[Closed] Nukeproof Mega - Build in progress

seatpost 😯

Lovely looker. What did that build set you back?
I'd be very interested to hear an honest account of how that bad boy climbs.

ooo, it's the colour of my nan's piss! You won't attract the klunge on that!
Heh, I was gonna get a yellow one, glad I got a black. Photos of my completed build will be up tomorrow.
Welcome to the Mega club!

Purple!! Did you nip out in the delorean 😉

Sorry for yet another sizing question, how tall are you and what size is that?

Thanks

Hugh

Full build - £1800 (with a couple used parts)

I'll report back on how it climbs, geometry seems good though, paint finish is very good, and the graphics are much better than on the black and silver frames that I seen today.

Rorschach - You can't see in this picture but I have purple chainring bolts and inner ring too!

Hugh, its a medium and im 5'11".

looks mint fairplay

I'm trying to see what I dislike about the bike and apart from being undecided about the saddle there's not much I'd change. Maybe the handlebars' colour?

Thanks for that, I'm 6ft and hoping a medium will fit ok for the climbs as I prefer a smaller frame.

No doubt the seat will go high enough for yourself but is there any post to spare?

Nice build by the way, looks really nice in yellow and black.

Hugh, there's plenty more seatpost there (400mm seatpost), I reckon the medium would suit you fine.

Looks ace, love the garish yellow, but that seatpost is wrong wrong wrong. Surely a 'mega' bike needs a dropper seatpost anyway.

Looks nice, though I would prefer the bars to match the seatpost if I'm being picky 😛

Thanks again....may just go for it then!

Grum - There will be a Reverb on it soon as I have the cash, not to worry.

Despite the how much of a stir the purple seatpost has caused, it's well made, light, with a good clamp and at £22 nothing comes close.

Front tyre on the wrong way.

"Front tyre on the wrong way"
Not if you want better rolling and braking?
Its not like HRs ride terribly that way around

"Despite the how much of a stir the purple seatpost has caused, it's well made, light, with a good clamp and at £22 nothing comes close"
Superstar?
I dunno, I'd say this was close:
http://www.on-one.co.uk/i/q/SPRILOG2/ritchey-logic-2-bolt-seat-post

Dunno if its the angle, but the BB looks really high?

Seatpost looks awesome. Purple lockrings for the grips and it would look sick.

Actually they highroller will roll and brake better if mounted correctly. You would run it the wrong way on the rear for better grip.

I can't quite make it out in the picture, but I thought it was mounted for braking/rolling? ie ramps facing forward?

that looks sweet 😀

also yeah, change the front tyre round

Maybe my cheapo laptop screen is playing tricks on me, but it looks the right way around to me, i.e. with ramps on the leading edges, and if that is the case, Maxxis tend to agree!

http://www.maxxis.com/Bicycle/Downhill/High-Roller.aspx

And when you decide to sell the seatpost, please let me know (as long as it's 27.2mm).

I think that looks nice, no view on the tyres just run them how you like 🙂

it's sweet

you can probably tell the maxxis is the wrong way round as the logo should be on the other side of the wheel if mounted correctly.

That looks great - loving the yellow and purple combo 8)

Too small frame+steep seat angle+in-line seat post+50mm stem=Hitting knees on bars?

you so need a set of these up front...
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Will someone who's built one up just get out there and ride the bike!!! (and report back)

It's raining! Oh, alright I'll go after lunch!
http://www.pinkbike.com/photo/6653169/
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Damn ugly!

Will someone who's built one up just get out there and ride the bike!!! (and report back)

No point, they won't report back that it's crap or even mediocre even if it is.
They've bought the dream and stumped up the cash, so it [u]will[/u] be the best thing ever

sorry for the cynicism 😉

Damn ugly!

i cant tell if youre being serious 😕

past experience would tell me you are...

Uplink has a good point. You could say that about any proud new owner of any top-end bike. After the saving, the parts collecting and the waiting, it WILL be your dream bike! I measured it up against my Yeti 575 that I rode for 4 years and it became 'part of me', the measurements were similar but it's like any new bike, you will adapt to the changes of head angle, stem length, chainstay length and hopefully the going up and the going down will be an improvement. Only an extended week-long test ride would ever have told you anything useful along with tyre, stem and other tweaks. A couple of hours around a trail centre would have given only a superficial impression and could have put you off a great bike because some easily changeable bit of setup was off.
I rode my Mega up and down the street today and it felt weird because I've been riding a hybrid for 4 weeks. I borrowed an Epic last week for an evening ride and decided it was totally poo! But it could have been badly set up.

I cant tell if youre being serious

Yep

do they melt if it rains?

Just to clarify the front tyre is correctly mounted, as maxxis intended, but there are maxxis logos on both sides of the front tyre(as it is new) and only one on the rear(as it is a few years old).

Decided to go for one and picked mine up from Nirvana cycles today!

Also purchased some lyrik coil 170mm forks from evans but having second thoughts....

What size forks is the frame designed around with what headset? Don't really want it any slacker so thining of returning the forks and getting the solo air version and chucking a spacer in!

Thanks

Hugh

You get a tick for being the first person on here to have bought the one good colour, well done!

Damn ugly!

Even compared to the agricultural Orange 5? 😆

I think Mega looks pretty good, I like the silly yellow best though.

I think it looks great, apart from the shock angle, it jars a bit. But I imagine it's like that for a reason 😆 What do I know, my bike looks like a crane.

Looks pretty good to me. Was tempted by the silver but that yellow is very nice. I may have to buy into the hype.

