hi.. i am a heavy person.. about 102kg.. thought of getting the giant nrs3 (2005) version.. but however i have a problem... will my weight be a factor to the bike?? cause the bike is a full supsesion bike.. again the rear suspension like so small only.. dont know can take my weight not... i am afraid that after buyin the bike the rear suspension will fail me.. thus wasting my money... any suggestion guys??

I have seen some pretty big people riding Giant NRS bikes with no problems at all. If I am not mistaken, Ben from C2C brings them in. You can always give him a call to find out. Number is in the bikeshop section.

Eh? What happened to the GT ava1.0? Or that 1.5k dh bike?

Oh yes, but giant is originally carried by tay, and jeremy, since you're staying in tamp, go down take a lookie?

I'm not sure if he still has any nrs3 hanging around though. You can ask.

Your weight isn't really an issue, its how you set up the shock, but i've always been a hardtail rider, so i'm not really sure how its set. Let those FS riders tell you. But what i can say is, the shock can be set up to suit your weight.

And if i'm not wrong, the shock is an air shock, so just pump air? haha. Don't know.

u can always play around with the air shock's psi to compromise with ur weight...dont worry many heavy weight ang moh riders or even local riders use em and nothing wrong with it...the air shock can definitely take ur weight...all u need to do is make sure the psi is enuff to overcome ur weight..the weight issue is definietly not a problem...and since ur getting it for xc,the short rear wheel travel is definitely suffice

how much air to pump??? is there like a scale to measure???

Your LBS should be able to do that for you, as well as educate you. We have a pick of some really good bikeshops in the Bike Shop section of the forum.

where's sendoh? he should be able to give u some neat advice. he owned a XTC NRS before..

SAM?!?! :knock:

Hi!

I've owned an NRS before. Used it for 2 yrs and loved it.

What the guys said here is correct as the rear shock can take whatever weight no problem, you just need to calibrate your rebound damping properly.

but given your weight, 2 issues you will need to factor in:

1. the NRS has rather thin walled tubing and hence can dent rather easily. eg if you throw half a brick at the tubing from say 5 feet away, it will leave a dent. so if you are a burly strong fella, try not to throw the bike around to much

2. fork choice will need to exclude the weight weenie forks as an SID would probably be too flexy for you. Something with at least 38mm stachions (fox, marz etc) would work

finally, note that the NRS rear suspension is designed to have no-sag. ie as it is meant to be race specific, it will never feel as plush as some other trail specific bikes.

hope this helps!

the giant NRS is a very great XC bike to have, i did some mini jumps and drops on my bike and its still running good, but too bad i sold it.


If i'm not wrong the GIANT NRS 3has no negative air chamber only positive air? you might want to consider NRS AIR instead as it comes with a fox propedal rearshock now.

Giant NRS is a very lightweight frame built for racing like nik has say , it has thin tubings to make it lights and gets dented easily. IF you are using it for road riding and non-frequent offroading it would be the bike to get, if you're using it as a bike to trash , i suggest you get a stronger all mountain bike which can take trashing.

As for fork , marz and fox would be good for you , as SID would be too flexy, you can also consider the PIKE which is also an air fork , but its much more beefier.

man.... i kinda miss my nrs :(

You guys all are great, giving a good short & sharp advice, easy for new cyclist to understand about bikes.
Good work guys keep it up.
This sgcycling forum going to be the best :good:

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Why do you want to ride the NRS3? You need to know what u want out of a bike before buying it.

If you worry about fit and size better get a custom bike done up by bike builders.

I'm back to hardtails after using the NRS3. blah blah it can be raced hard, but don't seem to need it here in the XC races. Maybe useful for those 1 to 2 mins of decends in some races held overseas.

hey but its a nice bike to ride around on trails, don't have to get out of the saddle when going over bumps and holes.

In anycase, I don't know of a 100kg plus racer or recreational cyclist using an NRS, so won't be able to tell you how the linkages perform under the stress of that weight.

I just think, steel might be the right kind of bike material for you. Still thinking about a full sus to ride around on at 100kg plus bodyweight. Maybe a freeride bicycle, would be appropriate; it works better with tough forks and replaceable springs with different spring rates.

Hey, I just remembered, the setting for the Air Shock is (bodyweight in pounds + 10psi).

Gee, 105kg is 231lbs, therefore (231psi + 10psi) = 241psi.

Bro, I think you gotta do your own research carefully.

so is this bad or??? 240 psi is quite high right if i'm not wrong... where did u get all this info from?? share with me can.. so i can do more reading on thins bike! thanks ignaz.. also thanks to the ppl who helped me in this thread!

No shit? 240psi is even harder than what most roadies pump into their tires.

1psi is 14.something kPa.. WOW.

For a fuller review, I recommend www.mtbr.com. Even though it's a US site, the reviews are pretty good. And there are a few owners who are around your weight. Go check it out.

The information is from the manual of the GIANT NRS bike, if your weight is within a recommended settings , then i'm sure the rear shock and frame can withstand your weight.

Most frame has a maximum weight limit it can take. i don't know if its stated in the nrs manual

I do not recommend it to u if u ride hard as i had spoiled the rear section in ten months. I ride BT trail nearly every weekends, a few laps each time any weather. I aint heavy at 64kgs. The rear wasnt stiff enough, it start to get flexy and the pivot squeaks later.
Yes the initail first few months was good but for the price paid for such a short useful lifespan frame i rather get a better frame. I later got two Intense and one of them lasted well for ten months of BT weekend rides before i cut down on my riding due to my other commitments.

is rockshox judy 3 under this category???

ok firstly judy is a very simple and basic fork...dont expect too much out of it...ur more of a "blury" rider and need something tough...however since ur doing xc,most forks can handle ur weight..i recommand the pike if u ask me..or maybe pure coil fork like a fox vaniila?..u might need to swap firmer springs for the fork ,thats all if ur getting a coil fork(vanilla)....be it coil fork,air fork...it will work well for u if adjusted correctly..u've gotta understand this,weight is not an issue...most bikes or should i say all bikes can take ur weight...just need to do some adjustments thats all....

there are currently NO 38mm stanctioned sized forks. tHe closest is the Fox 36 or the FOX 40. Both which are freeride and downhill forks.

The standard for most offroad and xc forks are usually 32mm or 30mm

how about the giant trance? it's supposedly more of a trail bike then nrs which is more xc.

dude i did LOVE the trance also.. but its really a burn in the wallet... :sweat:

is the trance that much more costly then the nrs?