The Metropolis is a dedicated dirt jumping bike. 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. The geometry and parts have been chosen by our top riders, therefore the build is significantly different than what you normally find in "corporate" bikes.
The Metropolis 3 is built on a solid NS frame and fitted with high end NS aftermarket parts. Our aim was to make a bike accessible to everyone and offer 100% of the function that high end bikes have, with the only compromise being slightly higher weight. There are no “do-not-jump” warning stickers on this bike!
The Metropolis 3 continues into 2014 as our entry-level dirt bike. As all our complete bikes it will now be fitted with the new Quantum stem. The frame now has a real press fit BB shell (same as on our aftermarket frames) which is fully compatible with aftermarket components.
- new light NS Bikes Quantum 25.4 stem, with short dirt jump specific 37mm reach
- frame with real press-fit Spanish BB
- strong NS Fundamental rear rim
- Frame: NS Trimoly (cromoly down tube, top tube and chain stays)
- Fork: RST Dirt RA, 100mm travel, 10 mm dropout, steel steer tube
- Headset: FSA loose ball
- Stem: New NS Bikes Quantum 25.4, 37mm reach
- Handlebar: NS Mint
- Grips: NS Sam Pilgrim signature grips
- Brakes: Tektro Novela 160 mm rear / v-brake Alhonga front
- Bottom Bracket: SALT by We The People, Spanish BB, 19mm x 8 splines
- Crank: SALT by We The People, tubular cromoly
- Chainring: SALT by We The People, 30T steel ring
- Chain: PYC-410H 1/2”x1/8”
- Freewheel: 14T
- Rims: Jalco DBX front, NS Fundamental rear
- Hubs: Joytech 9 mm front, Joytech Single Speed rear with 14T freewheel
- Spokes: Black spokes w/14mm nipples
- Tires: Kenda K-Rad tanwall 2.3 rear & front
- Seatpost + Saddle: Octane One fat seat-post combo
- Pedals: Odyssey Twisted PC
- Weight: ~13.9 kg including pedals, without front brake
Note: Bike comes complete with front and rear brakes
top tube length (c-c): 574 mm / 22.6”
reach: 402mm
stack: 555mm
head angle: 70 deg
seat tube angle: 71 deg
frame size: 308mm / 12.1”
BB height: 327 mm / 12.9”
chainstay: 381 mm / 15” slammed
Always wear a helmet when riding. It will not make you deathproof, but will increase your chances to avoid serious injury if you crash (and you WILL crash). A broken leg can be fixed. A broken brain cannot ! Even if you see some of our riders without a helmet, it's only because they are complete idiots !
