All NICOLAI frames are handmade in Lübbrechtsen, Germany. For us, it is the only way to guarantee a high quality product. An additional benefit is the production cycle. It can be handled dynamic and flexible.

The choice of the right frame size depends on body size, stride length, riding style and personal preferences. The best way to find out which frame size is right for you is to take a test drive. Book your TESTRIDE here. If you don’t have the opportunity for a test drive, the sales staff will certainly be able to help you. You can find your contact person here.

The frame size table is only intended as a guide.

Size S         164­-172cm
Size M        170-­180cm
Size L         178­-190cm
Size XL       188­-198cm

1. First of all you need a folding rule and a level. If you are not having a level, no problem just use a normal book.

2. Take off your shoes and strip down naked. You can wear underpants. This sounds crazy to you? The reason for this is, that the fit of your pants can falsify the result of the measuring process.

3. Put the level between your legs and pull it up until it starts hurting. Note, that you should stand next to a wall or door, if you perform the same procedure with a book.

4. Make sure, that  the level is parallel to the floor. Now, take your folding rule and measure from the ground untile the upper edge of your level. It is easier, if another person assists you.

5. That’ s it. The measured number is the length of your inseam.

As hydraulic dropper seat posts are getting more and more popular we are frequently asked about the correct insertion depth of the seat post into the seat tube. Most hydraulic seat posts have a length of 420mm but is this enough? Basically the seat post should at least reach the lower edge of the top tube at the seat tube/ top tube crossing. You should also add the shoe sole thickness and the saddle height to the calculation of your seat post length.

Here is a quick example for a Helius AC in size L:

Seat tube: 480mm
+ Crank arm length: 175mm
+ Seat post 420mm (Rock Shox Reverb Stealth)
+ Saddle height assembled on seat post: 20mm
– Seat tube overhang: 100mm
– Top tube diameter: 38mm (for all Nicolai frames)
– Pedal height: 9mm

= Max. Saddle extension: 948mm

Add these values and you get the maximum possible saddle extension of 953mm. Accordingly, a Helius AC in size L with 420mm seat post still fits riders with 920mm stride length perfectly.

Your seatpost should be mount into the seattube until the height of  the lower end of the top tube. So you can prevent potentional damage.

You can find all device measurements of our frames in its techsheet. The techsheets of the actual product range are placed on the product site.All our techsheets are deposited here.

Da unsere Dämpfer mit speziellen, auf den Rahmen abgestimmten Tunes, geliefert werden, musst du nur einen Negativfederweg (Sag) von 25-30% einstellen. Damit hast du schon eine gute Ausgangsbasis für Feintunig der Druck- und Zugstufe.

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Theoretisch kannst du das machen. Wir erachten es aber keinesfalls für sinnvoll. Unsere Rahmen wurden speziell für die jeweilige Laufradgröße entwickelt und optimiert. Der Einsatz von 26″ Laufrädern in einem 27,5″ Rahmen senkt das Tretlager stark ab und der Lenkwinkel wird steiler. Dadurch verschlechtert sich das Fahrverhalten enorm.

Unsere Hinterbauten sind auf beste Funktion hin konstruiert. Gerade bei Fullys ist ein gleichbleibender Hinterbau für die Federungsperformance wichtig. Eine Änderung am Hinterbau resultiert nur aus einer Veränderung des Hauptrahmenmaßes. Wenn du dich für einen Maßrahmen interessierst findest du weitere Informationen und Impressionen hier.