NS Soda Slope 2012
Availability: Out of stock
Quick Overview
Enables true singlespeed setups with no chain tensioners, or standard derailleur / single front ring setups.
Exceptionally nimble and manoeuvrable. Note: it has the shortest chainstay we have ever seen on production full suspension bikes.
Feels just like a Majesty frame but with the safety valve in the rear for big hits.
Designed to run with air shocks and very little or even no sag.
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Details
Enables true singlespeed setups with no chain tensioners, or standard derailleur / single front ring setups.
Exceptionally nimble and manoeuvrable. Note: it has the shortest chainstay we have ever seen on production full suspension bikes.
Feels just like a Majesty frame but with the safety valve in the rear for big hits.
Designed to run with air shocks and very little or even no sag.
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MAIN FEATURES:
- 100% AM frame with, 107mm travel, Rock Shox Monarch R air shock and BB pivot system
- 140mm travel fork with fat 35mm dia. stanchions for more confidence on really big jumps
- NS bikes cockpit including: quark stem, top of the line Proof 25.4 handlebar & new Sam Pilgrim grips
- small drivetrain (28:13), real singlespeed with Odyssey 13t freewheel
- Octane One sealed front & rear hubs
- Avid Elixir 1 front & rear hydraulic brakes
- low profile NS Aerial pedals with removable pins
- strong NS Fundamental rims
- light 60tpi tires in 2.3 size
- Black spokes with DT Swiss nipples
- light Octane One Pivotal seat + post for full adjustability
Specs:
Frame: Soda Slope w/107mm (4.25”) rear wheel travel, A6061-T6 custom formed and butted tubes
Shock: Rock Shox Monarch R (air), 190x50mm (7.5’x2’). Geometry & frame specs same as aftermarket frame.
Fork: Marzocchi 55R, 140mm travel, 20mm axle, alloy 1-1/8” steer tube
Headset: FSA Orbit 1.5B ZS, loose ball
Stem: NS Quark 25.4
Handlebar: NS Proof 7050 t6
Grips: NS Sam Pilgrim signature
Brakes: Avid Elixir 1 160mm rear, 180mm front
Bottom Bracket: Truvativ Howitzer 73 mm
Crank: Truvativ Ruktion 32t, 170mm, with bash guard
Chain: KMC-510H
Rims: NS Fundamental
Hubs: Octane One 20 disk (sealed bearing), Octane One Single Speed (sealed bearings) w/ Odyssey 13T free- wheel
Spokes: Velogross black spokes w/14mm DT Swiss nipple, laced 3 cross
Tires: Kenda Small Block 8 60tpi, 26x2.3 folding
Seatpost: Octane One pivotal 30.9
Saddle: Octane One Pivotal
Pedals: NS Aerial
Bike weight: ~15 kg without front brake
Geometry/Frame Specs:
107mm (4.2”) rear wheel travel
pivot around BB allowing true singlespeed setups
A6061-T6 custom formed and butted tubes
weight (w/o shock): 3.2kg / 7 lbs
rear shock: 190x50mm (7.5 x 2.0”)
1 size, 2 colours
head tube: tapered 1.5 ZS (56mm ID/44mm ID)
fits forks with standard 1-1/8” or tapered 1.5 - 1-1/8” steertubes
rear hub: 135x10mm, suggested bolt-on hubs, IS-2000 disk brake mount
BB: standard mtb english 1.37x24tpi, 73mm wide, ISCG-05 mounts
rear derailleur: optional hanger included
front derailleur: not compatible
seatpost/clamp: 30.9mm / 34.9mm
max tire: 26 x 2.5”
rear derauilleur: removable hanger included
front derailleur: Direct Mount (SRAM)
seatpost/clamp: 30.9mm / 34.9mm
max tire: 26 x 2.5”
GEOMETRY with 510mm forks (~130mm travel):
top tube actual: 540mm (21.25”), effective: 551mm (21.7”)
chainstay (min): 390mm (15.3”)
seat tube: 343mm (13.5”)
head tube angle: 69°
seat tube angle: 74°*
bottom bracket height: +7mm (~130mm travel)
wheelbase (min): 1070mm (42.1”)
Additional Information
| Manufacturer | Ns Bikes |
|---|---|
| Colour | N/A |
| Type | Complete Bikes |



