I still remember seeing that Nicolai in the old AMBC forums ages ago and thinking that was the probably the best looking bike I'd ever seen. Looked like a skunkworks prototype out of the 1950s Soviet space program or something.You've gone full circle back to the Nicolai @ozzybmx
December 2008, did a few XC races on that bad boy too.I still remember seeing that Nicolai in the old AMBC forums ages ago
The red ones looked good but I swapped them for white EX1750's at some stage.Love the wheels on that Nicolai!
Looks like he does a vid about every 2 weeks.Youtuber BC POV now has a Highlander and was on a Druid before. Interesting to see if he makes some comparisons.
Yup, he has dialed things back hopefully a good comparison vid is coming. I remember riding your Nicolai around the campsite at Melrose and thinking how soft those Hope brakes felt....now ride Hopes myself and wouldn’t change.Looks like he does a vid about every 2 weeks.
Because you've gotten old and soft to match?Yup, he has dialed things back hopefully a good comparison vid is coming. I remember riding your Nicolai around the campsite at Melrose and thinking how soft those Hope brakes felt....now ride Hopes myself and wouldn’t change.
Ooooo....yeah and fat. Dang middle age.Because you've gotten old and soft to match?
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The vid is private so can't see it. Unless it's X rated I don't think Deviate would care.
Its Public nowThe vid is private so can't see it. Unless it's X rated I don't think Deviate would care.
Massive difference! Nice oneVery surprised at the result of this small experiment. Big difference !!!
These were hub bearings so should be ok under a bit of load.
Need to order myself a blind bearing puller now as it wont be a straight forward swap back without one.
Not sure on what quality is with bearings, does spending $100-$200 on ceramic bearings locally make them any better that $15 ones from China.
Will get some spares bought anyway.
Video is private till later, would DEVIATE give a fuck about me posting this publicly ?
@Tubbsy @atty @The Reverend
That's some good craic. Great experiment, look forward to hearing the long-term review down the track. Loved the bonus drop-bear too...Very surprised at the result of this small experiment. Big difference !!!
These were hub bearings so should be ok under a bit of load.
Need to order myself a blind bearing puller now as it wont be a straight forward swap back without one.
Not sure on what quality is with bearings, does spending $100-$200 on ceramic bearings locally make them any better that $15 ones from China.
Will get some spares bought anyway.
Video is private till later, would DEVIATE give a fuck about me posting this publicly ?
@Tubbsy @atty @The Reverend