I rode it!
Climbs very well, I made it up things easier than I did on my 575. I'm well pleased. Just a few tweaks on ride position and also the Lyriks could do with being a bit more plush. The shock is excellent, the 3 positions give a noticable difference. I probably put too much air in, need to experiment.
I need to change the inline post - not a good idea with a 75 degree seat tube! I shoved my self back on the climb to simulate a setback post, still no front wheel lift even at 22-32.
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A silver one just built up on Friday.. 🙂

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i think the yellow one looks ace - looking forward to seeing it finished.

When's mine going to arrive!!!!

has anyone got these in stock or do we have to wait till July 😐

Someone on another forum I frequent bought one from here yesterday [url= http://www.nirvanacycles.com/ ]http://www.nirvanacycles.com/[/url]

trout, my lbs has a couple silver and a yellow in stock. Give them a bell tomorrow, closed today.
They built a black one in small for a customer last week, very nice little bike and lighter than expected.

[url= http://twelve50bikes.com/ ]Twelve50 Bikes in Frodsham, Cheshire[/url]

Probably a bigger ask given that they seem to be selling quite well, but anyone know of any stores with one built up for test ride purposes...?

mrblobby.... see post above yours! (well, it will be once they get round to it this week - medium size)

Thanks Mccett will give them a bell in the morning it near enough for a drive too

JEJames still have stock I think - was very tempted but a bit worried about that steep seat angle (I'm a slacker 😉 ) so dropped the cash on something else 😳

Reckon I would've gone for the silver. All looking good though - be interested to see a small.

JEJames still have stock I think - was very tempted but a bit worried about that steep seat angle (I'm a slacker 😉 ) so dropped the cash on something else 😳

Yep - [url= http://www.jejamescycles.co.uk/mtb-frames-cp1.html ]there you go![/url] - all silvers in stock and black small/med.

Reckon I would've gone for the silver. All looking good though - be interested to see a small.

Thanks Mamadirt struck lucky got a silver one so setting off to sheffield soon

Make sure you post pics trout 😀

So being 6ft, if I was to get one, and I'm very tempted indeed, medium or large...? I'm thinking medium but the steep seat post has me a little worried. (Got an 18 inch mmmbop frame which was about right for me if that helps with the guesstimates.)

mmmmm - yellow looks spot on if you ask me.

I can't seem me liking the bike as my only trail bike (going on other single-pivot faux-bar test rides), but I might go over to twelve50 and see what's what.

How does it behave through the rear travel, especially the mid/end stroke. I'd imagine it's quite progressive. I'd be very interested if that aspect was tweakable for different rides.

Have to admire the marketing of this bike...

ChunkyMTB,, I think it's got more to do with being the right bike at the right time (on trends) at a very appealing price point.

mrblobby

ChunkyMTB,, I think it's got more to do with being the right bike at the right time (on trends) at a very appealing price point.

[i]....and great marketing.[/i]

I think the marketing has done itself.

That being said, I do agree that it seems like the right bike at the right time.

It does look very nice now I have my stick fingers on one .
though the raw silver does have a raw industrial looking quality to it.
which suits me as I wont be bothered when it gets dinked as much as if it was immaculate shiny

here is a pic of mine a medium on top of a 16 inch MMMbop

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are these actually especially good frames or just 'cool'?

Well I've read the singletrack review and comments from people who've ridden them and yet to hear anything that would suggest it isn't a good un. Early days though I guess.

He he, I was just wondering how you'd got it built so quickly 😆 . Looks good . . . now get that MmmBop stripped.

Trout are those rev forks? Build it quick and let us know how it rides.

are these actually especially good frames or just 'cool'?

They are just another linkage activated single pivot with a few nice touches, and a brand name brought back from the dead to make them sound 'core'. Not that there is anything wrong with any of that, but the whole viral marketing / ****fest would put me off them, even if they are cheap.

Any ride impressions yet? Especially in terms of how the sizing is. Still undecided to go for S or M at 5'9"

I really like to yellow one in the first post.

To Mamadirt Mmmbop stripped and at the mo bottom bracket installed then hit the first snag .
the 1.5 inch reducer headset dont fit so spent the last 2 hours machining a top and bottom cup for the frame ( gone over the SO allowed budget so need to use as much as poss from the old bike .

and damn this constant changing stuff need a conversion for the rear hope hub , and a new front mech before I will be able to get the first ride .

Mr Blobby Yes Revs will do my best to get it done soon .

walleater I must have missed the ****fest but stumbled on the thread at the time I was considering going back to FS after 4 years on a hard tail and heard lots of good things about them so jumped on the bandwagon its got to be better than my last fs bike a marin rocksprings .

Matius
I am 5.9 and gone for the medium so fingers crossed

homemade headset installed
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funny the raw anodised makes the welds look like putty

Trout,

What headset you got? I got a Nukeproof one on order and would be seriously p**sed if I need to take a machine to one that's purpose built....

I was planning on using the Hope 1.5 inch reducer headset from the Mmmbop but did not realise the difference in internal dia of the head tubes .

was going to order the nuke proof one but am an impatient tight git so copied the cups on the lathe from the hope but with 44 mm to fit quite enjoyed making my own even came in lighter than the hopes

If I cant get a maxle conversion today will be attempting my own tonight

Good effort!

That raw silver does look good up close.

Any clearance issues for the fork? Was going to use an internal headset with lyriks.

Is anyone else's rear bolt thru axle a bit stiff to twist as soon as it engages the threads on the dropout? It seems as if it doesn't quite line up right?

no clearance issues I can see for the forks. I was going to do the headset internal. but then read for 150 mm forksit needed to be an externalheadset

Yes my axel is a tight fit in the threads too

a brand name brought back from the dead

Yeah I remember the original Nukeproof kit in the early 90's, don't really like the way they've recycled an old brand name and logo to make it seem more established, what next, return of x-lite bar ends in purple?