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New Santa Cruz Nomad switches to mullet setup and gets geometry update – BikeRadar
Santa Cruz increases the versatility of its burley Nomad with mixed-wheel sizes, plus suspension and geometry changes
Published: August 2, 2022 at 8:01 am
The heavily gravity-focused sixth-generation Santa Cruz Nomad is designed to be more versatile than ever. The most obvious change to the new bike is Santa Cruz has ditched its 27.5in front wheel and now uses a mullet-wheel setup, dubbed ‘MX’. It features a 29in wheel up front and 27.5in wheel on the back.
The suspension travel remains the same with a trail-smashing 170mm front and rear. However, Santa Cruz has updated the kinematics with the aim of making the Nomad more supple on square-edge hits, improving geometry stability and creating a more consistent feel through the stroke.
With the bigger front wheel come geometry changes. Taking what it learned from its Hightower and Bronson mountain bikes, Santa Cruz claims to have struck a balance between the high-speed stability of a long-travel bike and the agility Nomad riders expect.
Geometry is frame-size specific, with chainstays and effective seat tube angles changing on bigger bikes.
Five sizes are available, and there are 10 build options, with prices starting at £5,499 / $5,649 / €5,799 and topping out at £9,699 / $11,199 / €11,799. There’s also a frame-only option for £3,699 / $4,249 / €3,899.
Santa Cruz Nomad 6.0, what’s new?
The bike retails the same the 170mm of suspension travel front and back as the outgoing Nomad.
The new bike has been given a 29in front wheel in an attempt to increase the Nomad’s versatility. It’s available in five frame sizes, from small to extra-extra-large.
The Nomad is available in both Santa Cruz’s C and high-spec CC carbon layup options. The latter is said to offer the same strength and stiffness as the C carbon, but for less weight.
As is common on Santa Cruz’s carbon frames, each size has a specific carbon layup that influences the frame’s stiffness. That means bigger bikes are stiffer than smaller frames, so each size should give a similar ride experience.
The new Nomad uses Santa Cruz’s Glovebox internal frame storage. This comes with two internal bags, a tube purse and a tool wallet to keep everything organised.
Frame storage in the down tube enables you to stash your ride essentials. Two internal bags help keep everything organised.
The suspension system is Santa Cruz’s tried-and-tested VVP platform with its co-rotating links and lower-link driven shock. However, Santa Cruz has made some updates designed to improve the Nomad’s performance.
Firstly, it has lowered the anti-squat over the previous model. This may reduce pedalling efficiency, but it’s also intended to minimise harshness over square-edge hits, such as rocks, roots and braking bumps in the trail.
Anti-squat at sag is still claimed to be over 100 per cent. It’s great to see Santa Cruz publish its data for how it measures anti-squat – including frame size, gearing and centre of gravity. It would be good if there were an industry standard for this.
The lower starting leverage rate is intended to help better support body weight movements and maintain geometry stability. Also, overall progression has been lowered, which “allowed the suspension to have consistently better tracking qualities throughout the stroke” according to Santa Cruz.
The rear triangle has 180mm post mounts and can accommodate 27.5×2.6in tyres according to Santa Cruz. It also uses the brand’s version of the SRAM universal derailleur hanger.
The frame has a high- and low-position flip chip on the lower-link that enables you to fine-tune the geometry.
Santa Cruz keeps things simple with a threaded bottom bracket, and the frame features ISCG05 tabs to attach a chain guide.
New Santa Cruz Nomad geometry
The new Santa Cruz Nomad is available in five sizes, from small to extra-extra-large. Santa Cruz has increased the chainstay lengths for each frame size with the aim of keeping the weight distribution between the wheels more similar for each frame size.
For the high flip-chip setting, reach values start at 430mm for size small and finish at 520mm for extra-extra-large. The corresponding chainstay lengthens from 439mm to 450mm between the small and extra-extra-large frames.
