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I thought the shape made it look like a dog doing a poo

That's the old shape. The new shape does not have any similarities with defacating canines

doesn't do f-all for me.

all that effort cleaning the steps and they leave the door mat in a pile. *shakes head*

do you ride a singlespeed zippy?

I don't like that at all - fugly

No, never even tried one, also dislike the look of the new SC Bur LT-2 too, think it looks crap.

I've tried a Nomad though, thought it was overweight & totally unsuitable for the UK (unless you do Fort Bill every week) but if you like it that your prerogative.

Doesn't excite me 🙁

overweight & totally unsuitable for the UK

this one weighs 33lbs

i just like the way it look like it's got big shoulders and massive arms (the 36)

this is the new shape
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Edit: Evasive action taken

I like my Nomad, but then I am am also overweight and totally unsuitable for the UK. 😳

hasn't linked to anything.....

I just made this happen
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it's an anti Denial of Service attack thing.

[b]this one weighs 33lbs[/b]

That is extremely good, if slightly expensive ... I found it to slack for anything other than DH.
Still think they ain't nothing special, sorry Bomberman, I'm assume this is yours now - i never meant to slag off your bike, I just don't think Nomad's look good.
They no doubt perform excellent (going DH)

its not mine! i just found it on mtbr and liked the look of it. i agree it's a bit too slack for xc but it looks like a lot of fun and i like the shape. each to their own...

Love mine - as for being overkill for the UK, it depends what kind of riding you do.

This is the new 09 model built with DHX 5 Coil and 36 coils on the front, a reliable build for all day trail use which can include biggish drops (for me anyway) of 8ft+, 15ft + doubles - upto 35 miles in length and the occasional NPS or world cup DH track during visits to the Alps.

It weighs 32lbs on proper bike scales. I could build it lighter but that would mean sacrificing the coils for air - not worth it in my experience. Had a Mojo Sl for a while and this climbs as well but is far better on everything else, it feels more "planted".

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As for the looks - I like it, it's way nicer than my 06 Nomad.

well said CL at least some people have good taste 😉

This is my 09 Nomad. I feel very similarly to Cyclelife about them. I can do all day XC rides in the Peaks or I can do full on DH courses and the bike is still fantastic. May not be absolutely ideal for either but as a do everything bike, for me it is absolutely ideal.

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is yours a large matt - just looks a bit different to mine?

Yeah it is, well spotted. Got more of a bend in the top tube in front of the seat tube.

is this the ugly bike thread?

Go on then, I'll bite. What makes you feel that the Nomad is ugly?

it looks like a nice bike that got too close to the fire.

Hmm, trying to not sound too much like a fanboy, I can't really see that. The top tube has a bend in it but it's there for a good reason as it has to pick up the top linkage and I really don't see how that makes it so ugly.

Anyway, I like it and it is far prettier than my previous Enduro.

only yanking yr chain, I've been tempted by a Santa Cruz (I used to skateboard and I can't help but feel a pang of nostalgia!), they are good bikes, if a bit, well, runny looking 😆

looks good it just takes some a while to coma around from a thin tubed diamond, I like all this hydroforming can only be a good thing.

MrNutt, are you the guy that broke his arm and ended up in hospital? or am i completely misguided

Consider my chain mildly yanked 😉

Does seem that there are a good proportion of people who don't like the look of the Nomad though and I can't really see why. Was intrigued really.

I reckon the original nomad was one of the nicest looking frames around. Not sure I like the new one quite as much though.

i think it looks the sex, but the again one man's meat........

Totally different animal I know but similar shape. Is the general consensus that this is to fashionable, bendy and ugly too ?
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are you the guy that broke his arm and ended up in hospital? or am i completely misguided

I don't think so, I once fell into the deep end of a drain swimming pool and broke my skafoid but not a lotapeopleknowthat.

who were you thinking of and how did it happen? I'm intrigued!

not keen on the looks of either the new or old shape tbh.

Really not keen on replacing bearings every 6 months either....

Follwed a blur recently and the suspension was creaking and groaning like an old man!!

Does seem that there are a good proportion of people who don't like the look of the Nomad though and I can't really see why.

Maybe because they ARE ugly.

That Yeti is horrible imo!

singlespeedstu, judging by your username i'm guessing that you're into more simple bikes. like singlespeeds... perhaps? Personally, i like the curves.

I have many bikes.

Including a Nomad.....

Doesn't stop it being ugly though.

Just shows how easy it is to miss judge folks you've never met doesn't it? 😉

MrNutt there was someone on this forum who was posting from a hospital bed and posted a vid up of the crash. it was a drop from a section of north shore where it looked like he nipped the front brake on landing and jacked over the bars. maybe it was because you're called MrNutt? i did think that guy was a bit nuts! nobody will guess from my username that i used to be called oneyedwilly. OOps! 😉

singlespeedstu you are very right 🙂

Just for you then you oneyedwilly.

Here's my fugly dog taking a dump. 😉
Now with different wheels and seat.

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I like your nomad stu, Its that jones thing I cant stand. Turns pc off and never looks at singletrack again 🙂

did you take the pic infront of the hedge intentionally so that it would blend in and people wouldn't notice how fugly it was?

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ah I remember that, wasn't it both wrists? looked bloody painful but the legend that he is had that picture of him in hospital grinning with his wrists and some agonizing looking angle, nah that wasn't me but that was nuts!! 😀

The Swede.
There's no accounting for taste. 😉

Here's some pics of it in action for you then.

Courtesy of sheldon.

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It takes more than a similar coloured hedge to disguise the fuglyness. 😆

She's a bute stu. I had a quick mince on her at the peaks a while back. Would have liked to come on that Scottish trip but struggled to get time off.

Ps I love the jones, its just the bars n forks I couldn't live with but thats jones I suppose.

That's right MrNutt! i thought that was you, wonder if he's recovered yet? what a ledge.

I've tried a Nomad though, thought it was overweight & totally unsuitable for the UK (unless you do Fort Bill every week) but if you like it that your prerogative.

Unsuitable for the UK? Depends on the rider and what sort riding you do.
XC mincer and trail centre visitor, not the ideal bike for that, But then I'm sure that the very same people on hugely heavy hardtails might be on unsuitable bikes too!?
I don't know why you think the Nomad is such a suitable bike for Fort Bill every week? It wouldn't be my choice if I was visiting the place on a weekly basis.

I found it to slack for anything other than DH.

Slack! Really! There are a lot of bikes running 67 degree head angles at the moment, not just "all mountain" bikes, but lots of hardtails too. 67 degrees is in fact, a pretty good choice for all day usage.

bomberman, it was dasnut who crashed and burned.

nutt...zero's is ugly

ssstu, i hate 29rs

and all my bikes are fugly. 8)

When's your new un comming then ton?

2 weeks, just building my kit for it.

reba 29r 120mm 20mm boltthru
kris holm on dmr hubs
middleburn crankset
thomson post/stem
and a slx groupo, but fancy some differant brakes.

I would like to see an 09 nomad with chain device and bash.

My mates VP free has the E13 protruding below the bash guard and constantly hits the chain device.

The new nomad looks like the pivot is below the bash guard and will be even worse when a chain device is fitted!!!

Bit of an oversight for such and expensive frame.