Demo Bike
- Enjoy a full day riding on your favourite Tweed Valley trails
- Suspension setup for your weight before you head out
- Full refund on Demo cost if you order any new bike from Tweed Valley Bikes (only one demo day can be used against a new bike).
- About our Demo Bikes
Ride Santa Cruz's long travel Mixed Wheeled Bike on some of the best enduro trails in the UK!
Carefully evolved over 6 versions, the Santa Cruz Nomad is one of the very best long travel bikes in production, now moving to an MX wheel setup for the first time. With 170mm of travel front and rear delivered via lower link VPP, it's an incredibly capable platform that could go toe with full downhill bikes on many tracks, and yet is also light and comfortable enough to pedal a long day and winch out the big climbs on.
Happy everywhere from the bike park jumps and berms to an enduro race or just your local trails, the Nomad shines anywhere steep, rough or fast. Ride it as fast and go as big as you dare, the Nomad is rarely going to provide the limits to what you take on.
Specification
- Frame: Carbon C MX" 170mm Travel VPP
- Fork: FOX 38 Float Performance, Grip, 170mm
- Shock: FOX Float X Performance, 230x65
- Wheelset: DT Swiss 370 hubs with Reserve 30|TR AL 29" front and 27.5" rear
- Tyres: Front: Maxxis Assegai 29"x2.5", 3C MaxxGRIP, EXO+ Rear: Maxxis Minion DHR II 27.5"x2.4", 3C MaxxTerra, Double Down
- Brakes: SRAM Maven Base
- Rotors: SRAM HS2 200mm
- Cranks: SRAM 90 Eagle DUB T-Type Crankset, 32t
- Bottom Bracket: SRAM DUB Threaded
- Chainring: SRAM 32t T-Type Direct Mount
- Chain: SRAM GX Eagle T-Type, Flattop, 12spd
- Cassette: SRAM XS 1275 Eagle T-Type, 10-52t
- Rear mech: SRAM 90 Eagle T-Type, 12spd
- Shifter: SRAM 90 Eagle T-Type, 12spd
- Chain device: One Up Bash Guide
- Seatpost: OneUp Dropper Post, 31.6
- Saddle: SDG Bel-Air V3 Lux-Alloy
- Handlebar: OneUp Aluminum Bar
- Stem: OneUp Enduro Stem, 42mm
- Grips: Santa Cruz House Grips
Learn, Ride, Buy
We're a small shop with a big history. All of our Guides, Coaches and Shop Staff are here to help you get exactly what you want and what you need. And if you're not sure about which new bike you want, pick up the phone, drop us a message or come and ride with us. Most of our bikes are available to hire and demo on the famous Tweed Valley trails.
The best gear, in one of the best riding locations on earth
All of our stock is hand picked by our Guides, Coaches and Shop staff to provide you the best performance, the best value and the best experience out on the trail with the lowest environmental impact available.
Why Choose Us?
At The Heart Of The Trails
Based on Innerleithen High Street in the Tweed Valley our shop lies in the shadows of the infamous Golfie. AnEnduro World Seriesvenue and legendary in the UK mountain bike scene as one of the most prolific and exciting mountains to ride in the UK. The Tweed Valley and the 100+ km of trails that stretch out from our front door have proven to become a meca for gravel, MTB and road cycling and our staff are out, rain or shine experiencing it all. We're set up to provide you the best advice and select the products to stock that are the best value, best to ride, most eco friendly and will last you the longest out on the trail. Because that's exactly what we look for in our own gear too.
From Riding to Retail
Our business began as Dirt School in 2006, a mountain bike coaching company set up to deliver the best learning and support a mountain biker could ever want. From World championship wins to the award winning BASE college course, we've experienced and forged it all. Our evolution led to the formation of Tweed Valley Guides and now Tweed Valley Bikes too, allowing us to help you buy the right equipment, and be able to ride with you on the best trails and help you learn how to get the most out of it. Our shop has genuinely grown from the trail.