SC Newmad

[sb]

Sounds interdasting, fkg ugly color.

http://dirtragmag.com/first-ride-the...-nomad-carbon/

[kidwoo]

All you need to know

[sb]

Oh well.

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[raisingarizona13]

The bike looks sweet, the color scheme is way too trendy for me. Price? WTF!?!? And if I spend that kind of $ I don't want a bike that will look outdated in two years because it has such a trendy paint scheme.

Even so, it looks like fun.

[kidwoo]

Well in true Miami vice tradition, there IS also a stylish black one.

[Yeah!]

Seems like Santa Cruz and Specialized are trying to see who can produce a more overpriced bike.

[alpineadventure]

I ordered a blue one to replace my Enduro that was stolen. It should be here mid May. I'm real excited to give er' a gander.

[babybear]

wowzee wow wow. I mean, I love those colors but I have a vageeeen
It really is crazy how much they cost vs other excellent carbon bikes though

[beaterdit]

I like the colors?

Bet it's a fun ride. Want to hear more about how it climbs.

[grskier]

That bike would totally match tomac's shoes from the other thread..

That's a lot of hours behind my desk to get on one of those steeds

[nickwm21]

It really is crazy how much they cost vs other excellent carbon bikes though

Curious. What carbon, tweener wheeled, 11 speed bike is not in the $6.5-8k range?



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[Fejj]

^At Canadian msrp: Carbon Range 7.1, Trance Advanced SX

[Esses]

^^carbon trance advanced sx is 6700 usd, I think.

[Pegleg]

SC and Spesh are pushing the high end price boundaries (with the crazy-expensive carbon wheelsets on those models being the main factor), but most of their bikes are in line with other companies' pricing for similar models. It's the entire industry that's going batshit insane on pricing, not just one or two companies.

[babybear]

I like the colors?

Bet it's a fun ride. Want to hear more about how it climbs.

Sam must you open yourself up so much for me to comment on your vageen haha

[babybear]

Curious. What carbon, tweener wheeled, 11 speed bike is not in the $6.5-8k range?



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They're all up there depending on build I guess, but I think about my mojo that cost probably half that. but then again I used a fork we already had, yada yada so maybe it just seemed cheaper. always blows my mind to go into Hoback sports and see a $10k bike though. I'm usually an unabashed gear whore (I believe Beaterid once asked me why I was so obsessed with carbon) but I really couldn't see myself throwing down for that. But those colors could change it for me.....

[jamesp]

^^carbon trance advanced sx is 6700 usd, I think.

up here retail is CAD $5699.

You can also get a carbon Norco Range (2x10) for CAD $4135.

[nickwm21]

Sorry to derail the thread but this is my point.

It's the entire industry that's going batshit insane on pricing, not just one or two companies.

Back on topic.

SC needs to do build a single pivot, aluminum version. A Bullet V2

[alpineadventure]

Sorry to derail the thread but this is my point.


Back on topic.

SC needs to do build a single pivot, aluminum version. A Bullet V2

You're funny.

[raisingarizona13]

I'm curious where the industry is taking biking. Is the 180mm travel rig dead? I love the way these "enduro" bikes ride, it's awesome but they a very expensive and if they are used to their full potential they will break down quickly or at least the wheels and other parts likely will. I still really like having a burly 180mm travel rig that can be pedaled and take the abuse of old school steep dh trails with some hucking. Is a rig like the Nomad an answer? I'm sure it can handle some dh but for how long? I can't justify buying true dh race bike, we don't have enough of that around here so I enjoy a more well rounded bike but I'm afraid that in a couple of years when/if I have any $ the industry will no longer be making sweet 7 inch travel "freeride" bikes.

[grskier]

Plenty of Freeride-esque bikes still around. Transition TR250 used, or the new TR 500 with the 180 mm build is still there.... although, as I look for more of them on various bike websites, there are a significant amount less of them as were around a few years ago.

[Esses]

they a very expensive and if they are used to their full potential they will break down quickly or at least the wheels and other parts likely will.

…and this is exactly what the bike industry wants.

[raisingarizona13]

…and this is exactly what the bike industry wants.

Yep. Unfortunately I can't afford that though. My Specialized Stumpy Evo is starting to fall apart. The bike absolutely rips but it seems the parts don't match the ability of the bike. The Enduro Evo looks perfect for the more gnarly trails we have here but I'm worried that it or some version of it will stop being produced in the next few years.

[Gone Skiing]

I'm curious where the industry is taking biking. Is the 180mm travel rig dead? I love the way these "enduro" bikes ride, it's awesome but they a very expensive and if they are used to their full potential they will break down quickly or at least the wheels and other parts likely will. I still really like having a burly 180mm travel rig that can be pedaled and take the abuse of old school steep dh trails with some hucking. Is a rig like the Nomad an answer? I'm sure it can handle some dh but for how long? I can't justify buying true dh race bike, we don't have enough of that around here so I enjoy a more well rounded bike but I'm afraid that in a couple of years when/if I have any $ the industry will no longer be making sweet 7 inch travel "freeride" bikes.

I'm not saying you're wrong, but how many 7" bikes have ever had halfway decent uphill manners? I've known people to put a righteous beating on a Nomad; if there ever was a frame that you can do long xc rides on then take to the bike park, that might be the one.

[raisingarizona13]

I'm not saying you're wrong, but how many 7" bikes have ever had halfway decent uphill manners? I've known people to put a righteous beating on a Nomad; if there ever was a frame that you can do long xc rides on then take to the bike park, that might be the one.

You are right, my Turner Highline pretty much sucks at climbing but with the technology now I would think it's getting better. In a few years when I'm in the market for a new bike I was hoping to get a bike that I can pedal but it doesn't have to perform like an xc bike, I have a bike for that and I always will.

The problem here is that we only have a handful of shuttle trails for dh riding, I have grown to dislike doing shuttles all day and I enjoy pedaling a big bike up to ride the more aggressive trails so a dh race bike is too much and the enduro bikes may be too little. Maybe beefing up an enduro 165mm travel bike would be ok? I'm still thinking I want a little bit more but maybe I'm wrong.