True that...I practiced that course on my Preston, and was completely overwhelmed with the rock garden section and general gnarlyness of the high speed rock ditches...Switched to my V-10 and got 3rd in my class...Saw tons of dudes on trail bikes eating complete sh!t in that nasty rock garden, while the DH bikes blasted through it and just felt a lot more comfortable at high speed...Just had one minor climb to deal with, then it was ON...Btw, I think Weir won the event on a full on DH rig...Cant Climb - At the Snowshoe national i know a couple guys switched from their 5 inch bikes to DH bikes with smaller tires, tubes......
because he's Mark Weirdogwonder said:I think the Nomad is the perfect bike. Weir won @ Mt. Snow on one.
obviously Cannondale's continued sponsorship of Cedric Gracia has got a lot of people ignoring the ride quality.neversummersnow said:I third the prophet. Low BB, enough travel, but LIGHT and can CLIMB...
gonzostrike said:obviously Cannondale's continued sponsorship of Cedric Gracia has got a lot of people ignoring the ride quality.
Um, if you finished dead last on a 575, then "getting serious" would mean training, not switching to a Nomad, which would be a pretty negligable change.dogwonder said:I think the Nomad is the perfect bike. Weir won @ Mt. Snow on one.
6" in the back
68 degree head angle
pedals well
I rode a 575 but thanks to a flat 1/3 of the way, finished dead last. If I were serious, I'd be on a Nomad.
Spent much time on one?gonzostrike said:obviously Cannondale's continued sponsorship of Cedric Gracia has got a lot of people ignoring the ride quality.
You missed the point...Weir dominates Super D and he chooses the Nomad.gonzostrike said:because he's Mark Weir
NOT because he rode a Nomad
Check the post again...a flat 1/3 of the way in makes it difficult to be competitive in any race, especially where pedalling is involved, no matter what bike you are on. My training runs would have put me top 5 but when you lose 5 minutes on a 7 minute course, not much you can do to make up for that...ohio said:Um, if you finished dead last on a 575, then "getting serious" would mean training, not switching to a Nomad, which would be a pretty negligable change.
Honestly, all of these bikes are good, and all are pretty similar. Assuming you've got the shock tuned properly, there's going to be virtually no difference in your race times, unles you have a strong preference for a given geometry (I personally prefer slacker).
So if the flat was the problem, what's that got to do with the frame at all??dogwonder said:Check the post again...a flat 1/3 of the way in makes it difficult to be competitive in any race, especially where pedalling is involved, no matter what bike you are on. My training runs would have put me top 5 but when you lose 5 minutes on a 7 minute course, not much you can do to make up for that...
dogwonder said:You missed the point...Weir dominates Super D and he chooses the Nomad.
I think he won every event he entered this year...he skipped most of the season though. I could be wrong...but I think he did dominate when he chose to play.Zutroy said:Actually he doesn't....downieville yes....SuperD as a whole no. Not to say Wier is not a total bad ass.........
Not much, but I still think the geometry of a Nomad will be better suited for Super-D. Slightly more slack in the head angle, more rear-wheel travel...MikeD said:So if the flat was the problem, what's that got to do with the frame at all??
MD