Complete ground up design and development of 3 new mountain bike platforms. My responsibilities included all Industrial Design, Graphics, Branding, and some Marketing strategies. The end result was the Patrol, Scout, and Smuggler which were released with great success leading to the highest sales in Transition Bicycle Company's 12 year history. Awards include: 2015 Decline Magazine "Head of the House" Dirt 100 Hottest MTB products of 216 / Pinbike 2016 Mountain Bike of the Year.
2017 Smuggler Alloy model- In addition to all Industrial Design direction, I also choose colors and design all graphics and branding for each bike model.
My initial sketch for Scout Carbon model
Solidworks surfacing details for Patrol Carbon model
Early concept of 2017 Graphic and Color direction for Alloy Patrol
Rider: (Me) Darrin Seeds
Photo: Joe Sullivan
Location: Leavenworth, WA
