Bike Check: Szymon Godziek's Singlespeed NS Fuzz - Darkfest 2022
As a seasoned Darkfest rider, Godziek is not shy when it comes to racking up big air miles. Coming from the depths of a Polish winter spent on his dirt jump bike, Szymon is excited to get back on the Fuzz for a week of some of the world's best freeriding in South Africa.
NS Fuzz
Frame: NS Bikes Fuzz size M
Fork: Ohlins DH 38 m.1 240psi in the ramp-up chamber, 150 psi main chamber, all the clicks closed
Shock: Ohlins TTX22 with 525 spring
Wheels: Industry Nine carbon Grade 315 rim on Industry Nine Hubs
Tires: 27.5" Continental der Kaiser 2.4” 45psi with Tubolito tubes / 26" Maxxis (shhh) rear
Drivetrain: Reverse single speed kit, Hope 165mm cranks with 36T chainring and 15t cassette
Brakes: Hope Tech 4 brakes with Hope 203mm vented rotor.
Cockpit: NS Bikes Licence 750 mm wide, 35 mm rise, 31.8 mm clamp with Hope stem, NS Bikes Hold Fast grips
Pedals: NS Bikes Radiance
Saddle & Seatpost Reverse Nico Vink saddle and seatpost.
Frame: NS Bikes Fuzz size M
Fork: Ohlins DH 38 m.1 240psi in the ramp-up chamber, 150 psi main chamber, all the clicks closed
Shock: Ohlins TTX22 with 525 spring
Wheels: Industry Nine carbon Grade 315 rim on Industry Nine Hubs
Tires: 27.5" Continental der Kaiser 2.4” 45psi with Tubolito tubes / 26" Maxxis (shhh) rear
Drivetrain: Reverse single speed kit, Hope 165mm cranks with 36T chainring and 15t cassette
Brakes: Hope Tech 4 brakes with Hope 203mm vented rotor.
Cockpit: NS Bikes Licence 750 mm wide, 35 mm rise, 31.8 mm clamp with Hope stem, NS Bikes Hold Fast grips
Pedals: NS Bikes Radiance
Saddle & Seatpost Reverse Nico Vink saddle and seatpost.
Hope's vented rotors are designed to improve the amount of airflow in order to reduce heat build up.
750mm wide bars with 35mm of rise held in place by a Hope stem.
An Ohlins TTX22 shock handles the bike's 203mm of travel. Interestingly, Szymon chose to run an air shock at Rampage last year, and is now back on a coil shock for Darkfest.
 | My DH bike settings don't really change, for Fest, and other freeride events such as Rampage I set it exactly the same so I know exactly how it will feel. |
Reverse Components' Nico Vink signature saddle.
NS Bike Radiance pedals.
NS Hold Fast grips.
Tubolito tubes help keep the rotating weight down a little bit. A Reverse Components / SB One chain tensioner makes it possible for Szymon to run the Fuzz as a singlespeed.
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And the old rock shox psylo fork could fit a 26" 3" Nokia gazzalodi. Had an original 1x drive train before they had such things. Was a bad ass hardtail till it got stolen.
Who wouldn’t wanna
swing a leg over that sukker
The run is less than 2 minutes and not exactly very steep. If anything the rotors will run too cool and the brakes cannot create the heat needed to slow the bike quickly.
They look cool but not the right part for the application.