NS Surge 2009 Custom Build

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  • Whytepeak
    Whytepeak Posts: 2,616
    Pictures are due - don't hang aroun' man!
    Now that we are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak and not to please ourselves. ROMANS 15:1
  • The Northern Monkey
    The Northern Monkey Posts: 19,174
    Might be putting this off for a while now. Decided that Swinley forest is a piece of crap and I can't be arsed spending any more time up there... gonna hit Esher shore instead so I won't need the gears just yet. I'll get everything when I get my house rent deposit back in July... Just in time for my holiday to some real trails in Scotland :)

    On another note.... I think I may be moving to the dark side :shock: :D
    Santa Cruz Butcher
  • Whytepeak
    Whytepeak Posts: 2,616
    Tis a hard trail
    Now that we are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak and not to please ourselves. ROMANS 15:1
  • The Northern Monkey
    The Northern Monkey Posts: 19,174
    Whytepeak wrote:
    Tis a hard trail
    Eh? :lol:
    Santa Cruz Butcher
  • Whytepeak
    Whytepeak Posts: 2,616
    The Kona Darkside at Mabie :roll:
    Now that we are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak and not to please ourselves. ROMANS 15:1
  • The Northern Monkey
    The Northern Monkey Posts: 19,174
    Dunno what your on about :lol:

    I was thinking bout getting a road bike!!

    However, I'm still in 2 minds. I might get the saint groupset and a white e-13 instead :lol:
    Santa Cruz Butcher
  • Whytepeak
    Whytepeak Posts: 2,616
    A road bike. slick tyres are cheaper - thought you were building up an xc bike :idea:
    Now that we are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak and not to please ourselves. ROMANS 15:1
  • The Northern Monkey
    The Northern Monkey Posts: 19,174
    Nah not gonna build an XC bike.. want to buy one when I finish Uni.

    Looking at roadies next week, but Im not too sure :)
    Santa Cruz Butcher
  • Whytepeak
    Whytepeak Posts: 2,616
    Naaaahhhh you don't want a ... whoops!!!

    http://www.evanscycles.com/products/bia ... e-ec016939

    how did that adress get there :lol:
    Now that we are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak and not to please ourselves. ROMANS 15:1
  • The Northern Monkey
    The Northern Monkey Posts: 19,174
    Sod it. Bought an E13 Bash in white just now :D

    Gotta go to the bank on monday so I can get a new bank card (the buggers didn't send me one!) and i'll be getting these as soon as it arrives...
    http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Mode ... elID=27680
    http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Mode ... elID=27695
    http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Mode ... elID=27699
    http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Mode ... elID=11141

    hehehe :twisted:
    Santa Cruz Butcher
  • MeddlE
    MeddlE Posts: 322
    I've got the Saint SS mech and shifter on my bike, you are going to love them. Such a quality piece of kit and by far the best shifter I've ever used. Rear mech is a work of art.

    Hope this isn't your Esher fund you're blowing. ;-)
  • The Northern Monkey
    The Northern Monkey Posts: 19,174
    Sweet. I was going to get SLX but i thought feck it...i've got saint everything else so I want the full hog :lol:

    Nahhhh, you'll still see me at esher.. hense the pads ;)
    Gonna take a week to get my card tho :(
    Santa Cruz Butcher
  • Whytepeak
    Whytepeak Posts: 2,616
    tsk tsk tsk, you should be ontop of financial maters at a time like this. :lol:
    Now that we are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak and not to please ourselves. ROMANS 15:1
  • The Northern Monkey
    The Northern Monkey Posts: 19,174
    I am... my loan cleared today but i've have no card to buy shiny things :cry:
    Santa Cruz Butcher
  • The Northern Monkey
    The Northern Monkey Posts: 19,174
    Already paid 3 months rent and put cash away from my next gas/elec bill too :D
    Santa Cruz Butcher
  • The Northern Monkey
    The Northern Monkey Posts: 19,174
    noooo... 10 days till i get my card!! :cry:
    Santa Cruz Butcher
  • Whytepeak
    Whytepeak Posts: 2,616
    Oh boo hoo, dosen't your lbs sell the required parts :idea: :?:
    Now that we are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak and not to please ourselves. ROMANS 15:1
  • The Northern Monkey
    The Northern Monkey Posts: 19,174
    Only if I want to pay double what i've priced up :(

    Gonna get some new shorts too (singletracks are too big :() and LBS doesn't get anything like that in.

    E13 has just been dispatched tho :) not bad for £70!!

