Transmitter Frame

Aggressive 27.5+ hardtail frame

£399.00

At A Glance
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Transmitter Frame

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Transmitter Frame

Aggressive 27.5+ hardtail frame

£399

An alloy hardtail frame for the UK's big mountains, a blank canvas for building your dream all-mountain bike

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Transmitter Frame

Aggressive 27.5+ hardtail frame

£399

An alloy hardtail frame for the UK's big mountains, a blank canvas for building your dream all-mountain bike

Buy Now. In stock for same day despatch.

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Transmitter Frame
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Total Price
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Description
At A Glance
  • Frame: Hand welded 6061-T6 triple butted frameset.
  • Designed around a 150 mm travel fork.

The signature flattened top tube gives vertical compliance but lateral stiffness - it really is an all mountain bike. That long wheelbase combined with the slack front end, size specific chainstays and a lowered BB give stability and control through the rowdiest of terrain.

Transmitter is designed around Boost 148/110 standards and 27.5" 2.6/2.8" tyres, and optimised for 1x groupsets. The geometry and extra grip from those big tyres means even the most sheepish rider will tackle those steep sections, up and down, like a pro.

Transmitter frames now feature internal cable routing through the downtube, integrated headsets, through-axle hubs, refined dropouts, butted tubes and smooth welds (and 3 shiny new colours).

Transmitter is a bike that just fits in with hard riding. This new version is still the fun trail bike it’s always been, and will still be a perfect partner for multi-day epics or short and fast trail centre blasts, but the changes we’ve made have raised the Transmitter’s limits, so you’ll be able to push the bike harder than ever before!

Features

Progressive geometry

Long reach, low bottom bracket and slack 65° head angle for bucket loads of confidence. 425mm short chainstays for agility and insane acceleration out of turns.

Hand welded 6061-T6 triple butted frameset

Not all tubes are equal. Transmitter uses tube walls of different thicknesses to get material where it is needed and save weight where it isn’t.

Internal cable routing

Clean lines and tidy cables thanks to fully guided internal routing.

Huge tyres. Endless grip.

27.5" 2.6/2.8" tyres. Designed around Boost 148/110 standards.

Features built for trails

Compatible with a dropper seatpost so even the most sheepish riders can tackle those steep sections head on like a pro. ​Transmitter can aslo be fitted with a chain guide. (ISCG 05 compatible).

Loads of travel

150mm of suspension floats you over the roughest and rootiest lines.

Build Spec
Geometry and Sizing

Sizing

It is important to get the right size bike, if the bike fits it will be faster, more comfortable, and easier to handle. You can also take into consideration the standover height to ensure you pick a bike that will be a good fit. If you measure your inside leg and ensure there is a minimum of an inch from the toptube to your crotch this will give you enough seatpost adjustment to find your optimum saddle height.

Generally we recommend:
Small: Riders between 5ft 2in and 5ft 7in (157-170cm)
Medium: Riders between 5ft 6in and 5ft 10in (167-177cm)
Large: Riders between 5ft 9in and 6ft 2in (175-187cm)
X-Large: Riders of 6ft 2in + (187cm)

Transmitter

Size Small Medium Large X-Large
ST - Seat tube 410 440 470 485
TT - Top tube 580.5 602.9 622.9 646.5
HT - Head tube 105 115 115 130
HA - Head angle 65 65 65 65
SA - Seat angle 75 75 75 75
CS - Chainstay 425 425 427.5 430
BB - BB drop 52 52 52 52
FO - Fork offset 46 46 46 46
WB - Wheelbase 1141.2 1165.5 1188 1216.8
SO - Stand over 749.7 768.4 782.6 796.6
RE - Reach 422.5 442.5 462.5 482.5
SK - Stack 589.4 598.4 598.4 612
Frame Spec

Alloy hardtail trail bike frame

Weight: S: 2.1kg; M: 2.2kg; L: 2.25kg; XL: 2.3kg
Alloy trail frame with integrated tapered headset for a clean, low front end
Hand welded 6061-T6 triple butted frameset
High-quality extended welds
Optimised for 150mm (540mm axle to crown) suspension forks
Internally routed cables
Boost 148 rear spacing to allow huge tyre clearance while benefitting from a stronger wheel
Threaded 73mm BSA BB shell for no-creak assembly
Chainstay mounted disc brake for clean lines and damage protection
Reverb Stealth port
EN 14766 compliant
Headset: IS42/28.6 | IS52/40 (not included)
The Transmitter frame is suited to a low profile 2.8” tyre or aggressive 2.6” tyres, some larger 2.8”s may rub the chainstays in use

Reviews
Kudos
Bike Radar Transmitter Review

A great blend of swaggering, speed-breeding stability sharpened up by instantly reactive, traction-chasing, short stem steering .... Alpkit resets expectations with its new hardtail.

Read the full review here.

Author:

Guy Kesteven

MBR Review the Sonder Transmitter

"With slackest head angle, longest reach and shortest stem, the Sonder Transmitter is built for bombing, inspiring confidence to fully attack descents."

Read the full review here.

Author:

Alan Muldoon

Off Road.cc Review Sonder Transmitter NX Eagle

The Transmitter is a playful, all-mountain rig with some hooligan tendencies. It suits all manners of riding from trail centres to more natural riding to exploring wild bridleways. If you want a ‘one-hardtail-does-it-all’ then the Transmitter will do that in spades.

Read the full review here

Author: Rachael Gurney
Singletrack take a first look at the new Transmitter

If you’re a numbers nerd or geometry geek you’ll recognise that while these are significant changes, they aren’t all that extreme and should result in a well rounded riding machine rather than something that only rides in one direction.

Read the full review here.

Author:

Andi Sykes