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G'day Burners,
It's been a while since I posted a new rig, the last few months has been an interesting time for me... 5 years of living and breathing another Californian VPP brand leaves me with mixed emotions about this deal still but hey, when life gives you lemons you paint that shit gold right? Anyway, I'm stoked with the new rig, its definitely one of the nicest I've ever owned and the graphics came up a treat. So here's the details:
- 2016 Santa Cruz Nomad, large
- Monarch + RC3
- DVO Diamond fork @ 160mm
- SRAM X01 drive train: 170mm cranks, direct mount 32t ring
- SRAM Guide RSC/Code hybrid brakes 200/180mm rotors
- ENVE M70 wheels on King hubs
- ENVE DH bar 800mm
- ENVE 40mm stem
- Fabric Ti rail saddle
- Maxxis Minion DHF II/Minion SS 2.3" Tyres tubeless
- Cane creek 40 series headset
- 13.57 kg with XT pedals
The bike pedals well for a 165mm bike, but it's no xc whippet.. The geo is dialled I was sliding it around without brakes to assist after about an hour on the bike, its a weapon. Stiff as fuck, super composed, jumps like a champ. Very happy indeed. Also happy I sized up from medium to large as well, it feels great straight away, going from medium with 55mm stem to large with 40mm stem gives me 10mm more length in the top tube and I couldn't be happier.
Apologies for the average photos but it's been overcast and rainy here in Melbourne the last couple of days so I can't quite get an image of the true finish of the bike - the black is actually matte raw carbon and looks amazing.
It's been a while since I posted a new rig, the last few months has been an interesting time for me... 5 years of living and breathing another Californian VPP brand leaves me with mixed emotions about this deal still but hey, when life gives you lemons you paint that shit gold right? Anyway, I'm stoked with the new rig, its definitely one of the nicest I've ever owned and the graphics came up a treat. So here's the details:
- 2016 Santa Cruz Nomad, large
- Monarch + RC3
- DVO Diamond fork @ 160mm
- SRAM X01 drive train: 170mm cranks, direct mount 32t ring
- SRAM Guide RSC/Code hybrid brakes 200/180mm rotors
- ENVE M70 wheels on King hubs
- ENVE DH bar 800mm
- ENVE 40mm stem
- Fabric Ti rail saddle
- Maxxis Minion DHF II/Minion SS 2.3" Tyres tubeless
- Cane creek 40 series headset
- 13.57 kg with XT pedals
The bike pedals well for a 165mm bike, but it's no xc whippet.. The geo is dialled I was sliding it around without brakes to assist after about an hour on the bike, its a weapon. Stiff as fuck, super composed, jumps like a champ. Very happy indeed. Also happy I sized up from medium to large as well, it feels great straight away, going from medium with 55mm stem to large with 40mm stem gives me 10mm more length in the top tube and I couldn't be happier.
Apologies for the average photos but it's been overcast and rainy here in Melbourne the last couple of days so I can't quite get an image of the true finish of the bike - the black is actually matte raw carbon and looks amazing.
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