Santa Cruz Nomad 650b build

Dick Scruttock

felix.london wrote:

Rick Draper wrote:

From now on unless something incredible happens wight he other manufacturers I won't ever be buying another new shock for any bike made by anyone other than Cane Creek, it really is truly amazing.

Nice. Did you put it on the scales before you installed it? - what sort of weight is it, looks like a beast

Rick Draper wrote:

The Pike however is getting on my nerves in a big way!

How so?

DBA weighs 573g with mounting hardware, Monarch debonair was 408g with hardware.

The Pike is a amazing fork but it has the most annoying topout knock when the air spring pressure are equalising. Im going to whip the lowers off and have a look at it to see if there is anything I can do to stop it as its very annoying.

Cqc

Look here mate, spending the kind of money you do on bikes is kind of ridiculous but ok because I'm sure you ride it a lot, etc. But buying a whole new shock two weeks after you receive the highest tech 2015 rock Shox one is just silly.

felix.london

huh?

declan1

Somebody is jealous.

Dick Scruttock

Cqc wrote:

Look here mate, spending the kind of money you do on bikes is kind of ridiculous but ok because I'm sure you ride it a lot, etc. But buying a whole new shock two weeks after you receive the highest tech 2015 rock Shox one is just silly.

LOL. I never wanted a Rock Shox shock in the first place but I could not buy the frame minus shock.

ilovedirt

Cqc wrote:

Look here mate, spending the kind of money you do on bikes is kind of ridiculous but ok because I'm sure you ride it a lot, etc. But buying a whole new shock two weeks after you receive the highest tech 2015 rock Shox one is just silly.

Did you just tell him off for buying a new shock for his bike?

Dick Scruttock

So the charger damper would seem to be having issues, pretty big issues really. It has lost a considerable amount of oil through a seal or the bladder. Anyhow not to worry, rather than send the forks back to Bike-Discount for warranty I have done this:

Need a new damper adjuster too as that must have dropped off somewhere.

Hopefully once its rebuilt it will all be spot on, just in time to be short shocked for the Solo seen as this is getting a Fox 36 to make Cqc happy

bennyy

cqc, look here mate, Do you fly all around the world to enable Rick to buy stuff? No, didn't think so, does Rick fly all around the world spending time away from home to leave it totting up in his bank account? No didn't think so. Jealousy big time, me too (but in a good way)

tom_howard

Just out of interest Rick, what does yours weigh?

28lb 14oz here, suspect yours may be a smidgen lighter?

Dick Scruttock

Tom Howard wrote:

Just out of interest Rick, what does yours weigh?

28lb 14oz here, suspect yours may be a smidgen lighter?

I think my scale was off when I weighed it as it was showing up 29.14lbs. Once its back together I will weigh it again.

Thewaylander

paul.skibum wrote:

Thewaylander wrote:

bennyy wrote:

probably his own mondraker rune

Well I'd be an idiot buying it if I didn't think that. Otherwise I'd have a different bike.

And how does the Rune differ ride wise from a Bronson or other VPP?

its pure taste thing of course, I find VPP more effiecient but not so small bump compliant, so vpp are probably a better trail bike where as the dune is a little more mini DH bike from how the rear end feels.

Thewaylander

DB air will look pimp by the way!

fat_homer

Bloody hell Rick, that's awesome!

Out of curiosity, where did you get the Pike decals? Silk?

paul.skibum

Thewaylander wrote:

paul.skibum wrote:

Thewaylander wrote:

bennyy wrote:

probably his own mondraker rune

Well I'd be an idiot buying it if I didn't think that. Otherwise I'd have a different bike.

And how does the Rune differ ride wise from a Bronson or other VPP?

its pure taste thing of course, I find VPP more effiecient but not so small bump compliant, so vpp are probably a better trail bike where as the dune is a little more mini DH bike from how the rear end feels.

I definitely find the Bronson to be a great technical climber - just as well, some of the climbs in Whistler are monsters! Shame my legs aren't as good as the bike!

Dick Scruttock

fat_homer wrote:

Bloody hell Rick, that's awesome!

Out of curiosity, where did you get the Pike decals? Silk?

Thanks. Yep the Pike decals came from Slik, great quality as well.

Dick Scruttock

Rebuilt the Pikes today after stripping them fully, charger damper and air spring. They are now working properly which is something they never seem to have been since I got them. The annoying top out clunk/knock has gone and the damper is now working as expected instead of after my last ride been full of part oil and part air.

Thewaylander

They are superb arent they? never found an air fork that works so well on small bump but doesnt blow through its travel in the same way! im actually happy with air for the first time over coil on a fork

AshW92

Absolutely in love with this bike, dream build

Dick Scruttock

Shit update:

Bag of crush washers and a replacement rebound adjuster after mine fell out somewhere the other week. Thread locked the bolt into this one!

Cqc

How many decades are those crush washers going to last mate?

Dick Scruttock

Cqc wrote:

How many decades are those crush washers going to last mate?

Seemed silly to pay $15 postage and not top up the order with 50 crush washers . Plus I do a lot of local fork servicing so if people just want a oil bath change its saving me a fortune buying them from Mojo or my LBS 8)

ej2320

Got any finished picture with the Cane Creek fitted?

declan1

ej2320 wrote:

Got any finished picture with the Cane Creek fitted?

^ This!

Dick Scruttock

fat_homer

Expensive tat, you should have bought something much cheaper :roll:

Looks awesome and I'm not jealous at all!

ej2320

:shock:

That's brilliant!

150mm dropper?

paul.skibum

That sh*t is tight y'all. Or whatever the kids say these days.

BloggingFit

That is one great looking build.

What's the length of the stem of there?

felix.london

awesome! Now get a few scratches on her!

paul.skibum

felix.london wrote:

awesome! Now get a few scratches on her!

I dropped my Bronson (well I went over the bars) on my first ride - I heard the frame hit the ground even while I was still rolling to a halt. I was more worried about the bike than any injury I might have sustained!