santa cruz nomad c 2011.

finally i got the bike i always wanted. or so i thought. it turned out the frame was ‘small’ and while i am no giant i am not really small either; on top of that santa cruz frames are typically a bit on the smaller side anyway. as a result i was stuck with a…

ingredients.

i love the nomad. it’s really all i expected it to be. except … there is a little problem. when i first rode the nomad it felt a little tight. i put it down to the fact that a much shorter guy rode it, and did the usual things: longer stem, seat back. it got…

reconstructive surgery.

after three years of faultless service my trusty crank brothers pedals started to develop a little creak. luckily they can be rebuilt. and it is neither hard nor expensive. all you need is a few tools i am sure every household has, like an allen key, a set of spanners and a torque wrench. once…