Nukeproof's 2021 Giga Line Has Finally Dropped
We have this beast in the house and testing is underway!
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I like how some commentard there equiparated choosing 27.5 wheels to being a Trump supporter.Nukeproof's 2021 Giga Line Has Finally Dropped
We have this beast in the house and testing is underway!
So 29" is the grown up and progressive choice, but Vital is in cahoots with a global conspiracy of marketing managers to push 27,5" so that exactly one company with plenty of 29ers in their line up can keep selling their 27,5" model. Makes perfect sense.
The writing skills of the author of that review are at about the third grade level.Nukeproof's 2021 Giga Line Has Finally Dropped
We have this beast in the house and testing is underway!
BRB, I just realized that given my progressive/socialist stance, I need to go chop my Orbea Rallón 27.5 to pieces in order to remain politically consistent.
Or you can give it to me and include $10K USD in the box and I can help support the local drug dealer and hookers and some other unlucky type folks.....
We're all patiently awaiting your review with superior writing abilities.
How is this different from what Foes used to do (or maybe still does, I can't be arsed to look it up)?
cool, thanks. Having no background in metallurgy, is there a benefit?
Other thay lot of $$$$ to the builder's pockets, I can't think of any.
They've held off releasing the leaked mullet version for now though? Both the Mega and Giga have a 297 model that has been shown in team vids and catalogue spy shots but hasn't been put up for sale yet.Check out Pinkbike - here comes the Nukeproof Mega's slayer. And it's called Giga!
Interesting - 26" must be wild then. And those 36" bikes... bloody socialists.
Nukeproof's 2021 Giga Line Has Finally Dropped
We have this beast in the house and testing is underway!
I'm guessing they're having a hard time sourcing mixed size wheelsets.
If they make a women's version, will it be the Lady Giga?Nukeproof's 2021 Giga Line Has Finally Dropped
We have this beast in the house and testing is underway!
Isn't that what the rid egg guys said was a limiting factors in mullet OEM offerings at the moment?
I thought they said it was because only 5 people had enquired about them or something?
All of the above, really, ha ha.
The two hurdles to offering a standard mullet setup are:
- Low interest via number of inquiries
- Sourcing OEM mullet wheelsets is not easy, on top of sourcing any wheels at all in 2021 is not easy
It's still an option via the 27.5" Megatrail (155/165mm travel) or 27.5" Shred Dogg (130/140mm travel), and using the 29er zero stack lower headset cup with a 29er fork/wheel.
The two hurdles to offering a standard mullet setup are:
- Low interest via number of inquiries
- Sourcing OEM mullet wheelsets is not easy, on top of sourcing any wheels at all in 2021 is not easy
It's still an option via the 27.5" Megatrail (155/165mm travel) or 27.5" Shred Dogg (130/140mm travel), and using the 29er zero stack lower headset cup with a 29er fork/wheel.
We're jealous of all your freedum right now compared to Murica and acknowledging that down under is probably the most common place to see a mullet in the wild.
i have a question. if you can source 27.5" wheels and you can source 29"'wheels why is it a problem to not get some of each for a mullet bike??? are they really sold only as sets???
Bring back the Raleigh Chopper.
i'm not saying order wheelsets and mix and match, but does one have to order wheels as sets????
A quick spot check of Stan's, DT Swiss, and Industry Nine shows none of them are offering mullet wheelsets. I'm sure it'd be possible for a bike manufacturer to talk them into selling mullet wheelsets, but they'd almost certainly want a hefty minimum order size, which it I doubt GG would want to do if they really only get a limited number of inquiries about it.
am i not being clear? i'm talking about one order of 100 29" front wheels and another order of 100 27.5" rear wheels. or can places only order in sets?
I am assuming that the supply infrastructure was designed around pairs of wheels, part numbers, pricing, packaging etc. An OEM gets good pricing based on large orders of commodities. Custom orders are possible but you will lose the OEM pricing.
All it will take is for DT Swiss to offer the 1900 set in a mullet SKU, and we're off to the races...
but isn't the main reason we have shitty OEM spec stuff to begin with?
Crank bros does I believe on a few different wheelsets
