Thorn Cycles Forum
Community => Thorn General => Topic started by: ZeroBike on February 09, 2013, 01:56:57 PM
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If the guys at Thorn were designing a Nomad mk3, what improvements over the mk2 would you guys like to see?
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They could skim a grand off the top bar?
;D ;D
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what improvements over the mk2 would you guys like to see?
Hi Zero!
• "S" (short) frame sizes for the drop-handlebar guys (solved for me with compact drops and short stem).
• Extended head tube (solved for me with tall steerer spacers).
• 5mm threaded ring-lock mounts on the forward sides of the seatstays (solved for me with milled mounts for my lock).
• Pump peg braze-ons (solved for me, thanks to Zefal).
• Integral kickstand mount at left-rear chainstay junction (solved for me with a Click-Stand).
• Optional self-locking/internally wedging EBB insert (standard bolt-retained model works fine).
So...nothing, I guess, since I've been able to achieve my "wish list" pretty easily by other means.
For me -- on Sherpa and the Nomad -- having the uncut, long steerer was a tremendous boon to achieving the perfect position. I hope that option never goes away.
Best,
Dan.
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Pump peg braze-ons (solved for me, thanks to Zefal).
Can I jump in here and hopefully not detract from the theme of this post?
Why on earth have a pump clipped to the frame? Ever?
I use my pump to check the pressure / top up before I set off.
Then I use it when I get a flat. Errr. x2 a year if I am unlucky.
OK - on tour may be different but I keep mine at the bottom of my bar bag.
Matt - who stands back for a blast of wisdom from those who know better
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matt a good pump can save you pulling the hair out of your head, mini pums are next to useless.
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Hi Matt! Good question!
I find I need to have my pump handy a bit more often, thanks to things like goathead thorns and the remains of steel belts from exploded truck tires (the little wires can go straight through a Schwalbe Dureme, quick as a wink). As an old roadie, I find I prefer a longer frame-fit pump 'cos the longer stroke allows me to refill my flat tires more quickly. Pump pegs allow me to store the long pump where it is secure yet conveniently available. A mini-pump works as well, but requires more strokes to fill a tire.
I also carry a small Crank Bros mini-pump in my underseat bag as an emergency spare in the event the main pump fails. As a solo, unsupported cyclist in truly remote areas, I need to be sure I can refill a flat tire after a needed repair.
For urban and suburban cycling, my approach is overkill. Out in the forest or desert, with cars passing at 2-week intervals, having a pump (or two!) at the ready beats a very long walk that might not end well....who stands back for a blast of wisdom from those who know better
Matt, I think your approach works well for the majority of riders, most of the time, in most places. My circumstances are a bit different, and having once broken a pump in the middle of nowhere (I stepped backward on it, breaking it in two. Fortunately, I was able to use the one belonging to my touring partner), I realized I need to carry a spare justincase. A pump can crack or break, and seals can fail. Most people never have need for two pumps, but for my sort of touring, I feel better with a backup plan at the ready for when things go really bad.
Best,
Dan.
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Thanks chaps.
Good points raised and taken on board.
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matt a good pump can save you pulling the hair out of your head, mini pums are next to useless.
Also useful as a line of self-defense against aggressive dogs ( not that I've had to ! )
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You 'blow them away'?
Jeezo, a bit extreme?
:)
Also useful as a line of self-defense against aggressive dogs ( not that I've had to ! )
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matt a good pump can save you pulling the hair out of your head, mini pums are next to useless.
;)
Pete . . . . . .
8)
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Mind you Matt i forgot to say i don't have a lot of hair left .
btw folks its my 60th birthday in june so start saying your getting plenty of notice. ;D
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Its mine the end of May so i beat you Jags. ;)
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Guessing jags is plumping for donations to the B&M Luxos "B" fund! ;D
All the best,
Dan. (...who thinks it a worthy cause)
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the natural evolution ... to recumbent! ;)
(only other bike I will ever buy)