So, how is the Nomad on the XC trails....can you keep up riding with a bunch of XCs (if they do not ride at heart rate 210) ?
Nomad: It's time for action.
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Why does everybody complain about how it would hurt so much to hit their junk on the hump. It would hurt to hit your junk on any tube.
The stem ecspecially.
The stem ecspecially.
My Nomad handles that very well. I'm now passing up people of what I consider averabe climbing ability who, before, would be passing me up. It's not easy, though. I've got my rig as 35lbs, so it's a pig. The ETA on the Z1 helps, though. I had a lockout on my last bike, and this is a fork with more travel, and the bike still climbs better.
If I had this built to about 30lbs or so, I think I'd be a heck of a lot faster.
how tall are you and what do you what size do you ride ??? got a parts spec of the bike ??
cheers
A while back, I did an XC ride with one buddy that was riding a 41 pound Kona Stinky. The rest of us had sub-28 pound XC bikes and were not is such bad shape. However, he was still waiting for us at the top of the hill. Maybe he had something to prove. :biggrin:
there is a girl in Norway who rides the nationals with a rebuilt Nomad.
Looks like this:
and she rides FAST!!
(pictures from France)
and so on..
Looks like this:
and she rides FAST!!
(pictures from France)
and so on..
My Nomad rocks.....I love it.
How are the nomads for bearigns though? I am seriously lookin at one, and trying to decide if I should bite or not. Its for a long travel trail bike, gonna slap something like a Totem up front for kicks.
Anyone got any ideas?
Anyone got any ideas?
what size is your nomad ?? how tall are ya ?? cheers... someone will answer eventuallly if i keep asking...
glad you re enjoying ya bike..
Ok, I'll admit that the sugarfree v10 is kinda cool (but I bet the geometry is a bit messed up.)
A guy here rides the Nomad on the German/Swiss iXS cup.
Fast as ****.
The SugarFree v10 is awsome and I bet it would kill on most DH tracks.
How would the Geo be messed up?
Fast as ****.
The SugarFree v10 is awsome and I bet it would kill on most DH tracks.
How would the Geo be messed up?
Wonder that myself. The girl (Veronica) that owns the Sugarfree V10/Nomad rides faster than most guys over here...
Uhhh... because you can't just slap a DC fork on a trailbike and expect that the numbers will magically work out. I would expect it would raise the BB too high.
You more guessed than expected...(I guess)?
From the Santa Cruz homepage:
The Nomad is designed around 140-180mm forks.
*140-150mm travel is optimal for those that want more of a trail bike feel.
*160-180mm travel is optimal for a slacker angles and better performance on rocky terrain or high speed.
Also on their homepage is complete FR setup suggestions.
Doesnt matter if its a dc or a sc fork as long as the height isnt too bad.
The boxxer doesnt seem to be too high for the Nomad looking at the head angle and the BB height looks pretty good to me.
Kinda look the same as my v10s...
It looks kind of like a SOCOM kind of bike set up like this.
lol 3 guys jumped on it before i even finished my post. 
Do they list BB heights? Either it will be too low in their "trail" mode, or it will be too high in their "DH" mode.
The BB can't be spot on in both modes.
Homepage quote:
BB height: 13.7"
The Nomad geometry specs on our website are made with a 145mm fork travel (522mm axle to crown).
I'll ask her to messaure the BB hight when she comes back om messenger later, and she'll give us the answer. I'll also ask how much of the Ride's travel she uses.
BB height: 13.7"
The Nomad geometry specs on our website are made with a 145mm fork travel (522mm axle to crown).
I'll ask her to messaure the BB hight when she comes back om messenger later, and she'll give us the answer. I'll also ask how much of the Ride's travel she uses.
She says:
BB height is an inch lower than her boyfriends VPfree with 66RC.
The fork is 555mm axl to crown, and she runs it with full travel...
btw...this is Nathan Rennies Nomad...
...not sure if he'd used it if the geo was messed....
...not sure if he'd used it if the geo was messed....
dang. 14 3/8 is a managable BB height for sure. 
There are those who demand it lower. Personally, I run 14.0 on a 6 inch travel bike but I sometimes want lower.
The v10 is listed at 14 3/4
And 15 3/8 for a VP Free? WTF?
There are those who demand it lower. Personally, I run 14.0 on a 6 inch travel bike but I sometimes want lower.The v10 is listed at 14 3/4
And 15 3/8 for a VP Free? WTF?
Its a bit misleading since it has more travel/sag than other bikes.
It doesn't feel very tall on the trail IMO
The VPfree? I agree, too tall for that travel.
DING DING DING!!!!
Anyone who says a nomad doesn't blow through its travel is on crack..................and mostly can't tell the difference between a progressive damper and a progressive linkage. I'd have loved to have spent less money on a nomad but they ride like crap.........so I had no choice but to get a 6.6.:biggrin:
Thought there was a reason why you shouldn't like your Nomad, Sylent K, and now I know why - it rides like crap!
Oh hell no. I love my ASX. It is seriously the best bike I have ever ridden. XC, DH, everything. Nothing to fix, nothing to upgrade, nothing to worry about, just grab the bike and go. Now that you got me started, I have to pimp it:
dang. 14 3/8 is a managable BB height for sure.
The v10 is listed at 14 3/4
And 15 3/8 for a VP Free? WTF?
The VP Free is designed to pedal through rocks at low speed (freeride). The V10 is a DH race machine designed to be super stable at high speeds. I have both. They excel at different things. However, both cross over.
You're welcome.
haven't seen that picture less than 10 times...
But have you seen THIS one?
Post some pics of you jumping it.
Those are usually pretty funny.
You're just jealous cause you can't throw the mad one-footers like I can.
Hows these? Check out the sweet bar-turn style in the first one.
yea, i felt that my vp free was way too linear in the middle of its travel. once you get past the first few inches which are meant for pedaling, it blows. try diving into burms with it.
I'm 6'3", 180, ride a large.
Spec:
Shock - Fox DHX5.0
Fork - Marz Z1 w/ETA
Headset - Chris King
Tires - Kenda Nevegal; tubeless up front, tubed in the rear
Rims - Sun SingleTrack 32h
Spokes - DT Swiss 14g straight
Hubs - Marz up front, Shimano XT in the back
Cassette - Sram PG980
Brakes - Hayes Comp
BB - Truvativ GigaPipe Team SL
Cranks - Truvativ Holzfeller 175mm 24/36/BG w/LRP
Pedals - FreeAgent
Seatpost - Thompson Elite
Seat - SDG Bel-Air
Handlebar - Titec Ringleader
Grips - ODI Rogue
Oh Kidwoo.......and I had so much respect for you:biggrin:
As with any other ride, it's all how you set it up. My Nomad feels bottomless, and I have experience with many other suspension designs. If there was one drawback to the VPP, it's that it's not quite as sensitive on small bumps as others, but it makes up for it with its bottomless feel.
Yeah and the problem is that it's bottomless at 2mph.
And has a chainstay that's as long as my dh bike
And a top tube that's shorter than my xc bike
And a BB that's as high as my freeride bike.
I own two vpp bikes. Just ones that were built with the shock mount in the right place.