Soderstrom at eurobike in NS bike factory, Poland - photo by jaredhtop

NS Soda, slopestyle prototype.

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Category: Bikes - Dirt/Street/Park
Date Posted: Sep 6, 2009 at 16:41
Sep 6, 2009
Location: NS bike factory, Poland
Trail: eurobike
Riders: Soderstrom
Articles: NS Bikes 2010

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SICK-biker (Sep 6, 2009 at 16:45)

WOW!

jaredhtop (Sep 6, 2009 at 16:48)

huge headtube.

keith24mtb (Sep 6, 2009 at 16:51)

1.5" ?

jaredhtop (Sep 6, 2009 at 16:53)

just looks huge.

SICK-biker (Sep 6, 2009 at 16:55)

yea that can't be 1 1/8th, but 1.5 is not bad it will keep it strong up front, looks like a very solid frame, just wait till martin is ripping it up with one of these! should be seeing him riding this frame soon, can't wait

crs-one (Sep 6, 2009 at 19:50)

1.5" HT means you can run a zerostack headset, getting the front end lower and steeper, which when combined with big barz means more t-down room. And it looks a lot cleaner.

blah12325 (Sep 6, 2009 at 20:12)

where the f*ck u get these pictures?

jaredhtop (Sep 6, 2009 at 20:13)

eurobike. I found them on some random forum website. I only found 2 other pics. One of the new NS fixie. I figure i'll give someone else a chance. And the 2010 rotary (already uploaded)

Rattsl (Sep 6, 2009 at 20:37)

Oh hell yea, how much travel? I would like to get one.

keith24mtb (Sep 7, 2009 at 8:29)

crs-one, t-down room? turndown?

crs-one (Sep 7, 2009 at 8:41)

ye. those t-downs. Was just a guess. I don't know why people like low forks and high bars but a 1.5" headtube and zero-stack headset is a step in that direction.

blah12325 (Sep 7, 2009 at 8:45)

lamacycles has all the 2010 stuff on there except the soda frame...and the analog frame/fork haha...which makes me lol.
they really stepped up their game this year!~

keith24mtb (Sep 7, 2009 at 8:48)

a zero stack headset would bring the bars down too tho, idiot.

blah12325 (Sep 7, 2009 at 8:49)

zero stack headset on a 1.5?
plz show me haha

crs-one (Sep 7, 2009 at 8:50)

Thanks for that, Einstein. It drops the headtube lower which steepens the head angle and gives more top tube room for turndowns when you put higher bars on.

keith24mtb (Sep 7, 2009 at 14:16) (Below Threshold)

steepening the head angle doesn't mean that it steepens it on the frame. bringing the bars further from the top tube, just means steeper on the geo, get it right. zero stack headsets on a frame as high as this aren't the right direction to go if you want nice turndowns, and yes, i do know what i'm talking about.

crs-one (Sep 7, 2009 at 14:17)

So...the headtube rotates itself? Bullshit. Steepening the head angle in this case drops the top tube. I don't give a shit about turndowns, it was an example. Now you're just not making sense.

keith24mtb (Sep 7, 2009 at 14:19)

we're probably thinking along different lines, sorry for any confusion buddy!

1049

keith24mtb (Sep 7, 2009 at 14:44) (Below Threshold)

stupid ass canadian

crs-one (Sep 7, 2009 at 15:13)

You sure got me!

Rattsl (Sep 7, 2009 at 15:25)

In a lighter note, wouldn't it be great to own one of these? lol

keenanbikes (Sep 7, 2009 at 21:15)

I kinda reallly want this one guys!..

matthew13sanderson (Sep 17, 2009 at 17:13)

so what now? NS, Dobermann or black market?

keenanbikes (Sep 17, 2009 at 18:59)

Ns for the win blk mrkt is over rated and doberman is my second pick

dancharge (Sep 20, 2009 at 3:38)

tbh i recon the dobermann soft tail looks alot better and more well desighned but the ns is good as well they just got to sort some things out on it but its there first try so well done

blah12325 (Sep 20, 2009 at 8:57)

how are you gonna run ss on this.... blackmarket and dobermann have a bb pivoting system but this dont haha

typrattmtb (Sep 20, 2009 at 16:23)

