Which one would you get? I like the 2016 but not sure of the colour. Same price but better spec on the 2015 model. links here:
2015: http://www.bikeactive.com/nukeproof-mega-tr-comp-c2x15405586
2016: http://www.bikeactive.com/nukeproof-mega-275-race-2016-c2x18665362
Does anyone have the 2015 model? these are the same price and currently 20% off making them just over £1500
Damn you Nukeproof!
I would never ever normally entertain the idea of a 29er, but something about this, and particularly in this Dirt video, just looks so....right.
Blummin lovely.
Not sure even that the 27.5 version looks as right...
The gits even photographed it with sexy droplets of water on it.... 👿
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So has anyone put any money down on a new Mega?
I was at the FOD at the weekend and (unexpectedly) Hotlines were there with some demo Megas and some electric bikes too.
Got chatting to the friendly blokes on the stand, and while sadly the medium Megas were all out on hire for the day, I did get to look over the XL Pro version in the flesh.
All I can say is, it looks blummin lovely. Really has had massive thought go into the lines, in particular the top tube which is really svelte. I loved it. I'd have given them the money right there if I'd had it.
I have the original Mega, and to be honest, it's fantastic. Nothing wrong with it at all but sometimes I think you just fancy a change... I really think the new Mega might be it.
Trouble I have is like many of us, I'm fully invested in 26". Mainly because I have a spare wheelset and tyres for doing uplift days. Switching to 27.5" would screw me over a bit.
Still, very tempted to get the entry level Race version, stick my 650b Pikes on it and my 1x gearing and sell all the new stuff.
Anyone else waiting for one or got one already?
The 290 is pretty damn good- the Pro I tried was in pretty tired condition tbh but despite that it still worked really well, the numbers are all pretty excellent (it's a massive bike, long and reachey, but carries it well) and the builds are well thought out- not perfect but not bad at all.
I have a Trailfox 29 which is one of the close competitors and they're definitely in the same ballpark- the alu mega frame's a fair chunk lighter than the alu BMC despite being quite a bit longer. Long term remains to be seen obviously since it's a totally new bike but first impressions are it kicks arse tbh, a mate of mine just bought one (I won't steal his thunder)
The 290 is pretty damn good
Embarrassingly, I slung a leg over the 29er and had a carpark spin, thinking it was the 27.5er. Only realised when I put it back on the stand but thought while riding it, hmm, this isn't for me, the wheels are massive! 😳
The 29er does look incredibly right though..
That 290 is far too much bike for my local trails. Want!
Rode the new mega (pro model) at the Aston Hill demo day couple of weeks back.
Jumping straight off my 2012 Mega onto the new one,I was expecting things to feel markedly different.
I can't say much felt really different, but I did feel comfortable on the bike pretty much instantly. It goes well and the bigger 27.5 wheels didn't really feel any different to be fair.
It felt great on the downhill runs and I was hitting the drops on surface to air without having done it before so the bike must have made me feel comfortable.
It did feel like a good bike on the jumps and I was able to hit them all without really feeling like I was doing anything different from my 26" Mega.
Tyres were not my first choice although I defy any tyre to cope with Aston Hill when it's a bit moist. Ice rink!
Climbing I have to say was a little disappointing, in that it was just as hard work as it normally was on my original mega with ccdbacs shock. The bike had a 1x11 32-42 cassette and I run a 30-40.
I was convinced it felt a little less easy on the new bike but it could be just subtle geometry differences that I wasn't used to. The 650b tyres seemingly made piss all difference to how it rolled over the roots.
All in all, I liked it a lot but, I honestly thought it would somehow feel like some sort of magic bike, but it just felt like a bike...A nice bike.. 🙂
Getting back on my 26" felt weird, a bit twitchy maybe, but after about. 20 seconds, it was all good again.
I'd like one still, but more for the nice new bike feeling than any massive performance differences I reckon.