Next generation Nomad?
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Slack seat angle is slack.
But I like it.
Edit: Seems to be not that slack. Minimum 74.1 degrees.
Not sure if it is actual SA, though.
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still not evil slack.
that downtube kink is ugly but I'm glad they changed the shock orientation. do broduro riders really use water bottles that often? Makes me laugh that I see a bottle in almost every photo of this bike.
that downtube kink is ugly but I'm glad they changed the shock orientation. do broduro riders really use water bottles that often? Makes me laugh that I see a bottle in almost every photo of this bike.
That's expected. How are the dentists going to figure out if a large water bottle fits in the main triangle? They cant even fix you a cavity without making room to park a Monster Truck in it...
Water bottle def seems to be coming back! On bikes with a susp layout like this, it's pretty low hanging fruit to punch in the threaded bottle bosses, so why not right? I also thought it was interesting on a more or less dedicated shuttle bike "with the option of pedaling"...can't wait for more reviews on this.
That's the first Nomad I've wanted to test ride in a while.
The upper link piercing the TT seems oddly designed vs molding tabs for the pivot.
I've been riding my local short loop with one large water bottle, and not wearing a pack is welcome.
The upper link piercing the TT seems oddly designed vs molding tabs for the pivot.
I've been riding my local short loop with one large water bottle, and not wearing a pack is welcome.
Also, supposedly a SRAM eagle GX edition is in the works, go look at the nomad
https://www.santacruzbicycles.com/en-US/nomad
Look at the C S build
https://www.santacruzbicycles.com/en-US/nomad
Look at the C S build
The all new Bro-Mad
The blue isn't bad. The tan is fugly.
A tongue in cheek, courtesy of a certain SC Monkey?
What rock have you been under? CamelBaks are passe and not everyone is on board with fanny packsA tongue in cheek, courtesy of a certain SC Monkey?
This and a trail bike would be a nice 2 bike stable. They also say an aluminum version is coming soon, so paired with an alloy trail frame you could consider it a dental hygienist quiver.
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It's practically identical geometry as the last one, just with a size shift. And 5mm more travel. It's not that different from the last one except where it matters.
I don't know why everyone saw a place for the last one but not this version. It's basically just a better working gen 3.
I don't know why everyone saw a place for the last one but not this version. It's basically just a better working gen 3.
Yeah, the only significant change just makes it objectively better. 5mm of extra travel is not going ruin its ability to climb. If anything, it should be better, between the steeper seat tube angle, and the fact that the rear end will actually have some midstroke support.
The times I've had my head bitten off for suggesting this...
Ironically at least three brands guilty of this have finally made improvements in the exact areas they sucked in. Good to see, and in Santa Cruz's case it only took them 14 years.
Not sure about losing the triangulation on one side of the frame though. I'll take the budget Giant instead since it's had better LR and AS curves for the last decade.
We need moar bigger bikes in the woods -> fewer KOM motivated stravawankers, bigger interest in rowdier trails and not just effing flow for 4" 29ers.
#nevergoingtohappen
#nevergoingtohappen