1 huge flaw in the design that i can see so far is the problems with running single speed. the shock pivot is not around the bottom bracket.

nouser (Aug 19, 2010 at 18:41)

that was prob to conform to the shock ratios. run a dual pully tensioner and it will be fine.

moleman (Sep 7, 2009 at 9:01)

Pretty sweet, but if they want to get in with the compition (Blk Mrkt, Dartmoor and Dob), then they should have put the pivot around the BB IMO.

keith24mtb (Sep 7, 2009 at 15:36)

oh shit yeah!

callumm (Sep 14, 2009 at 6:21)

might be looking for pedal efficiency though

moleman (Sep 14, 2009 at 8:12)

For a Slopestyle, DJ bike?... I don't think so.

WAKIdesigns (Sep 17, 2009 at 4:51)

agreed, but at the same time this solution is cheaper. I'm sure they will develop BB pivot soon, but the only reason for doing so is the single speed compatibility. Every other aspect of BB pivot sucks comparing to regular pivot location.

dingus (Sep 17, 2009 at 5:37)

Having the pivot there will give a better axel path than a BB pivot.

JBat360 (Sep 24, 2009 at 8:42)

i dont like the way the downtube is bent by the head tube. if it was straight it would look amazingly sick

KyleG43 (Sep 7, 2009 at 10:29)

im likin the style, but the head tube is a lil short for my likings.....they should build a couple diferent bikes up like this to show wat the frame looks like with diferent parts, considering its a brand new model n they wanna get it out there

nouser (Jul 15, 2010 at 0:53)

Sorry of this has been asked... But how much will it be... And when it coming out?

mhopper (Sep 8, 2009 at 8:50)

so nice. sonderstrom will be using this at next years crankworx!

dancharge (Sep 22, 2009 at 10:47)

aparently the one that martin Soderstrom will ride is going to be even better and more organised to his riding style

Flopper69 (Sep 28, 2009 at 14:43)

oooooooooooooooooooooooooooossssssshhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

nouser (Oct 15, 2009 at 7:56)

Whats the travel on this?

h4rtmanjakob (Oct 29, 2009 at 4:55)

I want one but.... it isnt out

jacekslonik (Sep 6, 2009 at 23:39)

WoW! very nice frame!

omzig81 (Sep 17, 2009 at 2:37)

Sweet

Luseboy (Sep 17, 2009 at 15:43)

looks sick. and is that a dw link? it looks like either that or vpp

dingus (Sep 19, 2009 at 15:12)

No, its a single pivot.

Luseboy (Sep 19, 2009 at 21:22)

ya, i saw that after i posted... but that top link looks similar to a lower link on a mojo. and it looks kinda like it has a lower link, but i looked at it again, and saw that it didnt.

dingus (Sep 20, 2009 at 2:30)

Yeah, I think the top links are to stiffen the swingarm.

Luseboy (Sep 20, 2009 at 12:42)

ya probably. that would make sense, as its a ss bike... i think in a ss bike, the suspension is really only there to soften up the big hits.

darkelement (Sep 18, 2009 at 23:29)

Horizontal drop outs?

hegeman (Nov 3, 2009 at 7:28)

ns should build some heavyweight dh frame

lawa (Dec 18, 2009 at 14:37)

sweet frame!!

Rob-Chapman (Jan 10, 2010 at 4:42)

How much and where from??

NUNONS (Apr 6, 2010 at 7:24)

it's possible to buy this frame now???

Slopestyle669 (Aug 13, 2010 at 8:33)

No... It was susposed to come out in February 2010. I talked to Martin Soderstrom and it got a bit delayed and now NS is testing it in its final stage. It should come out soon.

masteraj (May 29, 2013 at 9:42)

i just got one of these.....soo stoked !!

dillonchamberlain (Sep 6, 2009 at 17:29)

damn

benjamindoucett (Sep 6, 2009 at 17:51)

I'm buying one. No questions asked.

benjamindoucett (Sep 6, 2009 at 17:53)

Unless it's 1.5.

jaredhtop (Sep 6, 2009 at 19:11)

quite the way to judge if you are buying one. I'll try and find out to see what size.

marlon-d (Sep 7, 2009 at 17:03)

wow

nickis (Sep 10, 2009 at 21:38)

My new slopestyle

bentbarsblues (Sep 17, 2009 at 14:02)

that bike looks burly!!

