SC Newmad

[toast2266]

Even tougher to find a 6" aluminum 26er...

Yeti SB-66 definitely fits, but their bearings explode during shipping.

And they don't make them anymore.

[kidwoo]

Even tougher to find a 6" aluminum 26er...

Nah, there are a good number of AL 26ers being sold.


You just have to buy them, sell the wheels and fork to some starry eyed believer and put the right stuff on.

[raisingarizona13]

Fee Riding is not dead.

[iscariot]

Fee Riding is not dead.

Clearly thats Enduroing. I mean just look at the colours of their bikes. That's how you can tell its Enduro.

[kidwoo]

Fee Riding is not dead.

It just smells that way

[sb]

What are the correct colors for enduro?

[nickwm21]

What are the correct colors for enduro?

That magical combo of neons and pastels in matte.

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[markcjr]

It just smells that way

Haha, funny shit - "hey balls, meet stem!"

[toast2266]

It just smells that way

Gets the opportunity to build sweet private shuttle trail.

Builds doubletrack.

[kidwoo]

can't be doin no kickouts with no space to kick!

[Esses]

Fee Riding is not dead.

Wait… I thought hitting jumps like this with a full face helmet and armor was freeriding. Since they don't have on a full face and armor this is clearly All-mountaining. Now, you tell me they are enduroing?

So confused...

[gramboh]

For folks that have been banging up 6 & 6 bikes for a few years, what has tended to need replacing first? Beat up my Trek Fuel for a few seasons but didn't end up needing to replace much beyond the chain... thankfully the guy I'd bought it off of had thrown on some burlier rims and a few other things to turn it into a dual slalom rig (although I don't know how that bike would do well at that with its geometry and QR fork..). Looking at the used alu slayer I just bought and wondering what might go first... luckily it seems there's plenty of cheap heavy 26er wheels to go around these days but I'd be really surprised given the kind of riding I've done if I started breaking shit on this bike.

Total bike jong here, just getting back into the sport after riding rigid single track as a kid in the early 90's.

Am I an idiot to take a 2011 Trek Scratch Air 8 to the Whistler bike park 4-5 times a season? It's built up a bit, Fox 36 180 Vanilla fork, new Hope Evo II hubs and Stan's Arches EX wheels, Continental Mountain King tubeless tires, XT brakes.

Not doing anything rad, small jumps only, but is slamming over the brake bumps and rocks at 205lbs bodyweight going to blow up suspension and wheels that much faster than trail riding? The speed is obviously higher on a lot of the park trails I guess.

[Pegleg]

Wait… I thought hitting jumps like this with a full face helmet and armor was freeriding. Since they don't have on a full face and armor this is clearly All-mountaining. Now, you tell me they are enduroing?

So confused...

They are clearly freedogging. Try to keep up.

[toast2266]

Total bike jong here, just getting back into the sport after riding rigid single track as a kid in the early 90's.

Am I an idiot to take a 2011 Trek Scratch Air 8 to the Whistler bike park 4-5 times a season? It's built up a bit, Fox 36 180 Vanilla fork, new Hope Evo II hubs and Stan's Arches EX wheels, Continental Mountain King tubeless tires, XT brakes.

Not doing anything rad, small jumps only, but is slamming over the brake bumps and rocks at 205lbs bodyweight going to blow up suspension and wheels that much faster than trail riding? The speed is obviously higher on a lot of the park trails I guess.

It'll be fine.

[chatton18]

Total bike jong here, just getting back into the sport after riding rigid single track as a kid in the early 90's.

Am I an idiot to take a 2011 Trek Scratch Air 8 to the Whistler bike park 4-5 times a season? It's built up a bit, Fox 36 180 Vanilla fork, new Hope Evo II hubs and Stan's Arches EX wheels, Continental Mountain King tubeless tires, XT brakes.

Not doing anything rad, small jumps only, but is slamming over the brake bumps and rocks at 205lbs bodyweight going to blow up suspension and wheels that much faster than trail riding? The speed is obviously higher on a lot of the park trails I guess.

You should be fine, if you're feeling flush get some real DH tires, will make cornering a lot more fun and might protect those arches a bit... Other than that you'll be fine. Plenty of people ride 7 inch rigs at whistler.

[Lindahl]

Wheels are the weak spot on that bike

[joetron]

It just smells that way

Thankyouthankyouthankyou.

Much LOLing is occurring. And multiple viewings.

Fucking kickouts. The narrow-stance piv-skid of riding bikes.

[telepop]

Waddup Flowtron, have you ridden the new Nomad? Feel like I remember you being on a few Santa Cruz bikes and your opinion was always pretty in tune with what I thought. If so, what do you think?

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[joetron]

Nope, I have not seen or been near a new one. My thought is that it's a little niche-y in the aggro EuroEnduro/F1 kinda way. I'm sure it's fun as shit, but probably a bit much for most peoples' everyday riding.
I'm a Knolly fanboi/operative these days. Wasn't crazy about the Chilcotin, I love the shit out of my Endorphin. Will be procuring a Warden sight unseen midsummer, I have faith.

[toast2266]

Are the Warden's out at this point? Or is the first batch showing up mid-summer?

[jamal]

From the same guy as "earth based kickouts:"

[sb]

Now I have to make fart noises when I do trail kickouts?

Oh wait I kind of already do that.

[kidwoo]

A.K.A. the

Freerider's
Agressive
Rear
Tire
Slash

I got to fondle an unbuilt nomad frame last night. Like the newer carbon v10s, those things look solid as hell.

[telepop]

Nope, I have not seen or been near a new one. My thought is that it's a little niche-y in the aggro EuroEnduro/F1 kinda way. I'm sure it's fun as shit, but probably a bit much for most peoples' everyday riding.
I'm a Knolly fanboi/operative these days. Wasn't crazy about the Chilcotin, I love the shit out of my Endorphin. Will be procuring a Warden sight unseen midsummer, I have faith.

Cool, thanks for the input! That Knolly Warden looks sick(that XL looks big)! Short stays and long front end are becoming a little more commonplace these days, glad Santa Cruz moved this direction. Jumping off of a Bronson, which fricking rips to try a Newmad in June. Will see which of the two is the keeper and sell the other. 65 degree head angle may be a bit slack but I adjusted to climbing my versions 1 and 2 without thinking about it so predicting it will be less of an issue than I may think here on the internet. Such fun bikes to choose from now, lots of sweet options.

[joetron]

Are the Warden's out at this point? Or is the first batch showing up mid-summer?

Wardens should be hitting in the next week or two I'd imagine. I'm getting mine out of the second batch.