The head tube angle is 63.8 degrees for all frame sizes. However, the effective seat tube angle increases as the frames get bigger to help keep taller riders in a more centred seated pedalling position. These range from 77.2 degrees on the small frame to 77.7 degrees on the extra-extra-large frame, with a peak of 77.9 degrees on the large frame.
Seat tube lengths should allow riders to choose between sizes and range from 380mm to 500mm. The bottom bracket is moderately low at 346mm, with a 27/28mm drop from the front and rear axles.
Swapping the flip chip to the low setting slackens the head tube by 0.3 degrees and effective seat tube angles by around 0.2 degrees. It drops 3mm off the bottom bracket heights and shortens the reach lengths by around 3mm. Chainstay lengths gain nearly a millimetre.
Santa Cruz Nomad specs and pricing
The new Nomad comes in four ‘drivetrain’ models. The two highest-specced bikes with SRAM GX AXS and X01 AXS have an air- or coil-shock choice, plus different wheel options. So, 10 build kits are available. The coil-shock bikes come with Maxxis DoubleDown tyres, while the air-shock bikes use Maxxis EXO+ tyres.
While 10 build kits sounds like a lot, they’re easily simplified. The two base models, the Nomad R and Nomad S, use Santa Cruz’s C carbon frame, with no options to choose between a coil and an air shock.
The next model is the Nomad GX AXS MX. This also uses the Carbon C frame. There are four models for this drivetrain build kit. All builds use a RockShox Super Deluxe Select+ shock. There are air and coil options.
Both shock options are available with either RaceFace ARC rims or Santa Cruz’s Reserve 30 Carbon, both built around Industry 9 hubs 1/1 hubs. That gices four bikes to choose from for this drivetrain group.
The highest-spec Nomad X01 MX bikes use the brand’s CC carbon frame. The four models here follow the same pattern as the GX AXS builds. Air- and coil-shock options exist for RaceFace ARC wheels and Santa Cruz Reserve 30 carbon rims.
The coil-shock bikes for the XO1 AXS use a Fox Float DHX2 Factory shock, while the air-shock bikes have a Fox Float X2 Factory shock.
There is also a frame-only option so that you can build a custom bike. This is built with the higher-spec CC carbon and costs £3,699.
Santa Cruz Nomad C R MX
- Frame: Santa Cruz C carbon, 170mm (6.7in) travel
- Forks: RockShox Zeb R, 170mm (6.7in) travel
- Shock: RockShox Super Deluxe Select
- Drivetrain: SRAM NX Eagle (1×12)
- Wheels: RaceFace AR rims, SRAM MTH hubs, Maxis Assegai 3C MaxxGrip EXO+ 29×2.5in WT (f), Maxxis Minion DHR II 3C MaxxTerra EXO+ 27.5×2.4in WT (r)
- Brakes: SRAM Guide G2 RE, 200mm rotors
- Seatpost/saddle: SDG Tellis Dropper/WTB Silverado Medium CroMo
- Bars/stem: e13 TRS Base, 800mm/e13 Base, 40mm
- Price: £5,499
Santa Cruz Nomad C S MX
- Frame: Santa Cruz C carbon, 170mm (6.7in) travel