Fox1010 (Sep 19, 2009 at 13:16)

I really like that

oliaaaaam (Sep 21, 2009 at 15:24)

got a rrp yet?

crigg (Oct 21, 2009 at 13:43)

they need to make a 24" slopestyle frame.

karolek95 (Nov 16, 2011 at 7:45)

kiedy w sprzedaży ?

richieshlame (Sep 17, 2009 at 4:17)

ns should stik to what they do best. steel hardtails!

phil-mclean (Sep 18, 2009 at 1:35)

no its great they have a fully now, everyone wants a bit of travel sometime and it'l be great for their team riders needing a bike for the big slopestyle courses these days i.e. Soderstrom had to ride was it a Cove? at this years Crankworx to be able to make it through the course. I'l bet this will be just as dialled as the NS hardtails just with that extra little bit of travel

erik74 (Sep 21, 2009 at 15:15)

yep, he had an old cove. if only NS could have got this out a little sooner so he could test it!

DIRTY-DH-DJ (Sep 17, 2009 at 17:46)

the ns soda should be BB pivot

blinkerx (Nov 22, 2009 at 2:19)

price?

rutschattack (Sep 18, 2009 at 19:36)

Toptube is way to long

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benjamindoucett (Sep 6, 2009 at 19:15)

Only problem with 1.5 is that there isn't a very large selection of forks.

pdurand (Sep 6, 2009 at 19:21)

Ns is making spacers so u can run 1an1 8 steer tubes

LegoBikerGamer (Sep 6, 2009 at 19:52)

you can run any 1 1/8th headtube on a 1 1/5th. most headsets have spacers you put in. for example i run a 1.8th boxxer team on a bike with a 1.5 headtube. all i needed was a special spacer to bring the FSA pig headset small enough for the fork.

benjamindoucett (Sep 7, 2009 at 4:42)

What the hell is a 1 1/5?

benjamindoucett (Sep 7, 2009 at 4:43) (Below Threshold)

Oh ya, let's just negative prop me for stating a fact.

WAKIdesigns (Sep 17, 2009 at 4:38)

When U have a 1.5 head tube U can fit any fork U want, either via spacers, or just a headset with reduction cups. The best thing with 1.5 HT is that there is a bigger welding area what basicaly means that the critical down tube area close to HT in 1.5 will be always stronger than in 1, 1/8". The only downside of this standard is that it's hard to get a good 1.5 stem at a reasonable price - but that's the relict of the past, as nowadays we have tapered tubes which are absolutely flawless...

matthew13sanderson (Sep 20, 2009 at 6:54)

LegoBikerGamer (Sep 6, 2009 at 19:52)
you can run any 1 1/8th headtube on a 1 1/5th.

yeah wtf is 1 1/5 lol

benjamindoucett (Sep 21, 2009 at 13:19)

I know what 1.5 is, but there is no such thing as 1 1/5.

LegoBikerGamer (Sep 21, 2009 at 15:41) (Below Threshold)

the correct terminology is 1 1/5th. as in 1 inch and 1/5th of an inch. though peoples shorten it too 1.5 and 1.8. if you get a ruler out 1.8 is bigger then 1.5, when on bikes, its the opposite.

WAKIdesigns (Sep 21, 2009 at 15:47)

hurray for the maths. 1 1/5th"=1.2" and nobody has ever heard of a steerer diameter like that. The standard is 1 1/8th"=1.125". Nobody shortens anything to 1.5 with steerer diameters, that is a 1 inch and a half 1.5 number which relates to a size of 1 and a half inch steerer, as simple as that... Boys boys boys...

WAKIdesigns (Sep 21, 2009 at 15:52)

few more replies like that an I switch back to Eric Cartman mode...

matthew13sanderson (Sep 21, 2009 at 16:53)

1.5 is an inch and a half which is 8/16.

1-1/8 is an inch and 2/16.

WAKIdesigns (Sep 22, 2009 at 4:19)

that's why we europeans use the metric system...