I have a Full 650b bike for sale…:)

What size frame you after???

Local area where i ride, sad times..RIP

Fine on mine…And also on my Flow ex…

Had 1 box at work like this, Was the Sis Blackcurrant ones,about 10 in the box were leaking

Dislocated my shoulder in August,was riding again shortly after but had “the fear”.

Been riding a lot recently and seem to be getting back up to speed and the “Fear” seems to be going,just get out and ride your confidence will come back.

Have just been told i may need surgery on my shoulder due to my accident.Its a lot better but having issues with it.

quick 10-15 miler locally,Then home,shower,Open pressies with missus and kids, then at my parents for some food..then more pressies,and eating and drinking…Merry xmas everyone

Very nice. Had a CCDB coil on my last AC but been using a Monarch Plus on my 650b AC.. How good is the CCDB air??

Running mud-x 29’s on my Trek XC superfly 100 sl

Found them to be better at 25psi front and 28 rear..I also run 25% sag in the winter instead of 20%

Did my XX one 2 weeks after fitting it..

1st mech i had destroyed in about 7 years..

My Xinding light arrived 2 days ago,was around 3 weeks for delivery,Really small sized head unit,well finished.

Battery looks ok,but looks like it could do with sealing abit better.

Charger looks ok,but need to buy an adaptor for it.

Nicolai germany’s build is

frame size L
Pike Solo Air
Monarch Plus RC3
Reverb Stealth 150mm seatpost
wheelset Hope pro 2, ZTR Arch EX (on the picture). We are a bit short on wheelsets at the moment but the Flow EX rim is already ordered.
XX1 groupset
X0 Trail brakes
Continental Rubber Queen 2.4 front
Continental Mountain King 2.4 rear

Run XR3 on my xc bike in the summer,XR2 were ok but a bit scary on my local terrain

ballas – Member

Nicolaisam, what size pikes did you go for? Am debating on whether to go for 150 as suggested by nicolai or up it to 160. Mostly ride aggresive xc so my thinking is that 150 might be a quicker repsonse. Any help would be good as I’ve got dipper ordering me 150 at the mo thanks
Andy

I have gone for the 160mm versions,Decided that 10mm would make very little difference so went for the longest travel.
They are here and still sat in the box..Havent had time to fit them.

Rotor also do a BB for this

Find my AC 650b a fun and playfull bike.
Looks good,rides well,Takes the Abuse.

Running Revs at the moment but my new Pikes just arrived,so will try and fit them next week.

Ion 16 is a stunning bike,Very tempted..Loved my old Ion ST Dh bike..And the Ion 16 looks like a perfect play bike,Looking at a 28.5 lb build with 1×11, Thats what Nicolai Germany’s Test/Demo bike weighs..

did my shoulder about 11 weeks ago,was gently riding after a few weeks,but has only just started to feel good enough to hit jumps etc,problem i had was pulling up and the bars or when braking hard.

Was soft tissue damage and a dislocated shoulder at the time…it hurt a little

If i ride by myself yes,all the time DnB Arena gets you hoooooooning

Nicolai AC 650b, with Revs,Monarch plus,Reverb,xo 2×10,Arch ex rims.

29lbs

My Monarch shock is amazing..

Nice looking bike that

Bontrager XR3 team issue 2.2

I think you need to change the air spring shaft. You cant just add spacers to do it

Get the CCTV for it,Most car parks have it.

Sounds like the perfect hardtail for me

did my 1st properish ride since injuring my shoulder,seemed ok,but dust had been replaced by mud and slippery wet rocks,not helped by the fact my bike has dry weather xc tyres on.

23 miles though,and shoulder feels ok

Distance 2,141.9mi
Time 218hr 7m
Elev Gain 144,954ft
Rides 110

All Mtb off road,had a few weeks of no miles aswell due to riding accidents

Using Bor hubs,so same weight as Tune.
Stans Arch ex 650b rims
D-light spokes
Brass nipples
1630g

ESI grips on both my bikes,They are the only grip for me now.

Seem to stop a lot of small vibrations aswell

Loads of Moisturiser over it,keep doing this until it all heals,keep doing it until all is totally healed and there are no scabs.

This is what the hospital said to do with mine when i crashed 7 weeks ago,it was all healed in 2 weeks,barely any scars.

If it drys out and scabs over it itches and scars.

Moisurising keeps it soft and keeps the skin supple

If they have fitted new bearings could be just seal drag and will soon loosen up,if they have serviced the freehub they have either used too much grease and/or possibly a grease thats a bit to thick and is dragging the hub around

Looks to me like you have missed the tab on the part that bolts to the frame,theres a lug on it that should hook behind the stop.

The Tr450 have the biggest main pivot bearings i have ever seen in a full susser,like a moto-x swing arm

I have a Nicolai AC 650b,amazing Trail bike, 66.5 HA. 140 or 150mm travel.

I am 6ft 1 and ride a large

Been out of action for a week and a half,am now using the Turbo trainer to try and keep my legs moving

Have Revs now,waiting for my new Pikes,Loved my set of Bos devilles that were on my 26″ wheeled AC..

Bos were amazing when it was very rough,were in a league of there own,but am reading very good things about the New Pikes

Maybe worth upgrading to a heavy duty pivot kit if it isnt already.

You must be bottoming the shock out hard to bend them,maybe add more air,or more compression damping or get a bigger springf depending on what it is

Using a Cycleops Fluid
My Trek road bike is always on it.

It is evil,Makes you sweat like someone is spraying a hose over you.Makes your legs suffer as you are always pedalling.

30mins to an Hour are enough for me.
Been using it a lot recently as have had 2 stupid injuries that have meant going out riding cant happen.

Make sure you mix up what you do on it

Not used the RQ,but used HD on my last bike,very good tyre,good grip,good thickness sidewall.
Lasts well and a good size aswell,Ran 2.35″ ones.

Pace star rear,Trail star front.Amazing combination

Had a Spesh FSR XC…Couldnt get on with it at all

Shoulder is ruined,can see this being months off a bike.

New frame looks sweet.

at the moment has been a crash per bike. Think its because i am a lot fitter now and tend to be faster as i can pedal up and down…

Was very wet down West on Sunday,poured it down just before i went riding,was on a trail that i hadnt ridden before,was just unlucky i think