The key to giving the Nomad its look is the use of Syncros parts. Syncros is a brand I remember from a decade ago on my first dream bike!   They went through ups and downs and the company has been purchased by Ritchey. And Ritchey has been pouring R&D into a new product line.

So here’s a round-up of  our Syncros parts.

Syncros Point ‘n Chute tires:

Syncros Mental Pedal Magnesium

At the 2006 Interbike, I saw an all white bike. Mountain Cycle, I believe.  That got me going on a white Santa Cruz Nomad as the new testbed for mtbr.com.

The Nomad is beautiful and verstatile bike. It’s shape was definitely carved by and artist. And its trail abilities seems very, very broad. I’ve ridden with guys that just fly up a hill on a Nomad and I’ve seen others scream downhill and do some impressive technical  trails.

So we had to check out the bike. And yeah, let’s expirement with some cool new parts too along the way.