Commencal NUTS5 custom HT
nickfrog
Posts: 610
Recently finished this project, put together using my old XTR M950, ebay sourced fork and frame and only new parts being the SLX brakes, MT65 wheels and cockpit/post.
Approximate cost £1,000. 23 lbs exactly.
Approximate cost £1,000. 23 lbs exactly.
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oh my, my pants are now very damp :oops:
beautiful, actually stunning. i'm in love.Fancy a brew?0 -
Thanks. Not so clean though now. It's proving to be a quick bike. Way ahead of the big travel monstrosities I ride with like Stumpys FSR etc, both uphill of course but also through technical single tracks or downhill as it is very agile and much more responsive.
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That is one nice looking bike. And it's hella muddy in that last pic! Good work
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Not a huge fan of hardtails, but this ones pukka0
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nice bike
i had that bike-well strictly speaking i still do- when commencal used that frame on the supernormals.
but just found out my drive side chainstay is cracked- probably been the source of noise for last year or so but taken till now to locate:P
nice bike lovely frames and got some good kit on it
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WHAT DID YOU DO TO IT!?0
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double post, slow connection0
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I don't know what it is about your bike, but it's absolutely gorgeous. More so than other white bikes (including my Fury
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bluechair84 wrote:WHAT DID YOU DO TO IT!?
to be honest? not a clue:P basically its got a crack beside the chainstay weld so im assuming i either had a fault in the frame or maybe over the year just to much for my poor bike to handle:P
but its a beautiful bike and there a dream to ride, so happy riding:)
ps shop i bought it from are getting in touch with commencal so we will se how it goes:P0 -
Very scary about the the crack. Mine is still intact, fingers crossed.
The bike has changed a bit since the pics early this year.
It's now 1x9 and with some other upgrade, it's around 22lbs without compromise on solidity (well hopefully). Will post updated pics soon.0 -
Very nice, especially for the £1000 outlay!
Good to see someone else repping 1x9, it's the way forward, IMO!0 -
+1. I can't understand the need for more than 1 ring, particularly with 10 speed now, unless you go on the road a lot, in which case it's not really mountain-biking, is it?0
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Aye, i only ever used my big ring on the road, and as i don't enjoy road riding, there was no point keeping it! I can see why a lot of people would have a granny ring, not everyone is fit enough to just run a single ring, and it can be convenient, but i prefer not to have one, i like to keep my rig relatively simple.
What chain retention system have you gone for?0 -
ilovedirt wrote:Aye, i only ever used my big ring on the road, and as i don't enjoy road riding, there was no point keeping it! I can see why a lot of people would have a granny ring, not everyone is fit enough to just run a single ring, and it can be convenient, but i prefer not to have one, i like to keep my rig relatively simple.
What chain retention system have you gone for?
Chain retention = I have agonised so much as which one to get that I ended up fitting none whatsoever and I still have not dropped the chain. What helps is that I have a fairly short cage rear mech, a short chain and a plain non-ramped ring.
As for the need for a granny, I still have one!!!! I went for 29t single ring which I know is ridiculously small but I have crunched the numbers so that I could almost replicate the gears I used to use with the triple (as in 2 cogs with granny and 8 with middle ring). 29t gave me exactly that bar the smallest gear (granny 24t and 32t) with a 11-34 but if I switch to 10 speed 11-36 then I will gain yet another half gear at the bottom end.
At the top end, I am missing half a gear so I do spin occasionnaly but I find gravity helps!0 -
Fair enough! I'm running a 36t at the front, it's a good workout 0
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ilovedirt wrote:Fair enough! I'm running a 36t at the front, it's a good workout
I am fat and old.0
