My nickel 650b Build

[vizsladog]

Size medium form S/C for $600.00

Fork..xfusion velvet 140mm
Wheels.. Stans flow ex with 3.30 hubs
Tires...Maxxis Ardent 2.25 front
Crossmark 2.10 rear
Bars...truvativ t30 flat 700mm
Stem...fsa 80mm
Cranks... X9 with north shore billett 104/64 bcd 2x10
Chainrings...22t 36t
Brakes...magura louise bat 180mm f 160mm rear
Front/rear derailure...sram x9
Shifters...sram x9
cassette...xt 11-36


tons of room in the rear

weighs 28lbs

[jrsbike]

Very nice build and congratulations! You can't beat the price for the frame. I will be interested to see if you keep that stem length. Is the FD a 2 x 10 or standard?

[carverboy]

Wow, sharp bike! Def a little jealous of that weight 28 pounds is awesome and I bet you did not have to much money in it to hit that weight either!

[vizsladog]

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Thanks
front is 2x10 think the stem is to long??

i sold my 29er frame fork and wheels and kept my drivtrain bars ect..

after selling that stuff and buying new i spent an extra 500.00

[Morpheous]

...excellent build, you will be happy with that bike.

[blcman]

What's the BB height on these converted Nickels? I plan on using a Fox 36 tho.
I can get a new frame pretty cheap right now so I'm very interested.

[NH Mtbiker]

Very, very nice build!! I also have the Velvet 130mm on my BMC and hope to convert the front to 650b using a Stans Crest. My Trailfox will not fit the tweener out back, but I think the front end change will still make a difference. Your Nickel is the bike I would build if I did not already have a new Trailfox frame. Keep us posted on the ride report!

[vizsladog]

Mine is 13 3/4 to the center of the bb.

Hope that helps

on another note...as cheap as nickel frames are you could sell your bmc frame for more than youd buy a new nickel frame for

[StiHacka]

I like that bike a lot!

(here is mine

[dirtbiker]

Nice ride, congrats on the build. How is the ride?

[vizsladog]

Very nice!!!!

[Whit45]

Super sharp build! What is the approximate weight of the nickel frame with shock?

[vizsladog]

Thx it was right at 7lbs

[HitmenOnlyInc]

Love it!

Why don't I see the Nickel on the Santa Cruz website. I really like this frame and at $600...very reasonable. Please excuse my ignorance if the answer is a well known fact.

Thanks!

[Mosquito1]

Love it!

Why don't I see the Nickel on the Santa Cruz website. I really like this frame and at $600...very reasonable. Please excuse my ignorance if the answer is a well known fact.

Thanks!

You can still read about the Butcher and Nickel on the SC website. The links have been gone for some time, though all the info regarding tech specs and geometry is still there.

SC is not making the Nickel any more - grab this classic while you still can! You can read about it here.

[vizsladog]

Yeah the frames are on the sale page on s/c website.

After i sold off my 29er stuff i ended uo out of pocket another 600.00

[CDIDriver]

Competitive Cyclist and Backcountry.com have sold all of their Mediums...does anyone know of any other vendors that have a few mediums left...Also, Vizsladog who did your X-Fusion from?

Many thanks, CDIDriver

Yeah the frames are on the sale page on s/c website.

After i sold off my 29er stuff i ended uo out of pocket another 600.00

[reformed roadie]

Competitive Cyclist and Backcountry.com have sold all of their Mediums...does anyone know of any other vendors that have a few mediums left...Also, Vizsladog who did your X-Fusion from?

Many thanks, CDIDriver

The Santa Cruz website may have them in the frame clearance section; they did the last time I checked. Currently it is down because they are moving. Should be back up in a week, IIRC.

[vizsladog]

I got mine on ebay.

[madsedan]

Nice, almost identical to mine for the major components, but my Fusion is black.

How do you like the crossmark?

[vizsladog]

it works nicely. hooks up good and rolls well.

[richulr]

I ordered a nickel, can I join the party?

[JMac47]

What's the BB height on these converted Nickels? I plan on using a Fox 36 tho.
I can get a new frame pretty cheap right now so I'm very interested.

A Butcher maybe?

[Triaxtremec]

what headset are you using? I'm looking for a red headset and ordered the wrong one apparently. I'm so confused on what to get for my tapered fork.

[AMSB-66]

That is really nice!! do you reckon they will come out with a nomad in 650B/27,5??