So, my Santa Cruz Nomad is still hanging from the workstand, held up by what appears to be a worldwide shortage of e.thirteen single chainring bolts. It’s not too far off though, with the Fox 36 Talas forks already bolted on, and a sparkling clean SRAM drivetrain and a pair of Hope Mono brakes waiting [...]
Category Archives: Equipment
Santa Cruz
September 9, 2011 – 10:49
English #4
April 17, 2011 – 12:53
Rob English completed my bike and here are the first set of images – it’s a stunning piece of engineering! The brakes and saddle are not the final versions (the Ciamillo brakes hadn’t arrived in time, and I have a carbon Arione saddle waiting here) but the rest is all complete. Better to let the [...]
Hot Ti Action
March 31, 2011 – 16:37
Whilst waiting for my English I have been musing what to do with my venerable Litespeed Tuscany. It’ll become my second bike – something to use for racing (especially when I think there’s some crash potential) and something for the winter. It’s fairly understated, with pre-carbon Campag Chorus drivetrain and brakes, but with some new [...]