New Nomad V6 - Mx Wheels!!!
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New Altitude seems nice even though it looks like a Nomad, ha. Especially being able to swap between 29 and mullet. I owned the Mega V2 before and definitely prefer the Nomad. But if you wanted to run 29 I could see the Altitude working well. It seems like a pretty long bike though.
I like the flexibility to run both 29 and Mx. I’ve only ridden the Mx once. Couple reviewers on the Altitude have had the lower pivot come loose after a couple handful of rides which seems concerning. The wheelbase is fairly huge too.
You mention you preferred the Nomad over the Mega. What all did you like better? How do both of those bikes climb? I do a lot of long climbs to get to long descents but I’m not fast, just need traction and a steep seat tube.
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With the Mega v2 there's something about the geo that makes you really have to weight the front wheel in turns. I believe it's a combo of being full 29 and having a shorter chainstay versus Nomad. With Nomad you can have a more neutral stance and feels more balanced in turns without having to really lean over the front to hold grip.
Possible the Nomad climbs slightly worse due to longer wheelbase (thinking in more tight/tech spots) but virtually no difference between the two for me so far. I'm also in terrible shape coming out of winter so it's hard to judge - all climbs feel bad right now, ha. If you can have only one bike though I'm not sure Nomad or Mega is the best option. They climb well, can ride anything, but not great climbers.
Possible the Nomad climbs slightly worse due to longer wheelbase (thinking in more tight/tech spots) but virtually no difference between the two for me so far. I'm also in terrible shape coming out of winter so it's hard to judge - all climbs feel bad right now, ha. If you can have only one bike though I'm not sure Nomad or Mega is the best option. They climb well, can ride anything, but not great climbers.
I think the Nomad sounds like the perfect bike. I ride a lot of steep descent, they all require long grinding climbs, but like i said, i am not racing to the top. Do you think the rear wheel gets hung up ever on the descent with the Nomad? From what I understand, the Kavenz climbs better than both bikes.
I have a trail/all-mountain style hardtail which is my second bike, so wouldn't be my only ride.
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Nomad climbs really well.
I don't notice it's a mullet anymore, the cornering is just more natural and intuitive vs most 9'ers. I've had better and worse, some like 2supple mentioned you have to really get over the front end. My current Spec Stumpy Evo is the best balanced 9'er I've had, but the Nomad still corners better. Geo between the two is very similar, and works for me very well. I've also owned an '18 Slash that was a PITA to weight right in corners, it had the worst geo of any bike I've ever owned. Then I got an Enduro, it was so much better in all ways, but a little big. Nomad is just right.
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Yeah as long as you're grounded in the fact that it's an enduro bike the Nomad climbs very well. I haven't touched the lockout at all. So far the 27.5 rear wheel doesn't bother me in climbing or descending either. I've heard people mention the smaller rear wheel doesn't roll quite as fast or can get hung up but I haven't felt it. For how long the bike is it's crazy how playful it feels and how well it corners. I'm actually shocked how noticeably different it feels to the Megatower v2 (in a good way).
I definitely had some hesitancy switching to a mullet bike but i'm glad I went for it - it's honestly an afterthought when i'm on the trail so far except when I realize how well it corners.
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Hard to say exactly how a bike will ride just by looking at the numbers but I'm surprised Yeti opted to go with shorter chainstays on the 165. It probably rides great, but past experiences lead me to believe the rear end on the new 165 is too short for my preference. Perhaps they think a shorter chainstay is more desirable for the park crowd...
Yeti does have some of the best (if not the best) stock suspension tunes/kinematics. Frame quality on their newer bikes is second to none. Just make the geometry matches what you're looking for.
Yeti does have some of the best (if not the best) stock suspension tunes/kinematics. Frame quality on their newer bikes is second to none. Just make the geometry matches what you're looking for.
The short chainstays are my biggest gripe too. The prior gen yetis required weighing the front tire quite a bit. The current gen yetis now have longer chainstays and are more balanced with a more neutral riding position. However, the updated sb165 still has short chain stays.
If you compare the new SB165 vs the older version, the only difference is full 27.5” wheels vs mullet.
I borrowed my friend's gen1 SB165 and really didn't like it. It had awful pedal kick in fast choppy sections.
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As I read this I could hear David Golay saying "game on" in his podcast voice. I think Blister has officially coined that term, ha.
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That's what I got too. 2 weeks of riding it and it's been so so good.
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That is an amazing deal
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Just came back from month long riding trip in New Zealand. I love my Nomad. I think I'm done with searching for the perfect bike, cause this is the one. It's so fun, poppy and nimble, yet it can still absolutely plow if you need it to. Also pedals so well. It's built solid as and seems to be really reliable, zero issues over the whole trip, survived everything, including the flights, without a flinch. All that while being a blast everywhere, from mellow blues with the lady to proper pants-shitting gnar.
Mine has Fox X2 on it, and me not being exactly an airshock enthusiast, I wanted to try it with a coil shock. Got a shocking deal on a new '23 Fox DHX and pulled the trigger on it. It's an off-the-shelf tune, do you guys think it would be worth taking it straight to a suspension shop and getting it tuned for the Nomad, or would you not bother?
Question for all of you with aftermarket shocks on your nomads, what did you do about the bearing mounting hardware? Do you just swap it between the shocks? Is it easy enough? Or can you buy it somewhere separately?
Mine has Fox X2 on it, and me not being exactly an airshock enthusiast, I wanted to try it with a coil shock. Got a shocking deal on a new '23 Fox DHX and pulled the trigger on it. It's an off-the-shelf tune, do you guys think it would be worth taking it straight to a suspension shop and getting it tuned for the Nomad, or would you not bother?
Question for all of you with aftermarket shocks on your nomads, what did you do about the bearing mounting hardware? Do you just swap it between the shocks? Is it easy enough? Or can you buy it somewhere separately?
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Forgive me as this is my first mullet build, but is anyone else running sram transmission on their Nomad and smacking their derailleur frequently? I've never had this issue before but this is the first time on both mullet and using sram transmission. I'm guessing it's a combination of the smaller rear wheel and a gigantic derailleur but this ride finally did it - entire lower cage is toast. $130 for a new lower cage replacement 
Is this a mullet problem? Or maybe better luck with a different drivetrain? Probably only had about 10 rides so far. Seems like I hit the cage much more frequently than any bike before. Maybe just need to be extra careful and can get used to it but seems kinda shitty.
Is this a mullet problem? Or maybe better luck with a different drivetrain? Probably only had about 10 rides so far. Seems like I hit the cage much more frequently than any bike before. Maybe just need to be extra careful and can get used to it but seems kinda shitty.
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