Nukeproof’s return to the scene has been one of the most exciting redemption stories in recent years. Since news broke, it unveiled its Joe Breeden-led downhill team and a cross-country team headed by Bart Brentjens. And it’s clear that the brand certainly isn’t slowing down as it has pulled the cover off the Tracker FS, a bike that’s designed to bring the known performance of the Mega enduro bike to a wider audience.
The new Tracker FS aims to bring enduro-like capability to a very affordable price point. For the Tracker FS, that’s a price of a relatively meagre £1,999. Yep, that’s for a complete bike.
Nukeproof has taken several approaches to reach that price point, but notably, it’s used the existing Mega as a foundation. There are some key changes, however, as the Tracker FS’s frame boasts modified dropouts, tweaked chainstay and seatstay yokes, and a non-butted downtube. The top tube’s shape is ‘less complex’ according to Nukeproof, and there are two ISCG tabs rather than three. There’s also external cable routing working to keep the price friendly.
But as the new bike borrows much of the Mega’s frame, it features the same geometry, same suspension kinematic, and many of the same parts, such as the linkage. Speaking of that geometry, the Tracker FS dons a 475mm reach on a large frame, a 78-degree effective seat tube angle, a 64-degree head tube angle, and a 435mm chainstay.
It’s not just the alloy frame that helps the Tracker FS reach such a price point. There’s also a RockShox Domain Gold R fork offering up 170mm of front suspension travel paired with a RockShox Deluxe Select R shock, handling the 165mm of rear squish. The bike dons Shimano’s Deore 12-speed drivetrain and SRAM DB4 brakes, and the WTB ST i30 Tough rims are wrapped with Schwalbe Magic Mary tyres. On wheels, the bike runs a mixed wheel setup.
