Hi all
I bought a medium nukeproof mega am last year & soon realised the frame was too small, after no joy sourcing a larger frame I decided to wait for the upcoming 2013 release. My understanding is everything will bolt straight on new frame with help of end caps due to larger rear wheel spacing. Do you concur?
Also will I need any specialised tools for this strip & rebuild task?
Buying this bike was a mistake I know & I'am a noob. It was a major jump up from the diamond back solid suspension I'd had for 15 years, but the trails I did last year were great fun, albeit uncomfortable. I want more of that action this year but need to start planning on rectifying this expensive mistake.
Cheers, thanks for any replies.
i know nothing of the frames, but suspect your rear brake hose and gear cables will need replacing if nothing else.
how much longer is the 2013 L TT over the 2012 M?
L TT 20mm
XL TT 53mm
Why would the rear brake hose need replacing? They're not known for wearing out generally. Gear cables possibly, but the lengths are likely to be pretty similar, given the frames are very similar.
depends how tight the hose was/is on the medium, might fit the large, might not, worth thinking about, especially if you want to swap the parts and ride in short order
not sure what those dimensions refer to
Well I never thought about the hose/cable lengths so thanks for that, something else to consider.
The dimensions are what you asked for, how much longer than the M....
ah, ok, I thought a 20mm top tube was gonna look a little weird, but its +20mm on the medium.
what is your current, headset/spacer/headtube, situation? Is the larger(?) headtube on the new frame going to cause issues?
Out of interest, how tall are you? The next one has a slacker seat angle so just going on the lengths of the top tube might be a bit confusing.
The mega is a long bike and the geo figures are a bit confusing on it I think. You cannot make your current one fit you at all with a change of stem and seat position?
You'll need specalist bike tools. Hex keys, bottom bracket tool, wire cutters (you'll probably need new cables). Or if you are not confident doing it you can get a local shop to do it for a cost but it's not difficult and worth learning.
Edit - Forgot about the headset - I'd probably get the bikeshop to do this as they are expensive tools which you don't use that often. you can make some yourself with hammers and wood but I never think it's worth it - other people disagree...
The head tube is 115 from S to XL. The bike is as new, not ridden it proper yet. This is from nukeproof tech support:
[i]In answer to your question, almost everything will be a direct swap between the 2012 and 2013 frames. The only parts that that you will need to change are the end caps of the rear hub. This is because the 2012 frame has a 135mm rear wheel spacing and the 2013 has 142mm spacing.[/i]
In writing in looks a straightforward job, from experience (non bike) things never are. Wanted a to gain a bit of knowledge & have any special tools ready.
BB tool - is it press-fit or HT2? If it's press fit you'll not only need a tool to press the BB into the new frame but another to pull the BB out of the old frame. If it's HT2 then one tool with do both the removal & fitting. Personally I'd recommend getting one that fits on a ratchet spanner as it's a lot easier to to use.
You'll also need a headset press unless you're very lucky with hammers & wood, and something to remove the headset out of the old headtube.
It's a HT2 Bottom bracket. It'll cost about 20quid to get a shop to do the headset.
you should only require the usual tools to carry out the translpant (allen keys, cable cutters). you will need new gear cables and possibly cable outers depending on the cable length for the new frame. as mentioned above the headset and bottom bracket will need specialist tools...i'd definitely recommend you use a bike shop for the headset and while the frames are there you may as well ask them to do the bottom bracket as well. check to see if the current brake hose length is long enough for the rear...if it isn't if you're confident enough, you could do this yourself otherwise it'll be another shop job.
what happens to the outgoing frame?
cheers guys, food for thought. good suggestion on shop (maybe) worth getting a quote I suppose. To be honest I haven't even looked at it or attempted breaking it down yet, no point it's still a working bike - just unused.
Outgoing M frame, well I guess that'll go on ebay unless anyone here wants to buy it.
you can remove the cables and mech complete without disasembling them.
the front mech clamping is different, so you will need a new one, and yes adapter to make your hub 142mm.
other than that everything will else will go on.
the TT length of the 2013 is about 10mm longer than the old one as the have slackened the seat tube to give more reach..
traildog just re-read your post.
I'm 6' tall. Tell me more about your suggestion on seat & stem? The seat is as far back as can be if that's what you mean. Longer stem possibility?
It's a deceiving bike, what with the seat tube angle & long wheel base it felt alright when I bought it. The cockpit is just that little bit to crammed. I could probably get used to the M for trail centers a couple of hours at a time, but can't see me heading off on it for day(s).
Tell me more about your suggestion on seat & stem? The seat is as far back as can be if that's what you mean. Longer stem possibility?
my suggestion would be to try a layback seat post like the Thomson elite...and maybe getting a slightly longer stem (i'm presuming yours is 60mm so would try up to 80mm max).
stem 60mm currently yeah. A setback reverb would be nice 😉
Hmmmmmmmmm....
I'd be interested in your medium frame if you change it. How much would you be after?
Any update on this frame? Thanks 🙂