Reden Posted June 1, 2017 Posted June 1, 2017 I just love this quote. nsmb.com "If that preamble seems long, it's because it is difficult to overstate the impact of the last Nomad, which already had very large shoes to fill when it came along. For the last three years, even as other Santa Cruz models have chipped away at its sales and relevance to certain riders, the Nomad has remained a standard - maybe the standard - by which all other AM bikes are judged. Only the arrival of longer travel 29ers and the galvanized opinion that longer reaches are preferable have quelled the squawk about this Nomad killer or that one. But it wasn't wheel size or a short reach that did it. In the end, the only thing capable of killing the Nomad 3 turned out to be the Nomad 4."
gummibear Posted June 1, 2017 Posted June 1, 2017 http://cdn.bikemag.com/uploads/2017/05/SCB17_Triora_7729.jpg Andrew_Smith, popcorn_skollie and Reden 3
NicoBoshoff Posted June 2, 2017 Posted June 2, 2017 Looks like an amazing bike. For places with actual steeps. But I'm sure I'll see a bunch out at Jonkershoek soon.
Hairy Posted June 2, 2017 Posted June 2, 2017 Looks like an amazing bike. For places with actual steeps. But I'm sure I'll see a bunch out at Jonkershoek MEERENDAL soon.fixed
NicoBoshoff Posted June 2, 2017 Posted June 2, 2017 fixedI was actually going to say Meerendal... Hairy 1
Headshot Posted June 2, 2017 Posted June 2, 2017 Looks like an amazing bike. For places with actual steeps. But I'm sure I'll see a bunch out at Jonkershoek soon.I've ordered one for my green belt loop. Duane_Bosch, Eddy Gordo and Hairy 3
Odinson Posted June 2, 2017 Posted June 2, 2017 Looks like an amazing bike. For places with actual steeps. But I'm sure I'll see a bunch out at Jonkershoek soon. You going to stand at the trailhead with a ruler and a pocket calculator, measuring stanchions and eye-to-eye lenght and stroke? "You's got too much travel! You's cannot ride your bike here, bru!" If someone in Bloemfontein wants to buy the new Nomad, then good for them. There are no rules! Eddy Gordo and Headshot 2
Headshot Posted June 2, 2017 Posted June 2, 2017 You going to stand at the trailhead with a ruler and a pocket calculator, measuring stanchions and eye-to-eye lenght and stroke? "You's got too much travel! You's cannot ride your bike here, bru!" If someone in Bloemfontein wants to buy the new Nomad, then good for them. There are no rules!I've got a spirit level app on my phone to check trail gradient too. Captain Fastbastard Mayhem 1
Odinson Posted June 2, 2017 Posted June 2, 2017 (edited) I've got a spirit level app on my phone to check trail gradient too. Got a real one in my bag at all times. If the trail ain't <-10% I ain't shredding my gnar, brah. Edited June 2, 2017 by Johnathan CavalierDeTempê
Duane_Bosch Posted June 2, 2017 Posted June 2, 2017 Got a real one in my bag at all times. If the trail ain't <-10% I ain't shredding my gnar, brah.So you don't ride anything steeper than 10%?
Duane_Bosch Posted June 2, 2017 Posted June 2, 2017 Eh?< Is a less than sign. so <-10% is -5% Not So?
Captain Fastbastard Mayhem Posted June 2, 2017 Posted June 2, 2017 < Is a less than sign. so <-10% is -5% Not So?depends which side you're looking at it from, but gradient <10% and 10%> gradient are the same. Gradient less than 10%
Hairy Posted June 2, 2017 Posted June 2, 2017 So you don't ride anything steeper than 10%?I personally get off at 8.75%
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