- Forks: Fox 38 Performance GRIP, 170mm (6.7in) travel
- Shock: RockShox Super Deluxe Select+
- Drivetrain: SRAM GX Eagle (1×12)
- Wheels: RaceFace AR rims, DT Swiss 370 hubs, Maxis Assegai 3C MaxxGrip EXO+ 29×2.5in WT (f), Maxxis Minion DHR II 3C MaxxTerra EXO+ 27.5×2.4in WT (r)
- Brakes: SRAM Code R, 200mm rotors
- Seatpost/saddle: RockShox Reverb Stealth/WTB Silverado Medium CroMo
- Bars/stem: Burgtec RideWide alloy, 800mm/Burgtec Enduro Mk3, 42mm
- Price: £6,599
Santa Cruz Nomad C GX AXS Air MX
- Frame: Santa Cruz C carbon, 170mm (6.7in) travel
- Forks: Fox 38 Performance Elite GRIP2, 170mm (6.7in) travel
- Shock: RockShox Super Deluxe Select+
- Drivetrain: SRAM GX AXS Eagle (1×12)
- Wheels: RaceFace ARC Offset 30 rims, i9 1/1 hubs, Maxis Assegai 3C MaxxGrip EXO+ 29×2.5in WT (f), Maxxis Minion DHR II 3C MaxxTerra EXO+ 27.5×2.4in WT (r)
- Brakes: SRAM Code RS, 200mm rotors
- Seatpost/saddle: RockShox Reverb Stealth/WTB Silverado Medium CroMo
- Bars/stem: Santa Cruz Carbon 35, 800mm/Burgtec Enduro Mk3, 42mm
- Price: £7,899
Santa Cruz Nomad C GX AXS Coil MX
- Frame: Santa Cruz C carbon, 170mm (6.7in) travel
- Forks: Fox 38 Performance Elite GRIP2, 170mm (6.7in) travel
- Shock: RockShox Super Deluxe Select+ Coil
- Drivetrain: SRAM GX AXS Eagle (1×12)
- Wheels: RaceFace ARC Offset 30 rims, i9 1/1 hubs, Maxis Assegai 3C MaxxGrip DoubleDown 29×2.5in WT (f), Maxxis Minion DHR II 3C MaxxTerra DoubleDown 27.5×2.4in WT (r)
- Brakes: SRAM Code RS, 200mm rotors
- Seatpost/saddle: RockShox Reverb Stealth/WTB Silverado Medium CroMo
- Bars/stem: Santa Cruz Carbon 35, 800mm/Burgtec Enduro Mk3, 42mm
- Price: £7,899
Santa Cruz Nomad C GX AXS Air RSV MX
- Frame: Santa Cruz C carbon, 170mm (6.7in) travel
- Forks: Fox 38 Performance Elite GRIP2, 170mm (6.7in) travel
- Shock: RockShox Super Deluxe Select+
- Drivetrain: SRAM GX AXS Eagle (1×12)
- Wheels: Reserve 30HD rims, i9 1/1 hubs, Maxis Assegai 3C MaxxGrip EXO+ 29×2.5in WT (f), Maxxis Minion DHR II 3C MaxxTerra EXO+ 27.5×2.4in WT (r)
- Brakes: SRAM Code RS, 200mm rotors
- Seatpost/saddle: RockShox Reverb Stealth/WTB Silverado Medium CroMo
- Bars/stem: Santa Cruz Carbon 35, 800mm/Burgtec Enduro Mk3, 42mm
- Price: £8,999
Santa Cruz Nomad C GX AXS Coil RSV MX
- Frame: Santa Cruz C carbon, 170mm (6.7in) travel
- Forks: Fox 38 Performance Elite GRIP2, 170mm (6.7in) travel
- Shock: RockShox Super Deluxe Select+ Coil
- Drivetrain: SRAM GX AXS Eagle (1×12)
- Wheels: Reserve 30HD rims, i9 1/1 hubs, Maxis Assegai 3C MaxxGrip DoubleDown 29×2.5in WT (f), Maxxis Minion DHR II 3C MaxxTerra DoubleDown 27.5×2.4in WT (r)
- Brakes: SRAM Code RS, 200mm rotors
- Seatpost/saddle: RockShox Reverb Stealth/WTB Silverado Medium CroMo
- Bars/stem: Santa Cruz Carbon 35, 800mm/Burgtec Enduro Mk3, 42mm
- Price: £8,999
Santa Cruz Nomad CC X01 AXS Air MX
- Frame: Santa Cruz CC carbon, 170mm (6.7in) travel
