Santa Cruz Bicycles

Nomad CC Mountain Bike Frame

What Our Gearhead® Experts Are Saying:

"The Nomad frame is the dream platform if you want to build a big bike that isn’t afraid of anything. I’ve built mine with a burly 170mm fork and coil shock for park days, but it still pedals well for long descents in the backcountry. The MX wheel setup makes it surprisingly maneuverable when things get tight."

The Santa Cruz Nomad CC Frame is a love letter to freeride—the kind that climbs to the top, drops into whatever, and doesn’t ask questions on the way down. This is Santa Cruz’s most gravity-hungry platform, built around a Carbon CC chassis and ready for riders who treat every descent like a line worth remembering. Whether you’re racking up park laps or piecing together alpine shuttle missions, the Nomad’s strength lies in its go-anywhere, send-anything confidence.

The frame runs on Santa Cruz’s proven lower-link VPP suspension, delivering 170mm of rear travel tuned to handle compressions, big hits, and chunky chunder with grace. It’s paired here with a Fox Float X2 Factory shock, offering high-speed adjustability and supple sensitivity on long, fast descents. The MX wheel platform gives you a planted 29er front end with a maneuverable 27.5in rear, letting you push harder in corners and move fast in tech. This frame is purpose-built for 170mm forks, uses a threaded bottom bracket, and comes ready for full enduro builds with massive tire clearance and UDH compatibility.