Mountain Bike Rider

BEN’S NS SYNONYM TR 2

£4,199.99 / 29in / hotlines-uk.com

MONTH 11: Ben says goodbye to the NS, but he's already got his eye on a new model

What attracted you to the NS Synonym TR 2?

I saw it on a stand at Eurobike last year and it was love at first sight. Well, it sure looks cool, doesn’t it? But I was also interested in its unique personality and wanted to see how modern geometry blended with a pumped-up cross-country platform would perform as a trail bike.

Did you change anything straightaway?

Yes, the grips were

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