August 22. First inquiry was in July with a quoted delivery week of (german) calendar week 40, when. placed the order delivery was estimated for week 43, which was later postponed to week 45 and I collected the frame yesterday (week 46). Building the bike was simple and I just returned from our...
Nicolai has never been a brand to buy from when you're looking for exceptionally light bikes. Even their motor-less XC machine, the Saturn 11, is way too heavy to be a competitor to the real XC racing machines out there. Still, it rides just fine and I have built mine at 12,6kg, and the most...
I rode a size L MGU around their test track (which is flat, i.e. highest altitude change is 2m) in eco mode and I was amazed at how well that thing handled... even jumping wasn't that hard and certainly not harder than with my 18kg G1. OK, I suck at jumping though, so that might be me. But...
What I was referring to is that, compared to other videos showing the same bike, the MGU seems to be very quiet on the EMBN video. Having ridden it myself I know that it is loud(er than that).
Cinematography is top notch. Not much about the bike though, they basically just explained what it is (and sometimes repeated themselves). And teasered some enduro-style trail riding in the beginning, and then the video was over after the alpine trail stuff. Hmm. Or will there be a second part...
Hmm, that’s interesting. On a Bosch system you can just connect a different display and are up and running again. Quite concerning that such an exposed part is the brain of the system, and makes me wonder why they did not go with a top tube integrated display… I mean, this is a mountainbike, it...
You actually can buy all those parts online easily. Pinion Trigger is 89,90€, FIT Display/Controller is 189€ (pricey!), a new belt is in the 60-80€ area. I probably would hesitate to put a spare display in my stock due to its price, but trigger and belt are in the same price area SRAM X01/XX1...
I'm hoping that with Nicolai bikes not being sold at regular shops at huge discounts, unlike the "big brands", I will have an easier time selling my G1 and Saturn 14 Swift. People who want them can either buy them new for the full price from Nicolai, or take what's on the used market... I'm not...
My wife was okay with the purchase after explaining to her that this one last bike enables me to sell two others. ;) She just asked me to never talk about "that one last bike" again. So, to me this sounds like I can just buy bikes all day now. Yay!
I was at the Nicolai house fair last Saturday, and they were kind enough to let me borrow a Saturn 16 MGU to pedal it up to the dirt hill next to the test track in all modes. I'd say it's about 30 meters of elevation gain, so not that much, but enough to be pedalling for a short while and get an...
Sure: Onyx MTB MFU BOOST ISO HGSS 148/12 Thru-bolt Rear Hub
You can put the normal rear belt sprocket on, it just needs fewer spacers. The freehub tech is great for ebikes as it is super sturdy - no ratchet or pawl interface but sprag clutch. Another benefit is a better driveside spoke angle...
I have the Onyx hub on my XC rig, absolutely love it and the Hope Pro5 (which really isn’t that loud) on my Saturn Swift SO annoys me when I did a few rides on the XC rocket, and switch back to the Swift for some trail riding. Once you tried a silent hub, you‘re spoiled… that’s why I have my...
I think it's just like that - you hear the motor uphill, with the volume/loudness varying depending on what mode you're in and what cadence you pedal in what gear. Downhill, I don't see a reason why you should be hearing anything at all (from the motor). That's what everyone mentions after...
I mean, without wanting to open a can of worms here, a bike with a motor somehow is a motorbike, no? ;) I understand how one would want a emtb that's as quiet as possible, and I enjoy my Bosch SX bike which is barely audible in Eco mode - but one "problem" that comes with an internal gearbox is...
I'm genuinely sorry! There is no perfect. :)
Edit: this coming weekend, Nicolai will be holding a "house fair" and being a true fan boy, I will be around of course. I will absolutely swing my leg over a Saturn 16 MGU and ride it up the local dirt hill to get a first person impression about the...
Even though I am a total Nicolai fan boy, I second that. Certain flaws will have a bigger influence for one rider than for another maybe, and for some people, the Nicolai MGU implementation will be perfect, and for others the new DJI thing is perfect... but there is no universal perfect. Looking...
Hi all! Registered here coming from Rob's YT channel. I have a frameset on order and can't wait for it. Have binge-watched the build video 374 times or so. Five more weeks to wait...
Nicolai is only 1.5 hours of a drive from here, so I was able to testride the bike before buying. This was the...