![]() Thank you to everyone who helped play a part in getting this bike together. Plus, if they’re like most Time pedals, they’ll last forever. Santa Cruz Nomad CC X01 Reserve 170/170 mm 27,5 14,62 kg 8,999 Manufacturer’s website. ![]() Consistent feel, great support and incredible performance in bad conditions. Read our review to find out what has changed. Last, but certainly not least, the tried and true Time Speciale 12 pedals. Thomson seat clamp – after all, it’s a dream bike! A special thank you to Michelin for sending me a 27.5″ rear tire despite the fact that it isn’t available to the public yet… These have a thicker casing than the standard white label offering from the French brand and feature the super tacky Magi-X compound both front and rear. They’re also on the thick, but not too thick side of things.Īs far as rubber is concerned, I went with a pair of Michelin’s Wild Enduro Racing Line tires. They take a few rides to break in, but are super comfortable and extremely grippy in wet weather. When I tested the new Hightower recently, I fell in love with Santa Cruz’s in house grips. At just 181 grams it’s featherweight for its size and level of comfort. The contour and padding are great and I love the shape of the nose. To save a bit of weight while still remaining comfortable, I went with WTB’s Silverado Carbon saddle. Over the years I’ve tested many carbon fiber rims and to this day, the crankbrothers strike the best balance of stiffness to forgiveness, while still boasting excellent strength. They’re simply incredible in terms of weight and stiffness…very much worth the investment in the long run.įor the Nomad’s wheelset I custom laced a set of crankbrothers Synthesis E11 carbon rims to a set of DT Swiss 240 hubs, I upgraded the star ratchet from 36T to 54T and added in Santa Cruz Reserve valves. My original Cane Creek eeWings just keep on ticking, I have had these cranks on a half dozen or more bikes at this point. By forgoing a 52T, I am hoping to keep the chain length slightly shorter and thus quieter…We’ll see how it shakes out. I managed to get my hands on the slightly lighter CC version of the frame to keep the weight down a bit.įor the cockpit I opted for a SRAM Eagle AXS XO1 drivetrain with a 10-50T cassette and a 30T chainring. Pricey, yes, but no cables works wonders on the maintenance and aesthetic fronts. RockShox AXS seatpost remains my all time favorite. Their power, modulation and lever feel is extraordinary. On a past build I cobbled these together by ordering the Loic Bruni levers separately, but now Magura offers them as complete setup. Magura was kind enough to provide a set of the latest MT7 brakes. ![]() So far, so good…Ī nice tidy front end with just two brake hoses. I went with 31.8mm diameter to get a bit of extra compliance. Specifically a 38mm length Riza stem and Cutlass Fubar in a 35mm rise. Up front, I decided to mix things up and instead of my usual OneUp bar and Industry Nine stem combo, I’m trying a couple of new bits from Chromag.
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