    Wanted to go esher this week but I can't without the pads :(
    Santa Cruz Butcher
  • Whytepeak
    Whytepeak Posts: 2,616
    Buy some pads at Esher?
    Now that we are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak and not to please ourselves. ROMANS 15:1
  • The Northern Monkey
    The Northern Monkey Posts: 19,174
    lol with what? don't think they'll take monopoly money unfortunately!
    Santa Cruz Butcher
  • MeddlE
    MeddlE Posts: 322
    It's half term anyway, the place will be packed.
  • Singlespeed Seb
    Singlespeed Seb Posts: 23
    Going back to the ISCG mounts, i have the 08 surge and i didn't think it had them. i thought you needed a bottombracket mounted one.
    Pain is Temporary,
    Failure lasts for ever!
  • The Northern Monkey
    The Northern Monkey Posts: 19,174
    the 09 has ISCG 05 mounts :)

    The new NS website is up and running finally.... says on there!
    Santa Cruz Butcher
  • armadillo_joe
    armadillo_joe Posts: 1
    That looks nice... I'm thinking about a very similar, perhaps slightly lighter build myself. My armadillo's fantastic, but there's a few things I'm really not so keen on.

    Can you tell me..

    How does it look close up? Is the headtube substantial enough, is there much flex? I'm suspicious of steel bikes just being a random selection of drainpipes!!!

    With those forks it must be very slack when they're all the way out (66 / 70 or less) Hows the ride, and can you get it low enough to climb decently.

    I've got long arms so would be looking at the same size (perhaps with pikes or some Maguras - haven't decided yet)

    Ta, Joe.
  • The Northern Monkey
    The Northern Monkey Posts: 19,174
    Headtube is plenty big/strong enough. don't really notice any flex.

    The ride is awesome, I love the aggressive DH stance. I don't wind it in to climb... its easy enough... its not really made to enjoy uphills :lol:
    Santa Cruz Butcher
  • The Northern Monkey
    The Northern Monkey Posts: 19,174
    new pics on p1 :)

    Neaaarrly finished...

    the saint shifting is mental. LOVE it.

    GF has agreed to get some "action shots" of me on it later... won't be great ad there is feck all to ride round here, but its worth a try :)
    Santa Cruz Butcher
  • XxxBFGxxX
    XxxBFGxxX Posts: 1,355
    I must say its not my style of bike. BUT this strangly apeals to me very nice work chap
  • The Northern Monkey
    The Northern Monkey Posts: 19,174
    lol cheers mate :)

    Just gotta get it used an abused, which is turning out to be pretty hard round here!!

    Waiting for a set of knee/shin guards and i'm off to esher :D
    Santa Cruz Butcher
  • junglist_matty
    junglist_matty Posts: 1,731
    Ben, that white E Thirteen looks the nuts mate, much improvement!!!

    Took mine to Afan over the easter weekend, but I have to admit, going uphill was not fun, in fact it was more of a half hike half ride trip in the end, ended up skipping the uphill singletrack sections and walking up fireroads meeting friends at the top to blast it down the downhill sections...

    BUT... I have to say, on the downhill sections this thing was a beast of a bike, it oozes confidence, handles perfectly and the only gripe was catching up people in front and getting stuck behind them! - on the uphills though, this is really really really really rubbish! I don't know about yours, but with mine it weighs an absolute ton (partly because the forks weigh in around 3kg and not helped with the frame being steel!). But you've used higher spec'd parts so I guess yours is probably a bit lighter than mine - think my chainset is about 1.5kgs (raceface ride dh).

    After having so much fun I opted to look for a singletrack mean machine so went out and spent a lot of money on a Dawg Supreme which is light as you like so hopefully the next singletrack trip will be a lot more fun and I'll be able to join in the uphill climbs - not that they're much fun!

    ...But for freeride and DH, Jumps etc... this bike is amazing, I'm well chuffed with it, can't wait to take it over to chicksands one afternoon (weekends are just too busy there) next month!

    Oh yeah, whilst over at Afan, I saw two other guys riding the Surge 08' model, one was running 55s but said he's had nothing but trouble from them! But they are amazing bikes, I really love yours, looks so neat and tidy compared with mine which was built from whatever was available and best value for money lol!
  • The Northern Monkey
    The Northern Monkey Posts: 19,174
    junglist_matty
    Cheers mate :)

    The colour scheme on your Surge is pretty sweet too, fairy similar specs apart from the drive!

    Yea luckily for me, ill be riding mainly with my bro when I get home. He's got a Kona Stinky, so climbs are usually very slow anyways :D

    That said, when I was up in Swinley Forest, I didn't really struggle that much with the weight of the bike (and it was SS then!) so i'm pretty pleased with how its turned out.

    From when I did go Swinley, the bike feels well and truly planted. Gonna have to get used to the superb modulation of the Saint brakes tho - tap them suddenly by accident and your off :lol:
    The only thing that let it down was the tyres, so i've got some big chunky things that i'm saving for the 7stanes tour in August :D

    Think I want a white QR seat clamp now, pain in the arse using allen keys :(
    Santa Cruz Butcher

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