Thorn Nomad MK3 Touring Bike Frameset- Gunmetal

The Nomad Mk3 can be built with either derailleur gears or a Rohloff hub. It can be built with either drops or straight bars.The Nomad Mk3’s intended use varies between being a general purpose bike for day to day use in the real world, to being literally capable of providing reliable transport on a self-supported round the world tour, travelling on any roads or trails that wheeled transport is capable of negotiating - and short sections that no other vehicle could negotiate - because you can always carry your bike!

It can be built up into an absolute brute of a bike packing bike, using either 26" x 2.5"; 650 x 50-60b or 700 x 40c wheels, which will survive treatment that would certainly kill other bikes. Carrying an extra pound of steel in the frame is the cheapest, most effective insurance you can have!

All 8 of the frame’s tubes are highest quality - cold drawn, seamless, double butted and heat treated Thorn 969 tubing.THORN tubing is made from a billet of 4130 Cr-Mo steel which is then pierced (this is what makes the tubes seamless).The billet is repeatedly cold drawn, until it becomes a tube. It is then pulled through a mandrel, which makes it double butted (a double butted tube is one that is thicker at the ends where it is joined to other tubes, but thinner in the middle). The tubes are then heat treated which vastly increases the ultimate tensile strength (UTS) of the steel, making them highly resistant to denting. The description of THORN tubing, for example 969, is an actual description of the thickness in mm of the wall of the three parts of the tube, ie.0.9mm at the end of the tube, 0.6mm in the middle of the tube and returning to 0.9mm at the other end of the tube. Experience has shown 0.8/0.5/0.8 is the thinnest gauge that can be built into a long-lasting frame.To give more strength and even more resistance to denting, thicker gauge (969) is used for the Nomad.


Details
The Nomad Mk3 frames have stainless steel cable routings for Rohloff hub and for derailleur gears. It is fitted with new Thorn stainless eccentric bottom bracket and Rohloff specific, stainless, socketed, vertical dropouts. All of the bosses, seat clamp and new Mk3 Thorn eccentric shell are stainless steel. Complete with ISO rear disc brake mount and adjustable (26”/650B) rim brake studs. The frame features a splitter on the right hand seat stay for a Gates belts.

Includes:
- 1 1/8" (28.6mm) Orbit XL2 threadless headset
- 27.2mm Alloy micro adjust seat post (complete with shim)
- Eccentric and screws
- CNC Derailleur hanger
- CNC Blanking insert (for when derailleur hanger isn't required)

Does Not Include:
- Fixing screws
- Bottom bracket
- M5 to M6 Stainless dropout adaptors
- Dropout adaptor with heavy kick stand mount

Tube Diameters;
- Seat Tube: 31.8mm
- Top Tube: 31.8mm
- Down Tube: 34.9mm
- Seat Stays: 19mm

Fork: 700c / 650B / 26 inch Thorn Mk3 Steel Disc Fork
Details
- For disc brake only
- Through axle 15 x 110mm included, for boost hubs only
- High quality Reynolds steel blades and Cr-Mo steerer
- Thorn Twin Plate Crown is lightweight, very stong and gives more clearance and increased comfort compared to various unicrown designs
- Suitable for a variety of tyre sizes
- Stainless steel fittings for direct and secure mounting of mudguards
- M6 Fittings for mudguard stays and lo-loader front carrier
- ISO Disc mount
- 1 1/8 inch steerer - 395mm long, may be cut to suit
- L1 Dimension (Axle to Crown Race Seat): 410mm
- Weight: 1.51kg with steerer at full length
- NOTE: Does not include crown race seat

Sufficient clearance to be used with mudguards and;
- 26" tyres up to 2.8"
- 650b tyres up to 60b
- 700c tyres up to 40c

Sufficient clearance to be used without mudguards and;
- 26" tyres up to 3.0"
- 650b tyres up to 70b
- 700c tyres up to 50c