- Forks: Fox 38 Factory GRIP2, 170mm (6.7in) travel
- Shock: Fox Float X2 Factory
- Drivetrain: SRAM X01 AXS Eagle (1×12)
- Wheels: RaceFace ARC Offset 30 rims, i9 1/1 hubs, Maxis Assegai 3C MaxxGrip EXO+ 29×2.5in WT (f), Maxxis Minion DHR II 3C MaxxTerra EXO+ 27.5×2.4in WT (r)
- Brakes: SRAM Code RSC, 200mm rotors
- Seatpost/saddle: RockShox Reverb Stealth/WTB Silverado Medium CroMo
- Bars/stem: Santa Cruz Carbon 35, 800mm/Burgtec Enduro Mk3, 42mm
- Price: £8,399
Santa Cruz Nomad CC X01 AXS Coil MX
- Frame: Santa Cruz CC carbon, 170mm (6.7in) travel
- Forks: Fox 38 Factory GRIP2, 170mm (6.7in) travel
- Shock: Fox Float DHX2 Factory
- Drivetrain: SRAM X01 AXS Eagle (1×12)
- Wheels: RaceFace ARC Offset 30 rims, i9 1/1 hubs, Maxis Assegai 3C MaxxGrip DoubleDown 29×2.5in WT (f), Maxxis Minion DHR II 3C MaxxTerra DoubleDown 27.5×2.4in WT (r)
- Brakes: SRAM Code RSC, 200mm rotors
- Seatpost/saddle: RockShox Reverb Stealth/WTB Silverado Medium CroMo
- Bars/stem: Santa Cruz Carbon 35, 800mm/Burgtec Enduro Mk3, 42mm
- Price: £8,399
Santa Cruz Nomad CC X01 AXS RSV Air MX
- Frame: Santa Cruz CC carbon, 170mm (6.7in) travel
- Forks: Fox 38 Factory GRIP2, 170mm (6.7in) travel
- Shock: Fox Float X2 Factory
- Drivetrain: SRAM X01 AXS Eagle (1×12)
- Wheels: Reserve 30HD rims, i9 1/1 hubs, Maxis Assegai 3C MaxxGrip EXO+ 29×2.5in WT (f), Maxxis Minion DHR II 3C MaxxTerra EXO+ 27.5×2.4in WT (r)
- Brakes: SRAM Code RSC, 200mm rotors
- Seatpost/saddle: RockShox Reverb Stealth/WTB Silverado Medium CroMo
- Bars/stem: Santa Cruz Carbon 35, 800mm/Burgtec Enduro Mk3, 42mm
- Price: £9,699
Santa Cruz Nomad CC X01 AXS RSV Coil MX
- Frame: Santa Cruz CC carbon, 170mm (6.7in) travel
- Forks: Fox 38 Factory GRIP2, 170mm (6.7in) travel
- Shock: Fox Float DHX2 Factory
- Drivetrain: SRAM X01 AXS Eagle (1×12)
- Wheels: Reserve 30HD rims, i9 1/1 hubs, Maxis Assegai 3C MaxxGrip DoubleDown 29×2.5in WT (f), Maxxis Minion DHR II 3C MaxxTerra DoubleDown 27.5×2.4in WT (r)
- Brakes: SRAM Code RSC, 200mm rotors
- Seatpost/saddle: RockShox Reverb Stealth/WTB Silverado Medium CroMo
- Bars/stem: Santa Cruz Carbon 35, 800mm/Burgtec Enduro Mk3, 42mm
- Price: £9,699
Authors
Luke Marshall is a technical writer for BikeRadar and MBUK magazine. He’s been working for both titles since 2018 and has over 20 years of mountain biking experience. Luke is a gravity-focused rider with a history of racing downhill, previously competing in the UCI Downhill World Cup. Educated to a degree level in engineering and with a penchant for full-throttle speed, Luke is more than qualified to put every bike and product through its paces to bring you informative and independent reviews. You’ll most likely find him on a trail, enduro or downhill bike riding the off-piste tracks around south Wales and the south west of England. He often makes an appearance on BikeRadar’s podcast and YouTube channel.
