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As someone who's owned several Santa Cruz bikes (including Nomad 3 & 6), I'd say the Bronson is a safer bet for most people. Especially the current one (v5) which can basically be transformed into a Nomad with different stroke shock and longer fork. I liked my Nomad but LOVE my Bronson 5. Its just more fun more of the time.

Looks like the new Nomad is coming Tuesday!

I’ve said it a couple times so apologies if it’s a broken record . The problem for me isn’t 150nm, or 1500watts. It’s 800% assist . Humans fundamentally make different choices when things are easy vs. hard . I can maybe go 20mph uphill on a trail on my meat bike , but only for an instant, then I’m gassed . So I never do that . When there’s suddenly no disincentive (it being exhausting) the total time spent of people going 20mph on blind single track is going to be much higher, thus the probability of isssue increases. At...

would def ride.

If you've ever paid for a service on a lefty you'll start to see why the roller bearing design isn't more common! I think the weight and complexity of a regular USD fork using needle rollers would be far too heavy and expensive, plus it must cut down internal space for things like the air spring

Awwwww this warms the heart! 🫶 Pre-orders are live for our next batch!

That's my son @brady_buck_MTB in action. He was so pumped to get to do the photo shoot on this one on his own trail that the SEH groms put so much work into. Give him a follow on YouTube, he'd be stoked.

Funny you should mention the Edge 22. I tried one about 16 months ago. That tire has phenomenal cornering traction and it rolls fast and brakes just fine as well. The dual row of long and stout but not that tall side knobs hook up really well for turning. The rubber compound was a bit hard and it had a weird way of slapping the ground when it hit the ground from being in the air and the casing was not very supportive but the tread pattern works very well in spite of its odd appearance.

Evil having some fun.

This thread is gonna invent a DH casing semislick from first principles.

Your wishes will be addressed soon. But also worth noting that enduro/gravity casing tires can only go so fast. A tires casing is one of the biggest contributor to rolling speed. See my previous comment about this exact topic.