Beee Posted August 3, 2007 Posted August 3, 2007 If you just scrape the surface it can lead to a crack with all the pounding a bike takes. And if you are not riding a MTB hard' date=' then you are wasting your time. [/quote'] Hey Mampara - eendag wanneer ek groot is kan ek dalk so goed soos jy ry.... at least I'm trying!
Beee Posted August 3, 2007 Posted August 3, 2007 Rad summed it up more or less . You may be a very carefull MTB racer but there comes times when you got to go over the rock or jump the gap and if things goes wrong I fear you may break more than just a leg . I must admit that I have not heard of a lot of carb MTB's breaking DR, Ek klim sommer af voor ek op daai stadium kom!!! hahahaha ek's nog baaaie cautious!
AndreZA Posted August 3, 2007 Posted August 3, 2007 If you just scrape the surface it can lead to a crack with all the pounding a bike takes. And if you are not riding a MTB hard' date=' then you are wasting your time. [/quote'] Hey Mampara - eendag wanneer ek groot is kan ek dalk so goed soos jy ry.... at least I'm trying! Dit is waar die probleem inkom. As jy goed is val jy nie en dan kan jy een koop. Ek val nog so dit is hoekom ek maar weg bly.
Beee Posted August 3, 2007 Posted August 3, 2007 If you just scrape the surface it can lead to a crack with all the pounding a bike takes. And if you are not riding a MTB hard' date=' then you are wasting your time. [/quote'] Hey Mampara - eendag wanneer ek groot is kan ek dalk so goed soos jy ry.... at least I'm trying! Dit is waar die probleem inkom. As jy goed is val jy nie en dan kan jy een koop. Ek val nog so dit is hoekom ek maar weg bly. ek wag nog vir my val episode... het nog net een (nee wag, twee keer) in die dam neer gedinges!!!! al moet ek dit self s? lyk my track record nie te bad nie so ver!!! Ooooo hel, ek gaan my g@t sien more by NF!!!!
AndreZA Posted August 3, 2007 Posted August 3, 2007 Ooooo hel' date=' ek gaan my g@t sien more by NF!!!![/quote'] Ek het my bike 2 dae gehad toe val ek mat dinges af daar. Helfte van die Hub het dit gewitness en nou is daar 'n skraap onder my downtube. Dankie tog die baaik is alu.
nochain Posted August 3, 2007 Author Posted August 3, 2007 Ok forget the Carbon part,Thats the cyclesure's problem.Is this a good price for a full suss bike??That is the main reason we want this frame!!
MichH Posted August 3, 2007 Posted August 3, 2007 Very good price. I would buy it if you are going to insure, and if you get to look the bike over before buying. I'm always cautious of what seems to be an excellent price, what is the seller trying to hide? But apart from that, hell, it's an awesome frame!
Ox_Wagon Posted August 3, 2007 Posted August 3, 2007 Beee, I have no problem with the NRS. It is simply the way I read the reviews. At one stage I was seriously considering buying a second hand one. The guy changes his mind about selling the bike. <?:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /> The general impression that I got from the reviews was that the rear suspension was ?n bit harsh and not as active as some other frames. This is not a bad thing if you are looking for hard tail type performance. http://www.whatmtb.com/biketestdetails.asp?id=592http://www.whatmtb.com/biketestdetails.asp?id=541 I must say that I will be a bit worry to buy any carbon frame second hand as it is a lot harder to determine if the frame has picked up damage. But I most probably would be scraping the money together if I was in noChain shoes. All this talk of damaged frames makes me wonder if anybody knows who makes nice STEEL frame full sussers?..
Beee Posted August 3, 2007 Posted August 3, 2007 Oxwagon, I still don't have a clue what that explanations means but... yeah, thanx!!!! hoe s? Spidey... Dis my colourscheme!!!!
_Daemon_ Posted August 3, 2007 Posted August 3, 2007 Awesome frame, perfect to build up for a lightweight XC racer...would I buy it, no....it's carbon, rather get the alu version. The NRS is discontinued so you should be able to pick them up quite cheap these days.
NotSoBigBen Posted August 3, 2007 Posted August 3, 2007 Not sure as others have said about the negativity around CF MTB's. My son little Ben rides a Specialized CF hardtail. My guess is he rides harder (some hubbers can attest to that!) than most of the pansies around (includes me!) and it's still 100%! I think that's a great price for a pretty bling frame, if you can afford it get it! As it is second hand I would just check it out pretty well for obvious damage and for play in the bushes/bearings and area around the suspension. Carbon Fibre isn't just spastic plastic!
_Daemon_ Posted August 3, 2007 Posted August 3, 2007 Beee' date=' I have no problem with the NRS. It is simply the way I read the reviews. At one stage I was seriously considering buying a second hand one. The guy changes his mind about selling the bike. The general impression that I got from the reviews was that the rear suspension was ?n bit harsh and not as active as some other frames. This is not a bad thing if you are looking for hard tail type performance. http://www.whatmtb.com/biketestdetails.asp?id=592http://www.whatmtb.com/biketestdetails.asp?id=541 ..[/quote'] Quite correct, it's supposed to be a hard ride. The NRS is a racer...not a all day bike....although I had no issues with my old NRS. It's fast and responsive...but if you want a nice plush ride, rather go for the trance, or...back before the trance in the NRS glory days the giant VT.
_Daemon_ Posted August 3, 2007 Posted August 3, 2007 Not sure as others have said about the negativity around CF MTB's. My son little Ben rides a Specialized CF hardtail. My guess is he rides harder (some hubbers can attest to that!) than most of the pansies around (includes me!) and it's still 100%! I think that's a great price for a pretty bling frame' date=' if you can afford it get it! As it is second hand I would just check it out pretty well for obvious damage and for play in the bushes/bearings and area around the suspension. Carbon Fibre isn't just spastic plastic! [/quote'] Just remember....carbon might look fine, but on the inside there might be cracks. Also when carbon breaks there's no warning, and the edges are sharp... But I hear what you say, carbon is not AS WEAK as people think...still I won't trust it on a mtb.
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