The regular models are the same frame. I had thought the S-Works was gone for '07 ...... didn't see it available in the Specialized site when I looked the other day???

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Rick, "Retired" hobbyist athlete
Trying to come back slowly from acute A-Fib

The Transition is an okay bike, but be aware that the rear wheel cutout is for looks only; the rear wheel isn't close enough to the seat tube for the cutout to offer any advantage.

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Proud Member of the Cervelo Mafia.

the rear wheel cutout is for looks only.

Not entirely true. I am pretty sure that if the rear wheel rubs on the frame, that is very bad for performance.

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2020 National Masters Champion - M50-54 - 50m Butterfly

I don't have the link, but it was posted a few weeks ago about the aero characteristics of frames, and the Transition was in the upper half of the list in the tunnel. Mine has been good to me and if I hadn't just ordered my Felt B2 frame I'd still be using it this season.

It's a decent frame for the price. My only comlaint (and one of the factors that had me order the Felt) is that the seat tube angle is not as aggressive as I would like. Mine came with a stock non-aero seatpost and that put me even farther back. My seat was slammed forward and I still wasn't where I would like it. So I just recently bought the aero post that comes with the current frame and that had a much better position. But the 75.5 (or 76 - can't remember which) angle on my 58cm frame just wasn't enough.

The interesting thing is that the Felt I ordered is a 56 and it has similar standover, a hair shorter top tube and seat tube measurements but with a more aggressive seat tube angles and seat post (two clamp locations like the Cervelo post) so you have a bit more variety in positions.

If you're looking for a 58 frame, mine will be for sale soon - polished silver '05 Comp model. ;-)

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Rick, "Retired" hobbyist athlete
Trying to come back slowly from acute A-Fib

Exact same frame and fork. And they are the same as last years S-works frame and fork.
Comp gets same frame but fork is alloy steerer instead of carbon.

Transition is a good sensible frame, no stand out features but then no great impediments either which makes it pretty good among the horde of "tri" bikes.

wait for the new one. it's *sick*. some pictures leaked a wk or two back... go check it out. completely new design... with the same sloping top tube as the specialized road bikes, a cutout that really wraps that rear wheel.

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Chewie
Slowtwitch Aeroweenie since '06

dan must have pulled the thread, not on here anymore

yeah... seems like he did. but i guess it's a good thing. it wasn't suppose to come out till later this year.

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Chewie
Slowtwitch Aeroweenie since '06