Awesome ride quality of steel tubes and classic slim look - this is the bike to go for if you love cromoly. The Metropolis has all the features of a modern pro-level dirt bike, with geometry and parts that have been chosen by our top riders. You can take it straight out of the box and head to Mellowpark to practice your 360 nosedives, or even go for a big backflip at a Crankworx event. If you are not planning to go so far, hit the streets and practice some off-the-bank tailwhips. The bike is ready for this kind of stuff because it has all the features of a modern pro-level dirt bike. We have years of experience in building dirt bikes and believe that this is one of the best out there.
MAIN FEATURES:
Cromoly double butted frame
Manitou Circus Expert fork
Race Face Affect crankset
Sealed bearing hubs, 10t driver
SRAM Level hydraulic brake
MAIN CHANGES FOR 2018
Race Face Affect Crankset
Hey, we are NS Bikes. Nuff said. Dirt bikes are our heritage. This is what we grew up with, this is what put our company on the map. Take any of these bikes out of the box, hit the trails and rip like there's no tomorrow. We have a whole range of aluminium and steel hardtails for any pocket, plus a unique full suspension bike for the biggest jumps.
Frame: NS Bikes custom butted 4130 cromoly, integrated headset
Sizes: ONE SIZE
Forks: Manitou Circus Expert, 100 mm travel, 20 mm axle, aluminium steering tube
Headset: Salt by WTP, integrated IS42/IS42, sealed bearings
Stem: NS Chemical 25.4
Handlebar: NS Lick, 740mm
Grips: NS Sam Pilgrim signature, w/o flanges
Seatpost: Octane One fat seat-post combo
Saddle: Octane One fat seat-post combo
Front brake: Tektro Novela 160mm
Rear brake: Sram Level, 160mm
Levers: Tektro/Sram
Rims: NS Fundamental 26”, 32h
Spokes: Spokes w/14mm nipples
Front hub: Octane One 20mm (sealed bearings)
Rear hub: Octane SS Pro, 10T driver (sealed bearings)
Tires front / rear: Kenda Small Block 8 26x2.1
Crankset: Race Face Affect 170mm 28t
Bottom bracket: Race Face Euro BB BSA
Pedals: NS Nylon
Chain: PYC-510HX, 1spd
Weight (kg): 12.1 (including pedals, without front brake)
Specifications subject to change without notice. Actual colours and design may vary slightly from the images on the website.
| Metropolis 1 | ||
| Wheel | size | 26" |
| Fork | travel | 100 |
| Reach | mm | 397 |
| in | 15,6 | |
| FC | mm | 654 |
| in | 25,7 | |
| Standover | mm | 749 |
| in | 29,5 | |
| Stack | mm | 555 |
| in | 21,9 | |
| Effective TT | mm | 605 |
| in | 23,8 | |
| Actual TT | mm | 574 |
| in | 22,6 | |
| Seat tube | mm | 306 |
| in | 12,0 | |
| Chain stays | mm | 381 |
| in | 15,0 | |
| BB rise | mm | -4 |
| in | -0,2 | |
| Headtube | angle | 69,0 |
| ST angle | effective | 70,0 |
| Wheelbase | mm | 1036 |
| in | 40,8 |
