Because I love them.
Went on holiday with aqr about six weeks ago,rode one day with a guy called simon who is the uk importer of nicolai ,him and his girlfriend were riding nicolais with rohloff hubs and a really great looking camo paintjob,my god what fantastic looking bikes.I,d absolutley love one but a pesky thing called money keeps getting in the way(or lack of!!).
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Here's mine during my Orbit attempt at Penmachno
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Masts @ Llandegla
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Clean in the garden pre-decals
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tidy that rear hose will you
Who me?
Look at that geezers front one 🙄
Thats done now 😀
nicolai is my next purchase, i need german build quality in my life
My FR
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i want the one with the hub gear, the all mountain one 😆
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Because 2 top tubes > one
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Argon CC/Rohloff
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Helius CC
I've had these 2 for about 18 months and I still find myself standing there deciding which one to take out (I'm having this dilemma at this very moment for my lunchtime GT ride) - can't speak highly enough about them.
The Argon is a bit on the brutal side for such a light bike - but climbs well and feels great on the fast stuff - the Rohloff means that it will be my default choice over the winter I guess.
The Helius flatters my dodgy skillz quite nicely, is very confidence inspiring and I love how adaptable it is - especially with the Talas fork on there. In it's lowest travel settings front and rear, it's an ideal all-day XC bike and when it's in full-travel mode, it's spot on for Trail Centre stuff. Build comes in at 26.5lbs - so not a heavy beast in any way.
Nice bikes,
I agree wiht the comments on the Helius CC, they do flatter you and allow you to ride faster that you'd think on what is essentially a XC full bouncer.
Wonder if we could arrange a UK meet somewhere for all the Nic' owners out there?
One:
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T'other:
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Ooooh I like that road bike, what is it?
more than likely an Argon Road.