Spoke w/ a guy @ santa Cruz bikes and was told that you cannot make a painted bike look like a bike that has never been painted (truly raw)after you strip the paint. If memory serves they rec'd stripping/ polishing over bead blasting.E-mail the tech guys @ scb and they are really helpful when...
can anybody tell me the basics of setting a baseline for shock setup? my biggest prob is finding a rebound setting that works both for high speed big hits that require slow rebound and slow speed climbing rock gardens ledges requires fast rebound? is my thinking correct here? big hit slow...
I am 5'11" and ride a large heckler w/ a 70mm stem and just purchased the nomad 2 w/ 90mm stem. Nomad feels shorter in the actual toptube. Would ride shorter stems for more aggressive lift access riding.
yeah was a bit surprised at the weight of it, built up basically like an xc race bike. would have built it alittle burlier myself but it was a great deal and really the build is ideal for 95% of the riding I do.
frame 09 nomad
fork fox float 36
shock monarch 3.3
wheels mavic crossmax st...
do not know how the two compare but i just bought a nomad that weighs 28lbs and love it. ride mostly xc type single track in texas with a couple trips each year to do some lift access riding in new mexico, and needed only one bike. pedals as well as any of the shorter travel bikes i have ridden...
currently testing schwalbe rocket rons just trying to plan the next tires due to these being a xc race tire not sure they will hold up long roll super fast though
looking for feedback on new tire set-up for my XC/AM bike. trails around here are mostly dusty hardpack. last season i ran nevegals fr/rr then switched to a wtb weirwolf fr. seemed to work well but roll a little slow. looking at kenda nevegals or small block 8s, maybe some weirwolf LTs? will...
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