Santa Cruz Nomad - Review. Jun 30, You must login to Pinkbike. Don't have an account? Sign up. Nomad Details. The Nomad's frame is an exercise in aesthetic excellence - internal cable routing where it makes sense, plenty of tire clearance, a threaded BB shell, and a well thought out suspension design.
The lower aluminum link has been tucked up and away into the Nomad's carbon frame, providing more ground clearance and allowing for shorter chain stays.
Riding the Nomad. The Nomad wants to be pushed to the ragged edge, urging you to carry just a little more speed into that steep chute filled with a lattice work of roots, or down that nearly vertical rock face that doesn't seem to ever end. Whether it's popping over little rollers or hucking off big drops, the Nomad takes the concept of a do-it-all bike to the next level. It doesn't get much better than this. Roosting loam aboard the Nomad deep in the woods of the Pacific Northwest.
Santa Cruz has hit a home run with the new Nomad, blending big hit capabilities with excellent pedaling performance to create a bike that raises the bar in the all-mountain category.
The Nomad is a bike that would have been a daydream only a few years ago, when the technology didn't exist to create a 28 pound bike with mm of travel. Luckily, those dreams have come true, and the reality is even better than anyone could have imagined. This is a bike from the future, except that it's available now.