The federal government is ordering the dissolution of TikTok’s Canadian business after a national security review of the Chinese company behind the social media platform, but stopped short of ordering people to stay off the app.
Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne announced the government’s “wind up” demand Wednesday, saying it is meant to address “risks” related to ByteDance Ltd.’s establishment of TikTok Technology Canada Inc.
“The decision was based on the information and evidence collected over the course of the review and on the advice of Canada’s security and intelligence community and other government partners,” he said in a statement.
The announcement added that the government is not blocking Canadians’ access to the TikTok application or their ability to create content.
However, it urged people to “adopt good cybersecurity practices and assess the possible risks of using social media platforms and applications, including how their information is likely to be protected, managed, used and shared by foreign actors, as well as to be aware of which country’s laws apply.”
Champagne’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment seeking details about what evidence led to the government’s dissolution demand, how long ByteDance has to comply and why the app is not being banned.
A TikTok spokesperson said in a statement that the shutdown of its Canadian offices will mean the loss of hundreds of well-paying local jobs.
“We will challenge this order in court,” the spokesperson said.
“The TikTok platform will remain available for creators to find an audience, explore new interests and for businesses to thrive.”
The federal Liberals ordered a national security review of TikTok in September 2023, but it was not public knowledge until The Canadian Press reported in March that it was investigating the company.
At the time, it said the review was based on the expansion of a business, which it said constituted the establishment of a new Canadian entity. It declined to provide any further details about what expansion it was reviewing.
A government database showed a notification of new business from TikTok in June 2023. It said Network Sense Ventures Ltd. in Toronto and Vancouver would engage in “marketing, advertising, and content/creator development activities in relation to the use of the TikTok app in Canada.”
Even before the review, ByteDance and TikTok were lightning rod for privacy and safety concerns because Chinese national security laws compel organizations in the country to assist with intelligence gathering.
Such concerns led the U.S. House of Representatives to pass a bill in March designed to ban TikTok unless its China-based owner sells its stake in the business.
Champagne’s office has maintained Canada’s review was not related to the U.S. bill, which has yet to pass.
Canada’s review was carried out through the Investment Canada Act, which allows the government to investigate any foreign investment with potential to might harm national security.
While cabinet can make investors sell parts of the business or shares, Champagne has said the act doesn’t allow him to disclose details of the review.
Wednesday’s dissolution order was made in accordance with the act.
The federal government banned TikTok from its mobile devices in February 2023 following the launch of an investigation into the company by federal and provincial privacy commissioners.
— With files from Anja Karadeglija in Ottawa
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 6, 2024.
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LONDON (AP) — Most people have accumulated a pile of data — selfies, emails, videos and more — on their social media and digital accounts over their lifetimes. What happens to it when we die?
It’s wise to draft a will spelling out who inherits your physical assets after you’re gone, but don’t forget to take care of your digital estate too. Friends and family might treasure files and posts you’ve left behind, but they could get lost in digital purgatory after you pass away unless you take some simple steps.
Here’s how you can prepare your digital life for your survivors:
Apple
The iPhone maker lets you nominate a “ legacy contact ” who can access your Apple account’s data after you die. The company says it’s a secure way to give trusted people access to photos, files and messages. To set it up you’ll need an Apple device with a fairly recent operating system — iPhones and iPads need iOS or iPadOS 15.2 and MacBooks needs macOS Monterey 12.1.
For iPhones, go to settings, tap Sign-in & Security and then Legacy Contact. You can name one or more people, and they don’t need an Apple ID or device.
You’ll have to share an access key with your contact. It can be a digital version sent electronically, or you can print a copy or save it as a screenshot or PDF.
