I have a sarcin (innit) Killi Racer or might be Flyer – I can't remember – in magnesium, bought off Ebay as NOS frame with no paint/branding etc for £40 which everyone tells me will break immediately. It's quite fugly with massive flattened down and top tubes, but weighs 3lbs for the frame and is a very compliant ride. I've been racing it three years and it's still going strong.
I also have a Titus Switchblade which is similarly quite fugly but again is a great ride – on the fly suspension adjustment from 3.7 to 5.5 inches 8). I've never seen another in the UK and can't imagine there are too many around as the frame would have been nearly £2k in 2003.
Now has decent saddle at correct angle, decent stem and Middleburns.
I have a sarcin (innit) Killi Racer or might be Flyer – I can't remember – in magnesium, bought off Ebay as NOS frame with no paint/branding etc for £40 which everyone tells me will break immediately. It's quite fugly with massive flattened down and top tubes, but weighs 3lbs for the frame and is a very compliant ride. I've been racing it three years and it's still going strong.
I also have a Titus Switchblade which is similarly quite fugly but again is a great ride – on the fly suspension adjustment from 3.7 to 5.5 inches. I've never seen another in the UK and can't imagine there are too many around as the frame would have been nearly £2k in 2003.
Now has decent saddle at correct angle, decent stem and Middleburns.
I also have a broken kili flier in the garage Mg variety.
I broke 2. Chatted to the Saracen guy at the Bike Show and they did offload the whole lot to a chap who ebayed them one by one over several months. I sold the 3rd Mg replacement as new and it had a flattened top tube to reduce the stress point where it met the seat tube. Like Realman – my two frames went at this place. The latest ones might have fixed it – I was just twice bitten…..
I have a Nicolai singlespeed, though it's a Argon CC rolhoff version it's without any guides as specced, I think the only one in the UK apart from the stolen one it replaced.
(up for sale BTW)
'98 GT Bravado (Reynolds 631 beauty, most parts original, still rides amazingly)
custom geometry Sinister Ridge (FTW is a legend)
Sinister Gruitr (4.5" – 6.5" for long days in big mountains and general misbehaviour)
my big bike is an Orange – I couldn't justify going any more niche than that when the Orange is simply *so* good at what it's designed for. Though it is due for replacement next season…
Can anyone give me a plain english instruction on how to post pictures on here??
Anyway, my bike, an 07 front with an 08 rear so it doesn't go snap like all the other 07's did!!
See very few of these around, i love it. It went to the Alps again this year, it was the only bike that stayed in one piece!!
I've noticed Nicolai's getting alot of stick recently (from the lower echelons). I have the pleasure of being aloft a Helius FR and I flipping loves it. Only ever seen one other FR and a CC on the trails.
merida mission comp with rear shock in spesh epic position, never seen another one but there must be some out there pics please, i will post one tomorrow.