The green looks real good! How do you like the Talas? Considering one for mine!
I Love the Talas, I debated a long time on which fork to get and also what travel, in the end I went with the 180/140. So glad I did. When I want to go Down Hill I can rock it like a full DH Sled and I can swich to the 140 and Climb back up to do it all again. I think for any one who bothers to buy a Nomad should go with 180 otherwise why not just get the Blur-tr, to me when you get the Nomad you are saying that you want something more than just a trailbike.
I absolutely agree with you. But its all down to what you ride. A 160 fork feels like crap when I'm riding the downhill trails down here, you definetly need more. Since I am competing downhill, I really do need those extra 20mm. It gives the bike a completely different feel. I wouldn't have gotten the Nomad otherwise.
And with regards to climbing. I do 1 hour climbs 4 days a week. I've ridden a 6 hour marathon, and have smoked guys with lighter steeds on really steep climbs all with my 180, 40lbs Nomad. The suspension barely bobs if you're sitting down.
I don't race uphill, only downhill. I take my time on the uphills and need the extra exercise. On the other hand, I really am in a rush to get down the hill and I always do local downhill races, so 180 for me. But I very much respect fork set ups that are a better fit for other riding habits.
I Love the Talas, I debated a long time on which fork to get and also what travel, in the end I went with the 180/140. So glad I did. When I want to go Down Hill I can rock it like a full DH Sled and I can swich to the 140 and Climb back up to do it all again. I think for any one who bothers to buy a Nomad should go with 180 otherwise why not just get the Blur-tr, to me when you get the Nomad you are saying that you want something more than just a trailbike.
I think Mark Weir may disagree with you. The Nomad feels perfectly balanced with a 160mm and is still a very capable descender. I've tried a 180 and 170 on mine and still much prefer the 160. I'm definitely with kramster on this one.
I think because I have never even tried the 160 I could be bias. but I do really enjoy the feel of the Nomad with the 180/140.
I don't race uphill, only downhill. I take my time on the uphills and need the extra exercise. On the other hand, I really am in a rush to get down the hill and I always do local downhill races, so 180 for me. But I very much respect fork set ups that are a better fit for other riding habits.
That's fair enough. As a one bike solution, it's probably a decent choice. I still ride rough trails as fast as I can on my 160mm, but if it didn't have it's limitations there would be no such thing as a DH bike. But I have a V10 for DH duty so it's more likely I'll be riding that when the going gets really fast and really rough. If I was to start riding my Nomad in the tech stuff in Whistler all day, I would probably want a bigger fork too.
It does raise the question however, why SC did what they did with the Driver 8. If you're rockin a 180mm fork, and only climb to get to a bone crushing decent, wouldn't it be good to have an 8in frame that is not much heavier than a Nomad? I'm sure you could get a more balanced ride and not suffer much in weight or pedalling efficiency if it was done right. Look at how popular the VPFree was. I think they totally blew it with the Driver when they made it heavy and incompatible with a front derailleur/hammerschmidt. Why get a Driver when a V10 was lighter, when the Driver is virtually a DH only bike anyway? Made no sense. I think an updated Carbon VP Free with lower BB, slacker HA and all the other tweaks the new bikes have would be a pretty popular choice among gravity riders who only want one bike. Make it look like the Nomad with a constant seat tube and nice lines, keep it within a pound and I think it would be a winner. I imagine they've already pondered the idea though, so maybe there really is no market.
I prefer the lower BB height of a 160mm fork combined with a -1.5D angleset. I've ridden both and the handling is quite noticeably different. I never feel like the fork holds me back but I have a V10 for park and shuttle duty. Getting a new 55 RC3 Evo Ti Wednesday that I'm having lowered to 160mm from 170mm. That sums up how I feel about the handling of a longer fork.
Marzocchi has been doing something right the past 2 years or so. I'm loving my 55 RC3 Ti on the nomad (coming from a Fox 36 TALAS RC2 on a heckler).
Marzocchi has been doing something right the past 2 years or so. I'm loving my 55 RC3 Ti on the nomad (coming from a Fox 36 TALAS RC2 on a heckler).
Agreed. I was on a 2011 888 and 55 last year and have the 2012s for this year. Not that I needed to get new ones, but my wife really wants my old ones after trying them, so now we are both sorted. Lucky for me, she thinks she should get the hand me downs and I should get the new stuff. She doesn't want to look too flashy, but she couldn't stand her Boxxer or her 36 after trying my forks. Win win all round
Marzocchi has been doing something right the past 2 years or so. I'm loving my 55 RC3 Ti on the nomad (coming from a Fox 36 TALAS RC2 on a heckler).
Agreed. I was on a 2011 888 and 55 last year and have the 2012s for this year. Not that I needed to get new ones, but my wife really wants my old ones after trying them, so now we are both sorted. Lucky for me, she thinks she should get the hand me downs and I should get the new stuff. She doesn't want to look too flashy, but she couldn't stand her Boxxer or her 36 after trying my forks. Win win all round
Does she have a hot rich sister who likes to mess around with married dudes and spend money on them? Cuz I am ssooo in!!
Wow, some serious Marz love! I just wish they were better looking! Wouldnt stop me from trying one if I needed a new fork! Recently gouged my 36 stanchion on a rock so rebuilding it now! OUCH for the stanchion and my wallet!!!
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