Picked up today after a few months of testing other rides, it came down to the Santa Cruz LTC. To note, tested Orange 5, Trek Remedy, Yeti ASR.
Anyway, the build is:
Fox 32 RLC 140 – down to 130mm
SRAM XO drivetrain (DH chainset)
Hope Tech Evo X2
Easton Haven wheelset
Haven stem n bar combo
Reverb
Bronson 2.3 F 2.1 R tubeless
First ride on Wednesday – cannot wait!
P.S. Sorry about any Grammer or Spelling mistakes, logos not lined up and anything else your eagle eyes pick up!
As my dream bike is an LTc with a few subtle blingy bits (I currently have an LT2 with subtle blingy bits) I could not be more jealous. Absolutely stonking.
Only comments are that I would not have reduced the fork to 130 when the head angle is pretty steep already compared to recent trends, and I would have gone for M4 not X2.
Darren H – did eye up the green grips but they looked ‘wrong’ IMO!
Agreed but ODI do coloured lock rings which are just right
Derekrides – had them on the TRc test bike I rode and a mates Orange 5 and thought they were brilliant so fitted them as a result – hoping they will survive in the winter gloop….time will tell!
Davidtaylforth – The Nomad was a great bike but I just wasn’t getting on with it – it was an AM bike and I really couldn’t justify having that frame for the riding I do – rode some shorter travel bikes and enjoyed the responsiveness of them – so spent a few months testing the 120mm frames and the TRc won.
matt23 – Member
Derekrides – had them on the TRc test bike I rode and a mates Orange 5 and thought they were brilliant so fitted them as a result – hoping they will survive in the winter gloop….time will tell!
Cool, be interested to follow how you get on, fancy a set myself.
Simonm -how do you find it with the 140 my test ride was set up 130 so stuck with this and will go to 140 if I fancy it!
How long have you had it?
Cheers
had it since August. I think at 130 it will climb a little better, not that it isnt good at 140. I run Revs lowered from 150 to 140, ride mostly around the Peak.. so 140 makes sense on some of the rockier bits.
only other point I can think of, There is no down tube protector like on the Nomad C.. So worth getting either Helitape or simular protection on it.. if you ride rockier places.