Tuesday, May 12, 2009

The NS Suburban frame (2009)





        NS Suburban (my frame, but I have de 2008 version)!
     The guys from NS, wanted for the year '09, to keep the same weight, but to increase the strenght of the frame. The frame gets some nice upgrades : special offset butted downtube with an integrated gusset, they welded in all the hardware mounts flush with the tubes,which combined with no external gussets gives the frame a unique look.
      The rear triangle gets seriously beefed up, ensuring that those 180's & 360's won't hurt the frame.


Specs:
        - chain stays : 375 mm slammed (24' frame)
                                     381 mm slammed (26' frame)
        - top tube : 553 mm (24' frame)
                                571 mm (26' frame)
        - weight : 2.39 kg (24' frame)
                           2.42 kg (26' frame)
        - frame size : 307 mm
        - seatpost : 27.2 mm
        - hub spacing : 135 mm
        - colours : grey, white, blue, flat black

Super features :
        - head treated headtube, bottom bracket shell and dropouts
        - special offset butted downtube with no external gusset
        - new lightweight brake pivot system
        - stronger rear triangle
        - integrated seat post clamp