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Bike info

 

MAIN FEATURES:

- Lightweight carbon frame
- Unique geometry, unprecedented in this category
- 100mm front / 100mm rear wheel travel
- Fox 32 Step Cast Performance 3fork
- Fox DPS Performance Elite shock
- Dual remote for fork & shock
- 12-speed SRAM GX Eagle REAR derailleur
- SRAM Level TL brakes
- Race Face AEffect R dropper post 
- Straight pull WHEELS, WTB rims

Before you say: “WTF?! is NS making an XC bike??” - stop. This is something completely different! The geometry of the Synonym is miles away from any short travel bike that you can find on the market. Thanks to the slack head angle, massive reach and very steep seat tube this bike descends like it was on rails, climbs like a goat and charges like a bull on the flats. We deeply believe that short travel hardcore, lightweight XC / trail bikes are the most fun you can have on two wheels when you don't have a chairlift. The Synonym really is a totally new concept designed from the ground up. Everyone we know who has tried this bike has been simply blown away. This really is a game changer!

 

INTENDED USE CATEGORY 4: XC & TRAIL

Bike Specs

Main features

Frame Specs

Manuals

frame: NS Synonym, carbon fibre w/ 100mm travel


sizes: S,M,L,XL


rear shock: Fox Performance Elite Float DPS 2pos remote lockout, push-to-unlock, Evol LV Trunnion 165x37.5


fork: Fox Performance 32 Step Cast Float Grip, 100mm travel, 2pos remote lockout w/ Open Mode Adj, push-to-unlock, 15x110mm Boost, 1.5 tapered steerer tube, 44 offset


headset: FSA NO.42/47/ACB


stem: Synonym Race 31.8 (S:60, M:70, L & XL:80mm), angle - 8°


handlebar: NS Licence Flat Lite 31.8, 750mm


grips: NS Silicone Lite


seatpost: Race Face Aeffect R S,M-125, L,XL-150, 31,6mm


saddle: WTB Volt Medium Cromoly


front brake: Sram Level TL, 180mm

rear brake: Sram Level TL, 160mm


levers: Sram Level TL


rims: WTB ST Light i25 TCS 2.0 29”, 28h, tubeless compatible


spokes: Straight Pull Spokes


front hub: NS Rotary Straight Pull 15 Boost 15x110 disc (sealed bearings)


rear hub: NS Rotary Straight Pull Cassette 148x12mm Boost (sealed bearings)


tires front / rear: Maxxis Ikon 2.2 TR / Recon Race 2.25 EXO/TR


crankset: Truvativ STYLO 7K DUB 170mm 34t (XL size 175mm)


bottom bracket: Sram DUB Press Fit BB92


pedals: /


chain: Sram, 12 spd


chainguide: /


derailleurs: Sram GX Eagle type 3 12spd


shifters: Sram NX Eagle, 12spd


cassette: Sram XG-1210, 10-50t 12 speed

Specifications subject to change without notice. Actual colours and design may vary slightly from the images on the website.

RADICAL, UNPRECEDENTED GEOMETRY

The longest, slackest XC bike on the market! No other bike comes even close!!!

FLEX STAYS

Flex stays eliminate the need for a pivot in the rear triangle. less weight, more lateral stffness..

FRAME DESIGN 

Beautiful lines by George Dabrowski. Designer of award winning Rondo bikes.

Geometry

Synonym RC 2   S M L XL
Wheel size 29"
Fork travel 100 100 100 100
Reach mm 445 475 500 520
in 17.5  18.7 19.7 20.5
FC mm 725 759 789 817
in 28.5 29.9 31.1 32.2
Standover mm 742 741 742 743
in 29.2 29.2 29.2 29.3
Stack mm 583 592 606 624
in 23.0 23.3 23.9 24.6
Effective TT mm 579 612 640 664
in 22.8 24.1 25.2 26.1
Actual TT mm 548 580 611 640
in 21.6 22.8 24.1 25.2
Seat tube mm 410 440 490 540
in 16.1 17.3 19.3 21.3
Chain stays mm 438 438 438 438
in 17.2 17.2 17.2 17.2
BB rise mm -45 -45 -45 -45
in -1.8 -1.8 -1.8 -1.8
BB height mm 319 319 319 319
Headtube angle 67.0 67.0 67.0 67.0
ST angle effective 77.0 77.0 77.0 77.0
Wheelbase mm 1159 1193 1223 1251
in 45.6 47.0 48.1 49.3

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