First Look: Completely Redesigned 2014 Santa Cruz Nomad

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[mitchy_]

ugh. i like them big and black. i'd even rock the blue and pink.

 

[binner]

Lovely

It must be an April fools joke

the pink is gorgeous, I can see so many being sold, squids buy up now!!!!!

 

[Gripo]

Q ^ you purchased the wrong bike with that entinse..

 

[marc.r]

....... this looks phenomenal and another awesome launch vid by santa cruz...

 

[Knuckles]

Looks like chopsticks will be buying a nomad frame to bolt to his yeti.....

 

[ChopSticks]

if anything....I'd be getting those Enve decals on my future Chinese carbon wheels :behindsofa:

 

[Ivan]

Thank the lord they steepened the seat angle!

Nice change to the lower link too.

 

[pink poodle]

As a long time nomad owner...wow! 142mm axle solve my only criticism of the bike - a little flex in the rear end.

Really like the straight top tube as well.

Shame about the wheel size. I was wanting to run my 20s on it.

 

[natskis]

"Aqua and pink... That's a gay man's bike" - the wife

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[Jeffgre_6163]

If that blue and pink colour scheme is for real then quite frankly they could not give me that hideous thing!
I don't give a shit if it could pedal itself uphill and be guaranteed to get me a root with Karina Cavalho on the way down, they can keep it.

Blacks cool though

 

[Gripo]

I think the colour is only half your worry, they've turned the Nomad into a DH-lite' bike....

 

[Alo661]

No FD mount. Ah, and now we wait a few weeks for Shimano to release their 1x drivetrain options.

 

[omac]

I like it, kinda reminds me of a VP Free I used to own

 

[g-fish]

Are they updated Enve wheels? They look a lot deeper than the current models.

 

[ChopSticks]

Are they updated Enve wheels? They look a lot deeper than the current models.

yepp new m70 wheels...... along with new monarch shock. With details to follow soon (as per http://enduro-mtb.com/en/first-look-the-new-santa-cruz-nomad/)

+1 for Santa to sticking to their guns and using a threaded BB shell ! non of this pressfit shit !



Edit:
http://forums.mtbr.com/santa-cruz/spotted-whistler-new-650b-nomad-882489.html

seems like this was spotted back in October in Whistler.

 

[pink poodle]

I like it, kinda reminds me of a VP Free I used to own

i see these bikes pop up every now and then....what are they like to ride?

 

[AzonicNick]

A few more details pics and a bit of a review from the good guys @ Spoke..

http://spokemagazine.com/2014/04/01/first-look-santa-cruz-release-650b-nomadc/

 

[omac]

i see these bikes pop up every now and then....what are they like to ride?

It was with out a doubt the best big rig I've ever had, I really regret selling it now.
The head angle was a little tight so it suited tight tech stuff (it was a free ride bike) but I had no trouble chasing the DH rigs at Buller either & it pedaled really well (could climb up mellow fire trails).

 

[Gripo]

if they adopt the tucked in lower linkage to their other 27.5 bikes they can then sort the wheelbase lengths....pity they didn't put a lil mud guard on the lower triangle to protect it from the dirt n' shiste