SRAM Powertrain - Transition Repeater PT First Ride

Moab, Utah's Chile Pepper Bike shop owner Cole Bangert takes you for a ride on the brand new Repeater PT powered by the SRAM powertrain with Autoshift. The multi use trail in the desert is a perfect testing ground for the first 2 hours on the bike.

[@chuckbechara7472]

nice work on your ride review. stay honest and you will grow immensely.

[@andrewgreenwood8727]

Very good review, auto shift looks & sounds amazing, like you said you can just concentrate on your riding & line choice. I wonder whether when the next gen 4 Levo comes out it will incorporate this drivetrain ( power train ) with there twist to it.

[@LucaEnrico]

Thanks for your information on this bike. I use e-bikes on steep and technical climbs, does this new motor have "overrun"? When you stop pedaling does it immediately cut off the power or does it have an extra boost? Thank you

[@jhonz2973]

Which do you prefer Relay or Repeater PT?

[@daved2023]

I want to know this as well! Currently ride a Spur and a Sentinel and am looking to add the Relay to the stable.

[@chilepepperbikes]

I know this is not the answer you are looking for, but I like them both equally, just for different ride applications. I'm super impressed with the Relay's "bikeiness" lol. It rides like a bike, not an e bike, so if that's what you are after, the Relay is it. Battery life is much shorter than the Repeater PT, and the Repeater is going to climb up harder steeper stuff better, and still rad on descents, but much more mass and e bike feel than the Relay for sure.
If i'm riding stuff like the North Fruita Desert 18 Rd trails, its the Relay every time, as its easy up, not steep, and flowy fun descents, where I want a bike that feels more like an acoustic playful, light, poppy bike. If I'm riding moto trails longer distances, with bigger climbs, more vertical, longer rides, its the Repeater PT. If you have more trails closed to e bikes, do the Relay. Ive ridden it without the battery a lot and it rides like a regular bike. Would not know the difference. If there is a one bike quiver, the Relay is it. Its quite impressive.

[@benjaminpellegrino4241]

Trailforks link for that trail?

[@chilepepperbikes]

Windmill Trail in Grand Junction near Bangs Canyon