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And you thought the I-Drive was over engineered...

Slacker · 2003-09-01T06:53:16+00:00

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Original section: Mountain Bikes
Published: 1 September 2003
Last activity: 2 September 2003
Original author: Slacker
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Topics: Titanium frames

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Slacker
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1 September 2003, 06:53 UTC #1

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GT lives...I guess...
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Stephen Baker
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1 September 2003, 13:35 UTC #2

Slacker says:
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GT lives...I guess...
The more I see of this kind of idiocy, the more I agree with my father's saying "Any fool can design
something complicated - it takes real genius to do the same thing simply." And I assume this bike is
for urban work, since it has slicks....
Steve "seen enough"

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Spademan O----L
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1 September 2003, 14:35 UTC #3

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Slacker
If you think thats complex, I take it you haven't visited the Nicolai website recently:
nicolai.netnicolai.net
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Shaun Rimmer
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1 September 2003, 14:35 UTC #4

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If you think thats complex, I take it you haven't visited the Nicolai website recently:
nicolai.netnicolai.net
Steve.
"Made in Germany from girders!"
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psycho-
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1 September 2003, 15:01 UTC #5

It's one of those things you see and say "Uhh......yaaaah....."

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Julius
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1 September 2003, 16:35 UTC #6

I'd prefer Nicolai.
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Slacker
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1 September 2003, 19:17 UTC #7

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Slacker says:
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GT lives...I guess...
The more I see of this kind of idiocy, the more I agree with my father's

saying
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"Any fool can design something complicated - it takes real genius to do

the
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same thing simply." And I assume this bike is for urban work, since it has slicks....
Steve "seen enough"
Too funny...I can see the executes at Pacific rifling thru GT's past "projects." "Hell yes!!! This
is it...send the prints over to our fab vendor in Taiwan. I want 500 of them next week!"
Check out the picture towards the bottom of the page tinyurl.comlvk9 It's just warmed
over vomit.
Let the newbies and naive argue over who will be first to drink the vomit.
And your Dad is right, but unfortunately those type of engineers are very rare and expensive,
rightfully so. They're usually called Consultants.
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Slacker
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1 September 2003, 19:51 UTC #8

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Slacker
If you think thats complex, I take it you haven't visited the Nicolai website recently:
nicolai.netnicolai.net
Steve.
Oh, I seen them. The US distributor lives a few miles from me. I've seen many a Nicolai up at Big
Bear being tested. Nothing says hideous like Nicolai.
I was sharing a chairlift with someone who was riding the DH Nicolai and I asked him how he liked
his rig. He didn't have an opinion yet because it was his first time on it. Fast forward two weeks
- I see the same guy again; he's back riding his old trusty M1. I didn't have a chance to talk to
him again.
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Slacker
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1 September 2003, 20:06 UTC #9

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I see the same guy again; he's back riding his old trusty M1. I didn't have a chance to

talk
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to him again.
Didn't need to ;-)
Steve
So true. What's that saying....oh yeah, a picture is worth a thousand bike reviews :^ o
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Di
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1 September 2003, 22:35 UTC #10

They are also called "old", they usually only develope that type of knowledge from experience.
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And your Dad is right, but unfortunately those type of engineers are very rare and expensive,
rightfully so. They're usually called Consultants.
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Mark Hickey
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1 September 2003, 23:51 UTC #11

Slacker said:
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GT lives...I guess...
Ouch. I have to wonder how long a chain lasts when you're driving the whole mess with what looks
like a 12 tooth chainring, basically doubling the tension on the chain(s) compared to your previous
worst case 22-tooth granny.
Very strange indeed...
Mark Hickey Habanero Cycles habcycles.comhabcycles.com Home of the $695 ti frame

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James Messick
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2 September 2003, 01:08 UTC #12

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Slacker
If you think thats complex, I take it you haven't visited the Nicolai website recently:
nicolai.netnicolai.net
Steve.
I don't know, if you study it, it basically looks like a lot of other FS bikes on the market.
Yeah, there are some square tubes, but mostly it looks weird because of the angle that it's
photographed from.

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James Messick
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2 September 2003, 01:08 UTC #13

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24ever.free.frDSCN0793.JPG 24ever.free.frDSCN0794.JPG
24ever.free.frDSCN0789.JPG
GT lives...I guess...
Ouch. I have to wonder how long a chain lasts when you're driving the whole mess with what looks
like a 12 tooth chainring, basically doubling the tension on the chain(s) compared to your
previous worst case 22-tooth granny.
Really? Seems like it would be the 12-tooth chainring that would really be hurting.

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Spademan O----L
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2 September 2003, 09:17 UTC #14

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24ever.free.frDSCN0794.JPG
24ever.free.frDSCN0789.JPG
GT lives...I guess...
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Slacker
If you think thats complex, I take it you haven't visited the Nicolai website recently:
nicolai.netnicolai.net
Steve.
Oh, I seen them. The US distributor lives a few miles from me. I've seen many a Nicolai up at Big
Bear being tested. Nothing says hideous like Nicolai.
I was sharing a chairlift with someone who was riding the DH Nicolai and I asked him how he liked
his rig. He didn't have an opinion yet because it was his first time on it. Fast forward two weeks
- I see the same guy again; he's back riding his old trusty M1. I didn't have a chance to talk to
him again.
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Slacker
Shame. I always imagined that although they looked like a bag of nails there must be some point to
it all. Next you're going to tell me the Brooklyn supertrucker doesn't pedal well either....
Steve.

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Mark Hickey
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2 September 2003, 13:06 UTC #15

James Messick said:
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Slacker said:
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24ever.free.frDSCN0792.JPG
24ever.free.frDSCN0793.JPG
24ever.free.frDSCN0794.JPG
24ever.free.frDSCN0789.JPG
GT lives...I guess...
Ouch. I have to wonder how long a chain lasts when you're driving the whole mess with what looks
like a 12 tooth chainring, basically doubling the tension on the chain(s) compared to your
previous worst case 22-tooth granny.
Really? Seems like it would be the 12-tooth chainring that would really be hurting.
That too... with twice the tension and each tooth getting used twice as often, I'd suggest buying
"chainrings" by the dozen...
Mark Hickey Habanero Cycles habcycles.comhabcycles.com Home of the $695 ti frame

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