NS Surge 2009 Custom Build

The Northern Monkey

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Frame: Black 2009 NS Surge (Large)
Forks: Rockshox Domain 318 115-160mm
Bars: Spank Lounge Bars
Stem: Spank 1.5 Timer Stem
Headset: FSA DH Pig Pro
Grips: Spank Lock on
Bar Ends: Spank

Front Brake Lever assy: Saint M810 2009
Front Caliper: Saint M810 2009
Front disc: Saint C-Lock 203mm
Rear Brake Lever assy: Saint M810 2009
Rear Caliper: Saint M810 2009
Rear Disc: Saint C-Lock 180mm
Hoses: Saint


Shifters: Saint M810 2009
Cables: XT
Front Mech: N/A
Rear Mech: Saint SS M810 2009
Chain Device: E13 SRS MTX

Seat: Spank Starblast
Seat Post: Spank Smoke
Seat Post Clamp: NS Bikes Clamp

Cranks: Saint M810
Chainring(s): Saint 36T and Saint Bash Protector
Chain: SRAM PC991
Cassette: Saint/SLX
Pedals: Gussett Slim-Jim
Bottom Bracket: Saint M810

Front Wheel:
Rim: Spank Stiffy 26"
Spokes: DT Competition DB Spokes
Hub: Saint M810 20mm Bolt-Thru
Tube: Generic
Tire: WTB Timberwolf

Back Wheel:
Rim: Spank Stiffy 26"
Spokes: DT Competition DB Spokes
Hub: Saint M810 10mm Bolt-Thru
Tube: Generic
Tire: WTB Timberwolf

Weight: Yet to weigh it!

Th3 Firestarter

Damn, no picture of the GF with the bike this time :evil:

The Northern Monkey

:roll:
and no, she won't be coming to Swinley before you ask :P

keep getting funny looks as the white is reaaaaallly bright against the black

Stoo61

Do the right thing....find a white saddle.


Sweeeeeet ride though, just the sorta thing I adore.

The Northern Monkey

decided against a proper white saddle in the end, Figured it'd get too dirty and i'd feel i'd wasted money

Think a white seat clamp would look good tho

Not sure what the tyres are if i'm honest. Just had them lying around so i've stuck them on for the time being. Look pretty sweet too

cheers tho mate, cant wait till next weekend when I get to abuse it

Stoo61

Right ok...compromise with me here Ben...



This sorta thing?


Im only messin...

The Northern Monkey

got similar to that on my GT actually! really not very comfortable tho (for me anyways).

The spank saddles were the only ones that looked half decent and are quite long and wide near the front.

If i'm honest, I did think the saddle was a bit whiter than that, was kinda annoyed when I first got it.... but its bloody comfy

rackgaki

thats a seriously nice bike how much did it cost you all together?

The Northern Monkey

ummmm... probably £1200 - £1300...and i've had looooooads of discounts!! gonna work it out properly in a bit

Putting some gears on soon I think, I enjoyed the SS, but my knee didn't that'll probably be another £200 as i'll be wanting a white e-13 bash

Whytepeak

Can't you use the bash you've already got and just use an e13 LS1 aswell

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Bran ... BrandID=23

The Northern Monkey

nuh
the guy I ride with has the same cranks + bash, he bought one of those but it wasn't compatible with the saint bash apparently

Whytepeak

Meh, will look pretty good if you get it in white

The Northern Monkey

yea, I could get the taco, as it has the small bash underneath, but I'd prefer a full bash...
although... I can only find the clear full bash so a taco could be better

Whytepeak

Does the NS have ISCG or ISCG 05 mounts?

The Northern Monkey

think its ISCG... got another thread going trying to figure it out
pretty sure ISCG tho.

Whytepeak

yeah saw that after posting, if so, why not get this,

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Mode ... elID=18537

The Northern Monkey

it doesn't have a chain guide on the top... need one to stop he chain coming off

The Northern Monkey

oh no...maybe it does... can't tell from the pic!

Doesn't come up on this tho.. http://www.e13components.com/support_guide_picker.html is it an older one?!

Whytepeak

HHMMM... This is a pickle of a peach of a problem,
This looks good though,

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Mode ... elID=27267

coupled with

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Mode ... delID=5993

The Northern Monkey

nah, I think the idea of the taco is that you don't need a full bash.... it has the "taco" bash underneath.

Looking closer tho... http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Mode ... elID=18537 that one will work

Just you cant see the chain guide behind the bash

KnightofCydonia

how much were your wheels mate? I have a feeling they'd look awesome on mine too The best white ones i've seen so far are the expensive DT Swiss ones which although lovely, 700 quid for a set dictates a probable 'no' :shock:

The Northern Monkey

hum humm.. gimme a sec and i'll check

The Northern Monkey

£283 custom built from CRC

Whytepeak

bigbenj_08 wrote:

that one will work

Just you cant see the chain guide behind the bash

Thats what I thought, it is hard to tell but looks to be the same as the srs - glad to be of help

The Northern Monkey

cheers mate

(not that I can order it yet tho

junglist_matty

LOL!

This just arrived this morning...
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Mode ... elID=18537

I got it for my NS Surge build in the green colour (just because its £20 cheaper than the white one).

Looks like we will have very similar bikes :-) ...Hoping mine will be built by April, will get photos as soon as its finished (although I'll be running a spare rear wheel as I havent' bought the one I want yet!)

The Northern Monkey

aye, gonna get theat one, but biting the bullet for the white one ... how sea foam green can be a "special colour" is beyond me

the bike is awesome btw, takes lots and lots of abuse

zephyr11

sweet ride!!!
seems like they took of the gussets on the 09 ver...

The Northern Monkey

aye, different tubing techniques and frame build = more strength, so no need for the extra weight of the gussets

Phallus

very nice looking bike. definitely need some more white at the back to 'balance' it out a bit though!

The Northern Monkey

White E13 coming soon