Nuke Mega - seat tube chop + mullet 8
8/9/2021 11:00am
Parts
Brand
Model
Additional info
Parts
Frame
Nukeproof
Mega 275
Large, seat tube chopped to ~400mm
Frame:
Nukeproof Mega 275.
Misc: Large, seat tube chopped to ~400mm
Rear Shock
RockShox
Monarch Plus RC3 Debonair
Rear Shock:
RockShox Monarch Plus RC3 Debonair
Fork
RockShox
Pike RCT3 160mm
Fork:
RockShox Pike RCT3 160mm
Front Rim
Stan's NoTubes
27.5"
Front Rim:
Stan's NoTubes.
Misc: 27.5"
Rear Rim
Mavic
26"
Rear Rim:
Mavic.
Misc: 26"
General Info
General Info
Model Year
2015
Model Year:
2015
Intended Use
Trail / All-Mountain
Intended Use:
Trail / All-Mountain
Weight
31 lb 15.5 oz (14500 g)
Weight: 31 lb 15.5 oz (14500 g)
Additional Info
Modified this for a friend so thought it was worth a post. Snowy photo shows it stock when I was riding it - tall seat tube (470mm) for the reach (438mm) and quite steep by modern standards. The bb was also fairly high, and you really rode on top of the bike.
I cut the seat tube brace off and chopped the seat tube down to about 395mm, epoxied up the hole in the top tube and painted the area black. I then put a 26" rear wheel in it to slacken the head tube angle and lower the BB.
It was done so that a shorter woman was able to ride the bike comfortably and could run a 150mm dropper post, giving the "large" frame a new lease of life posing as a modern small/med.
The seat tube is a little slack, but with the seat forward on the rails it's totally fine. The bike rides a whole lot nicer with the smaller rear wheel than it used to, and you can really get a lot of power into your turns through your feet. Ignore the crappy seatpost, it has a zero offset dropper now.
Additional Info:
Modified this for a friend so thought it was worth a post. Snowy photo shows it stock when I was riding it - tall seat tube (470mm) for the reach (438mm) and quite steep by modern standards. The bb was also fairly high, and you really rode on top of the bike.
I cut the seat tube brace off and chopped the seat tube down to about 395mm, epoxied up the hole in the top tube and painted the area black. I then put a 26" rear wheel in it to slacken the head tube angle and lower the BB.
It was done so that a shorter woman was able to ride the bike comfortably and could run a 150mm dropper post, giving the "large" frame a new lease of life posing as a modern small/med.
The seat tube is a little slack, but with the seat forward on the rails it's totally fine. The bike rides a whole lot nicer with the smaller rear wheel than it used to, and you can really get a lot of power into your turns through your feet. Ignore the crappy seatpost, it has a zero offset dropper now.
8/9/2021 11:00am
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