Sonder Transmitter
Ultra-capable 27.5" hardtail - fast, lively and precise. Cut trails like a scalpel. Transmitter flows across cambers, roots, rocks and ruts. Get speed, agility and masses of fun with a long wheelbase, long trail and long reach.
Sonder Transmitter
Transmitter is our aggressive 27.5" hardtail that cuts like a scalpel.
Ultra-capable 27.5" hardtail - fast, lively and precise. Cut trails like a scalpel. Transmitter flows across cambers, roots, rocks and ruts. Get speed, agility and masses of fun with a long wheelbase, long trail and long reach.
A long, low and slack hardtail - with geometry dialled for 2024. A hooligan of a bike for trail centres, singletrack and big mountains.
With hardcore northern design roots the Transmitter is the bike for the toughest lines. Smash it down Jacob’s Ladder, slog up Garburn … and be quicker than you’ve ever been on everything in-between.
Transmitter is one of the most capable hardtails and is ready to take on proper mountain trails: Snowdon on a crisp winter day, Colorado singletrack with killer views and grinders where you’ll be glad of the 50 tooth… Yet, pad up and grab the full-facer and you can still take a day trip to Bike Park Wales or alternatively whip around Cannock Chase on a Sunday afternoon chasing your lycra-clad mates.
The signature flattened top tube gives vertical compliance but lateral stiffness - it is an all-mountain bike. That long wheelbase combined with the slack front end, size-specific chainstays and a lowered bottom bracket 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 steep sections, up and down, like a pro.
Transmitter frames feature internal cable routing through the downtube, integrated headsets, through-axle hubs, refined dropouts, butted tubes and smooth welds.
Transmitter is a fun trail bike that just fits in with hard riding. You’ll be able to push yourself harder than ever before!
The 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).
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