It's on it's way to my house very soon.
Nicolai Helius ST
Notice the flat crown on teh 888. Going to be soooo sick.
Nicolai Helius ST
Notice the flat crown on teh 888. Going to be soooo sick.
Oh Snap!!
- Thread starter El_Chimichanga
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sweet bike, waht kind of setup are you gunna be running.
Some wheels and shifters and stuff...
Hadley 20mmFront/ Hugi FR 12mm Rear laced to 729's
8" 888 with Marz low crowns
Chris King Steelset
Holzfellers cranks and a E.13 SRS
Gigapipe BB
SRAM x.9 shifting
Hope M4 Brakes
Thomson post /hope QR
Romic Rear shock
Truvativ Holzfeller Bars
Minion 2.5 UST tires
oury lock-ons
90% of it is on order and about 75% is paid for...
Hadley 20mmFront/ Hugi FR 12mm Rear laced to 729's
8" 888 with Marz low crowns
Chris King Steelset
Holzfellers cranks and a E.13 SRS
Gigapipe BB
SRAM x.9 shifting
Hope M4 Brakes
Thomson post /hope QR
Romic Rear shock
Truvativ Holzfeller Bars
Minion 2.5 UST tires
oury lock-ons
90% of it is on order and about 75% is paid for...
Actually I'm going to enjoy it more than my last bike, whether I like it or not...Jeez this thing cost me like a ridiculous amount of money. :angry:dw said:
E.13 guide and chainring of course!!! :heart:
Good god that is hot! Get it built, get it dirty and post more pics.
Out of curiosity.......why a steel set?
Nice choice in brakes though
Nice choice in brakes though
Three reasons...Brian HCM#1 said:Out of curiosity.......why a steel set?
Nice choice in brakes though
1. My friends bought it for me on my birthday...nothing quite like free stuff!
2. I had one in my V10 and liked it, but had to leave it in the frame when I sold it.
3. Nicolai actually builds thier frames with a deep-cup steel headset in mind. Have you seen thier "fett Sett"? Those things are ridiculous.
Those brakes are going to be like yours with the red cap on the caliper. Sweet huh?
1. Pretty much sums it up for me..............El_Chimichanga said:
The red caps..............Copy cat
Did you get a price on those babys? They aren't cheap.
They are going to be sweet, first of all they have the split rotors, and then I'm putting the steel-braided cables on 'em. They were "used once, literally" so I got them a little cheaper.Brian HCM#1 said:1. Pretty much sums it up for me..............
The red caps..............Copy cat
And to my defense of copy cat, I actually ordered them BEFORE you posted that you had them. Of course there is no way to prove that...
Why steel braided? The new Hope ones? Unless your stock lines are too short or damaged, I wouldn't waste the $. Are you still waiting for ther bore caps? They should be in stock.El_Chimichanga said:
Steel braided lines apparently are way better than the stock ones, and yeah they are the new ones from hope. The caps are already in the brakes.Brian HCM#1 said:
CoolioEl_Chimichanga said:
Dude don't get the SRS, you will need a 22 so get a DRS...oh wait wrong thread... 
Looking sweet man, enjoy.
Looking sweet man, enjoy.
I find that 8" of travel front and rear, slack angles and a 38t front chainring climbs the best.OGRipper said:Dude don't get the SRS, you will need a 22 so get a DRS...oh wait wrong thread...
Looking sweet man, enjoy.
El_Chimichanga said:
Hey everyone check it out, Mark Weir is going around calling himself El Chimichanga... :dancing:
El_Chimichanga said:
Sweet Bro! We'll have to session "Your_Name_Here" when you get it all set up.
That thing is gong to be toight like a toiger!
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Are you sure you'll be able to get 8" rear travel? Unless Karl's changed the design since he built mine (it's tough to tell from the pics, but it doesn't look like it) the 8" travel setting is not usable without the frame self-destructing. Mine actually came ghetto locked-out (set screw in the shock-bolt hole) from the factory. This was a while ago, though, and I'd say I can't imagine the design not being changed, but there's a lot that has come out of that factory that I can't believe.El_Chimichanga said:
No, I specifically got a different rear triangle in order to run 8". I can't run a F. Der ever tho...so I guess that was the trade off they made. 6 or 7 with F. der mount or 6, 7, or 8 without it. When I get it I will measure it all out and take pics for anyone interested.Rabie said:
I finally have a bike that is as fancy as yours...almost.surfinguru said:Sweet Bro! We'll have to session "Your_Name_Here" when you get it all set up.
I'm getting so friggin desparate, I don't have any Mtn bikes to ride right now. I put my CX tires on my road bike last night and sprinted up to the DC water towers at like 11:00 last night with no lights.
SKETCH.
very nice indeed!
I'm liking the new design allot. and being able to get the full travel without a 24 inch wheel is definately cool, so I guess 24's have run their course all over the world. I've got the 04 and it's only at 7 inches with a 26. But meh, it suits the 7 inch sherman slider on it right now quite perfectly.
You'll like it allot, and I dont need to tell you how well these bikes are built and how well they stand up to abuse. I've had 3 to play with,and even after 3 years of hardcore abuse, are still running strong in the hands of others. I'd even dare to say better than most bikes after a few months of equal abuse.
Edit, just saw the UFO
(when I get out of school I'll get one)
Rabie
lol
here's a pic of Caro racing on the helius
I'm liking the new design allot. and being able to get the full travel without a 24 inch wheel is definately cool, so I guess 24's have run their course all over the world. I've got the 04 and it's only at 7 inches with a 26. But meh, it suits the 7 inch sherman slider on it right now quite perfectly.
You'll like it allot, and I dont need to tell you how well these bikes are built and how well they stand up to abuse. I've had 3 to play with,and even after 3 years of hardcore abuse, are still running strong in the hands of others. I'd even dare to say better than most bikes after a few months of equal abuse.
Edit, just saw the UFO
(when I get out of school I'll get one)Rabie
lolhere's a pic of Caro racing on the helius
