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Range report: got 1020 vertical meters at around 0 degrees C from 50% battery (720Wh model) on 36km with a system weight of about 150kg at my personal tweaked eco mode (40% support and 50Nm torque), which is perfectly fine for me.

It‘s not a derailleur hanger per se, but it reminds me of a UDH with a dropout specifically suited for the belt bushing/snubber. Bike is in the shed and the shed is really cold, so I will check tomorrow.

A few more months at least before I get anywhere close to being able to try what you're looking for... but for starters, here's pics: There is a tiny gap between belt and snubber, less than a millimeter I'd say. I can shove a sheet of paper between belt and snubber, but not much more. The...

Yes. When I collected the frame, I was told that customers reported belt squeaking with their "antiskip" sprocket, which led them to reverting to the standard one, with a snubber. I personally prefer the look of the silver one anyways and don't mind the snubber. Have changed the front sprocket...

Hmmm. That is really weird. I have ordered many frames from Nicolai and they never did that. Wonder what the excuses were?

Did you order it with the explorer kit/racks etc.?

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...

My frame is due any day now. Will report range.

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...