ever been produced – easily switching between geared and singlespeed and travelbike guises. Being made of high modulus carbon the Tranny is of course lightweight but we think you will agree that a frame weight of around 3.1 lbs is pretty special, especially considering how strong it is!
Stiff, light, tough, geared, singlespeed, travelbike – a Tranny can do it all.
It’s a carbon fiber hardtail.
It’s a geared bike.
It’s a single speed.
It’s a travel bike.
It’s all of the above.
People used to ask us "When are you going to make a hardtail?", "When are you going to make a single speed?", "When are you going to make a super light XC race bike?", "When are you going to make a travel bike?". We answered all of them with the production of the Tranny.
First and foremost, the Ibis Tranny is a strong and lightweight monocoque carbon fiber hardtail. And a lightweight, laterally stiff, vertically compliant one at that. The Tranny goes far beyond being just a hardtail, as a result of some unique features. Several of the features came out of the removable, adjustable-length, chainstay. This means you can transform it from a single speed to a geared bike to a travel bike in a matter of minutes.
Take a close peek at the section behind the bottom bracket. There's some hidden equipment down there we call the "Slot Machine". It's not really a machine, but it does have a slot that makes it adjustable. That allows us to lengthen the chainstays, so we can make this thing into a bona fide single speed. It's lighter than an eccentric bottom bracket, and cleaner than a chain tensioner. Look at our little animation of the Slot Machine in action under the gallery tab. Look at the first two pictures. One bolt cinches the whole thing up.
As an added bonus, that same box of magic along with the curious little bolt up along the wishbone allows you to take the whole rear end off of the bike. Two bolts and it's in two pieces. Why would you want to do that? Easier to travel with my friends, and also possible to fly with this thing in a travel case and not pay the exorbitant fees the airlines like to charge us to carry our bikes.
The Tranny frame weighs about 1350g, which in America translates to about 3 lbs. With the WTF group, the complete bike weight is about 19 lbs. Not bad for such a versatile machine.
Dress this beast up as a Single Speed and lose another pound plus. Get really freaky and put a rigid front fork on there and you're down in the road bike weight realm.
We've been tossing around a lot of other ways to dress up your Tranny as well. One of our favorites is to use a rigid 700c disc brake front fork, a set of Mavic SpeedCity wheels and see how low you can go. 16 lbs or so? Or leave the suspension fork on there and try the SpeedCitys that way. Note, with SpeedCity wheels, you're limited to approximately a 700x25c or 700x28c. In other words, no you won't be able to make it into 29er.
Of the various details we've been sorting out with the Tranny, two are pretty cool and perhaps even unprecedented. Both are a result of the tranny's transformation from a single speed to a geared bike. Check out the detailed shots above. We've designed the tranny to have removable gear cable stops. We figure you'll always want brakes, but sometimes you might not want gears. The two cable stops for the rear derailleur are removable. And so are the derailleur cable stops found on the top tube. Pretty nifty if we do say so. Clean even. Another extraneous item when you are single speeding is a derailleur hanger. And in the spirit of the single speed mantra "Less Gears, More Beers", you'll find the Tranny has a nice little bottle opener integrated into the single speed version. Note to those of you under the legal drinking age or many of you Utahans the mantra can also read "Less Gears, More Root Beers".
The Tranny is available in three colors. The first is a matte clear, based on our extremely popular matte finish found on the MojoSL. It's not rubberized, just a flat matte clear. Looks really good. For those of you who want to make more of a statement, we have two really good options. First, a Granny Smith Apple metallic Green. Yum. And then there's Copper Metallic. You can see both above.
If you already own a Tranny, we've got a little set up guide we've prepared. Click HERE to download the PDF.
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| Nominal Size | Small | Medium | Large | X-Large | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seat Tube Length | A | 15" (38.1cm) | 17" (43.2cm) | 19" (48.3cm) | 21" (53.3cm) |
| Top Tube Length | B | 550 (21.6") | 580 (22.8") | 600 (23.6") | 620 (24.4") |
| Head Tube Length | C | 105 (4.1") | 115 (4.5") | 135 (5.3") | 155 (6.1) |
| Chainstay Length | D | 425 (16.7") | 425 (16.7") | 425 (16.7") | 425 (16.7") |
| Seat Tube Angle | E | 73° | 73° | 73° | 73° |
| Head Tube Angle | F | 70° | 70° | 70° | 70° |
| Wheelbase | G | 1034 (40.7") | 1065 (41.9") | 1091 (42.9") | 1117 (44") |
| Standover Height | 691 (27.2") | 729 (28.7") | 732 (28.8") | 749 (29.5") |
Sorry, no build kit info for the Tranny.
Really more black but when you say black tranny, we worry that the department of homeland security might put you on their watch list.
So close to a Granny Smith apple you're tempted to take a nibble. Or try to bake a pie with it. We don't recommend either.
We could call it metallic cinnamon but copper is easier to spell, say and type.
Tranny frame only summary.
It's strong, it's light, it's durable and it looks and works real good. You can't ask for a lot more than that.
If the XT kit were a geyser we'd call it Old Faithful. Not only does it work well, it offers our best performance bang for your buck. Or Pound. Or Euro.
Shimano's flagship group combined with our pick of the best components money can buy. WWJR? Maybe this.
The X9 kit is assembled with the more free ridey, aggressive rider in mind. A bit more bomber on some of the key bits make this a very durable choice.
It's not X9 and It's not XX. It's somewhere in between and it's called X0. Crazy light weight and super high-tec stuff from SRAM.
SRAM and Shimano are locked in an "up the ante" battle. Who's the winner? You are! The XX features super light weight and a 2 x 10 drivetrain.
If one speed is all you need try Onceler - nice and simple.
