my new ns surge

nik young
nik young Posts: 257
edited December 2009 in Your mountain bikes
just wanted to show my ns surge still need a few bits like a new saddle :lol:


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spec-

frame- ns surge (large)
forks- fox float rl 140mm
headset- cane creek
stem- easton vice 50mm
bars- truvativ
brakes- avid juicy 3 203mm front 185mm rear
chain-set- single x-type xt
chain device-e13
rear mech- xt
wheel- mavic xc 717 rims xt rear hub revolver front
tyres-maxxis high-roller/ignighter

Comments

  • The Northern Monkey
    The Northern Monkey Posts: 19,174
    nice!!!
    the blue frame seems to have a sort of anodised shine to it!!! Looks awesome!!!


    superb frame :)
    Santa Cruz Butcher
  • xtreem
    xtreem Posts: 2,965
    Cute kid. :D
    So as the bike.

    You need blue grips. And about that saddle, looks strange, is it torn to pieces? :lol:
    And I desperately want that CRC chain stay protector. 8)
    NS Bikes Eccentric Alu custom - 2016
  • nik young
    nik young Posts: 257
    yeah the saddle has a big rip in it :shock:,the chain stay protector was free with mbuk :wink:
  • lawman
    lawman Posts: 6,868
    sweet ride

    how much does it weight???
  • junglist_matty
    junglist_matty Posts: 1,731
    I love my Surge, yours looks great, I quite like the blue paintwork, I just hope its a better quality paintjob than my Surge which pretty much flakes off when you touch it!!!

    I'm jelous of your forks!!!
  • bungalistic
    bungalistic Posts: 543
    Looks pretty sweet, that blue looks quite nice too, lets hope the paint job is better done than the previous years frame, mine looks so battered already after 6 months. Should be a fairly light build (for a heavy frame) compared to mine and most other surge builds you see around. Near 31lbs or so?
  • nik young
    nik young Posts: 257
    its quite light but its never going to be a xc whippet lol,hopefully the paint wont drop off but they give you touch up paint but it will be getting a hard life so will look used very soon :cry:
  • junglist_matty
    junglist_matty Posts: 1,731
    bungalistic wrote:
    Looks pretty sweet, that blue looks quite nice too, lets hope the paint job is better done than the previous years frame, mine looks so battered already after 6 months. Should be a fairly light build (for a heavy frame) compared to mine and most other surge builds you see around. Near 31lbs or so?

    Mine weighs an absolute ton - mainly thanks to the Marzocchi Z150's, which are well over 3kgs!!! Then again, I wasn't really trying to build a whippet machine, just a fun bike to ride and mess about with and for doing that its great!
  • The Northern Monkey
    The Northern Monkey Posts: 19,174
    hehe... i never even considered weight when I build mine!!
    Just strength!

    How you finding it with 140mm?
    I changed mine to 140mm (via U-turn) and didn't enjoy it as much as 160mm. Felt a lot more agressive with 160mm.
    Santa Cruz Butcher
  • bungalistic
    bungalistic Posts: 543
    I prefer mine with 140mm travel, have run forks with 160mm on it but didn't like them as much, not sure on crown height difference however but 160mm felt awfully raked out, guess you just get used to whatever it is you ride.
  • nik young
    nik young Posts: 257
    well got to run it round the local 4x track and it was a blast (after replacing a flat on the 1st corner lol)only thing i found hard was getting used to a hardtail that you dont get away with any mistakes like droping the back wheel over jumps :lol:
  • Whytepeak
    Whytepeak Posts: 2,616
    nik young wrote:
    well got to run it round the local 4x track only thing i found hard was getting used to a hardtail that you dont get away with any mistakes like droping the back wheel over jumps :lol:

    Can be quite a shock can't it :lol:
    Now that we are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak and not to please ourselves. ROMANS 15:1
  • nik young
    nik young Posts: 257
    Whytepeak wrote:
    nik young wrote:
    well got to run it round the local 4x track only thing i found hard was getting used to a hardtail that you dont get away with any mistakes like droping the back wheel over jumps :lol:

    Can be quite a shock can't it :lol:

    oh yes lol just got lazy riding full sus all the time
  • junglist_matty
    junglist_matty Posts: 1,731
    Hardtails are good fun! But I still love my full sus, I think there's a time and a place for both - I definatley have more fun on my hardtail because I enjoy to go all out, mess about over jumps a lot more on my hardtail than my full sus!

    ...I run my surge with 150mm so bang in the middle of all of you lol!
  • ramemtbers
    ramemtbers Posts: 1,562
    sorry for bringing this topic back, but i love this bike. i ride dh but wish to buy another long travel hardtail for prcatical reasons. what do you think of it and how does it ride. have you had any problems with it???

    cheers
  • welshwardy
    welshwardy Posts: 10
    I'm looking at getting a surge to replace my society.

    Can anyone give me an idea on sizing? I'm 5" 10 and was looking at the medium frame (15.5" which allegedly rides like a 17.5")

    Thanks!
  • The Northern Monkey
    The Northern Monkey Posts: 19,174
    I got a large... i'm 6ft 2. Its about right (to me) but then I wanted a smaller frame because its a very chuckable bike.
    Santa Cruz Butcher
  • ramemtbers
    ramemtbers Posts: 1,562
    I like that alot. :P

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