Take note that there are some types of files you won’t be able to pass on — including digital rights-protected music, movies and passwords stored in Apple’s password manager. Legacy contacts can only access a deceased user’s account for three years before Apple deletes the account.
Google takes a different approach with its Inactive Account Manager, which allows you to share your data with someone if it notices that you’ve stopped using your account.
When setting it up, you need to decide how long Google should wait — from three to 18 months — before considering your account inactive. Once that time is up, Google can notify up to 10 people.
You can write a message informing them you’ve stopped using the account, and, optionally, include a link to download your data. You can choose what types of data they can access — including emails, photos, calendar entries and YouTube videos.
There’s also an option to automatically delete your account after three months of inactivity, so your contacts will have to download any data before that deadline.
Facebook and Instagram
Some social media platforms can preserve accounts for people who have died so that friends and family can honor their memories.
When users of Facebook or Instagram die, parent company Meta says it can memorialize the account if it gets a “valid request” from a friend or family member. Requests can be submitted through an online form.
The social media company strongly recommends Facebook users add a legacy contact to look after their memorial accounts. Legacy contacts can do things like respond to new friend requests and update pinned posts, but they can’t read private messages or remove or alter previous posts. You can only choose one person, who also has to have a Facebook account.
You can also ask Facebook or Instagram to delete a deceased user’s account if you’re a close family member or an executor. You’ll need to send in documents like a death certificate.
TikTok
The video-sharing platform says that if a user has died, people can submit a request to memorialize the account through the settings menu. Go to the Report a Problem section, then Account and profile, then Manage account, where you can report a deceased user.
Once an account has been memorialized, it will be labeled “Remembering.” No one will be able to log into the account, which prevents anyone from editing the profile or using the account to post new content or send messages.
X
It’s not possible to nominate a legacy contact on Elon Musk’s social media site. But family members or an authorized person can submit a request to deactivate a deceased user’s account.
Passwords
Besides the major online services, you’ll probably have dozens if not hundreds of other digital accounts that your survivors might need to access. You could just write all your login credentials down in a notebook and put it somewhere safe. But making a physical copy presents its own vulnerabilities. What if you lose track of it? What if someone finds it?
Instead, consider a password manager that has an emergency access feature. Password managers are digital vaults that you can use to store all your credentials. Some, like Keeper,Bitwarden and NordPass, allow users to nominate one or more trusted contacts who can access their keys in case of an emergency such as a death.
But there are a few catches: Those contacts also need to use the same password manager and you might have to pay for the service.
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LONDON (AP) — Britain’s competition watchdog said Thursday it’s opening a formal investigation into Google’s partnership with artificial intelligence startup Anthropic.
The Competition and Markets Authority said it has “sufficient information” to launch an initial probe after it sought input earlier this year on whether the deal would stifle competition.
The CMA has until Dec. 19 to decide whether to approve the deal or escalate its investigation.
“Google is committed to building the most open and innovative AI ecosystem in the world,” the company said. “Anthropic is free to use multiple cloud providers and does, and we don’t demand exclusive tech rights.”
San Francisco-based Anthropic was founded in 2021 by siblings Dario and Daniela Amodei, who previously worked at ChatGPT maker OpenAI. The company has focused on increasing the safety and reliability of AI models. Google reportedly agreed last year to make a multibillion-dollar investment in Anthropic, which has a popular chatbot named Claude.
Anthropic said it’s cooperating with the regulator and will provide “the complete picture about Google’s investment and our commercial collaboration.”
“We are an independent company and none of our strategic partnerships or investor relationships diminish the independence of our corporate governance or our freedom to partner with others,” it said in a statement.
The U.K. regulator has been scrutinizing a raft of AI deals as investment money floods into the industry to capitalize on the artificial intelligence boom. Last month it cleared Anthropic’s $4 billion deal with Amazon and it has also signed off on Microsoft’s deals with two other AI startups, Inflection and Mistral.
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