I don't know why but I want to change my Heckler it is a great bike but I think I want some VPP action. My Heckler is a medium and set up with strong wheels 36 Float forks set to 140 and a chain device with a 34 ring. I use this bike from XC ride to thrashing it on the DH tracks.
I was thinking that the Nomad would be a good upgrade and would be good on the down hills but the more I look at it it seams to be a bike that doesn't really have and sole use. The Blur LT looks like it could be a really good fun bike but will it take the sort of abuse that the Nomad will?
This is a list of the pros and cons I can see with the two bike. I think that I might also move up to a large frame
Nomad Pros:
Slacker head angle.
Designed to take a chain device.
160mm will be good for down hill use.
I would be confident that it would take a bit of abuse.
I feel I would be using it for its intended use
Better Tyre clearance
The large size is 18.5”.
Nomad Cons:
Tall front end (internal reducer cups top and bottom might help).
I would have to run the forks at 160 (tall front end problem).
It might not be as good on the XC.
The bike might feel slower due to its extra travel and design .
You can not buy the frame with the shock I want. I feel that the Fox RP23 is a really versatile shock if I was to buy a Nomad I would probably get it with the Monarch and then buy a Fox Vanilla R shock and swap them around depending on the riding I am doing.
Higher shock ratio.
Blur LT Pros:
Same geometry as the Heckler
It would work well for XC rides.
I could still run the forks at 140 to keep the low front end with the option to put them up to 160 to slacken the head angle.
140mm would be fun on the down hills
You can buy the bike with a Fox RP23
lower shock ratio.
Blur LT Cons:
Is it up to the same abuse as the Nomad on a down hill section would I be wishing I should have brought a nomad.
I feel that I might sometimes be using the bike for what it wasn't designed to do (even though it might be capable of it)
19” frame might feel a bit large (I have always had medium bike that I feel are more chuckable)
It is not designed to take a chain device even though I think one would fit and I have offered a LG1+ up to a new frame. In the wide position will a bit of the back cut away it looks like it will fit but it would still be rotated to far back.
So there you go and after listing all that I still don't know. Perhaps I should just stick with the Heckler. I think what I am after is a new Blur 4X but I don't know if that will ever happen.
I feel that the Nomad will be a competent bike it any situation. Then the Blur LT would be really good on the XC and then on the downhill it would be like the underdog that turns up at a pro race and blows the big bikes away (if you know what I mean).
If any of you have got any experience on the two bikes for the use I want I would really appreciate your thought.
Cheers
Tom
I was thinking that the Nomad would be a good upgrade and would be good on the down hills but the more I look at it it seams to be a bike that doesn't really have and sole use. The Blur LT looks like it could be a really good fun bike but will it take the sort of abuse that the Nomad will?
This is a list of the pros and cons I can see with the two bike. I think that I might also move up to a large frame
Nomad Pros:
Slacker head angle.
Designed to take a chain device.
160mm will be good for down hill use.
I would be confident that it would take a bit of abuse.
I feel I would be using it for its intended use
Better Tyre clearance
The large size is 18.5”.
Nomad Cons:
Tall front end (internal reducer cups top and bottom might help).
I would have to run the forks at 160 (tall front end problem).
It might not be as good on the XC.
The bike might feel slower due to its extra travel and design .
You can not buy the frame with the shock I want. I feel that the Fox RP23 is a really versatile shock if I was to buy a Nomad I would probably get it with the Monarch and then buy a Fox Vanilla R shock and swap them around depending on the riding I am doing.
Higher shock ratio.
Blur LT Pros:
Same geometry as the Heckler
It would work well for XC rides.
I could still run the forks at 140 to keep the low front end with the option to put them up to 160 to slacken the head angle.
140mm would be fun on the down hills
You can buy the bike with a Fox RP23
lower shock ratio.
Blur LT Cons:
Is it up to the same abuse as the Nomad on a down hill section would I be wishing I should have brought a nomad.
I feel that I might sometimes be using the bike for what it wasn't designed to do (even though it might be capable of it)
19” frame might feel a bit large (I have always had medium bike that I feel are more chuckable)
It is not designed to take a chain device even though I think one would fit and I have offered a LG1+ up to a new frame. In the wide position will a bit of the back cut away it looks like it will fit but it would still be rotated to far back.
So there you go and after listing all that I still don't know. Perhaps I should just stick with the Heckler. I think what I am after is a new Blur 4X but I don't know if that will ever happen.
I feel that the Nomad will be a competent bike it any situation. Then the Blur LT would be really good on the XC and then on the downhill it would be like the underdog that turns up at a pro race and blows the big bikes away (if you know what I mean).
If any of you have got any experience on the two bikes for the use I want I would really appreciate your thought.
Cheers
Tom