Hi everyone !
I need a little help deciding which bike to pick, Nomad Carbon or Blur LT Carbon (XTR am build, TALAS 32 150 FIT on the Blur, TALAS 36 160 FIT on the Nomad)
- This will be my main bike
- I climb some steep hills and I go down a lot of technical singletrack, rough rocky sections, small jumps and some drops (4+ ft)
- I've ridden the Al Nomad, it's amazing going downhill, but I can't form an opinion as to how good a climber the bike is. I was using a borrowed Medium size bike and the TT was too short, the seatpost was at least 1 inch too low so I was feeling cramped and was very uncomfortable going uphill.
- I don't want to be the first guy to the top of the hill but I want a bike that can climb the steep stuff relatively decent. (2000 ft. altitude gain over 5 miles, that kind of thing) I'm not looking for a XC race bike, I have my Trek hardtail for that.
- I'm willing to compromise on the climbing ability in order to have a blast going down.
- The bikes, built with a Crank Brothers wheelset, will weigh around 28 lbs (Nomad) and 24 lbs (Blur), this doesn't worry me too much, I can drop 4 lbs off my gut.
- The thing that worries me most is the head angle (67 deg vs. 69 deg) and how will this affect the bikes climbing ability.
- I'm leaning towards the Nomad (I'm already on SC's waiting list), but I don't want to regret it later if climbing becomes too much of a struggle.
Your opinions are appreciated
Thanks,
Armin
I need a little help deciding which bike to pick, Nomad Carbon or Blur LT Carbon (XTR am build, TALAS 32 150 FIT on the Blur, TALAS 36 160 FIT on the Nomad)
- This will be my main bike
- I climb some steep hills and I go down a lot of technical singletrack, rough rocky sections, small jumps and some drops (4+ ft)
- I've ridden the Al Nomad, it's amazing going downhill, but I can't form an opinion as to how good a climber the bike is. I was using a borrowed Medium size bike and the TT was too short, the seatpost was at least 1 inch too low so I was feeling cramped and was very uncomfortable going uphill.
- I don't want to be the first guy to the top of the hill but I want a bike that can climb the steep stuff relatively decent. (2000 ft. altitude gain over 5 miles, that kind of thing) I'm not looking for a XC race bike, I have my Trek hardtail for that.
- I'm willing to compromise on the climbing ability in order to have a blast going down.
- The bikes, built with a Crank Brothers wheelset, will weigh around 28 lbs (Nomad) and 24 lbs (Blur), this doesn't worry me too much, I can drop 4 lbs off my gut.
- The thing that worries me most is the head angle (67 deg vs. 69 deg) and how will this affect the bikes climbing ability.
- I'm leaning towards the Nomad (I'm already on SC's waiting list), but I don't want to regret it later if climbing becomes too much of a struggle.
Your opinions are appreciated
Thanks,
Armin