Also "no flames please" you can do that on other posts or create a new one if you need to vent, let this be an information data base to assist not to attack or hinder. We can hopefully build a great source of valuable information.
Here's my spec (you've seen the bike in the 'Just put my order in....' thread. The number next to the item is its weight in grams, mostly taken from the Sicklines website. Total weight follows beneath the spec.
My sepc - 6ft tall, 104kg / 230lbs
Riding - DH race & recreation
Colour is Metallic British Racing Green with a bright white rear
Frame Nicolai Ion ST (large) 5200
Fork Rock Shox World Cup 2816
Headset Chris King Steel Set 230
Front Brake Formula The One 259
Rear Brake Formula The One 272
Front Rotor Formula 200 181
Rear Rotor Formula 200 181
Rear Axle 12mm 112
Rotor Bolts Formula 14
Rim Mavic 823 1432
Spokes DT Swiss D/B 234
Front Hub Chris King 180
Rear Hub Hadley 150mm/12mm 400
Crank Arms Race Face Atlas 165mm 714
Chain Guide e.13 SRS 250
Chainring e.13 36t 51
Tyres Maxxis High Rollers 2400
Tubes Spesh Medium Weight 500
Chain Sram PC991 302
Pedals Burgtec 700
Shock Fox DHX 5 420
Spring Fox Ti 450
Seatpost SDG 230
Seat Collar Salsa 53
Seat SDG Ultralite 145
Rear Mech Shimano Saint 233
Shifter Shimano XTR 112
Cables Goodridge 80
Shock Bolts Stock 140
Cassette Dura Ace 11-23 160
Stem Burgtec Direct Mount 196
Handlebar Burgtec RW 270
Grips Odi Ruffians 69
BB Hope Stainless Steel 150
Yeah nice build, but I'm wondering why your Ion is heavier than mine... My tubes are XC ones, and my pedals are really lighter (wellgo mg1), but I've got a 888, my spring isn't a Ti one, my brakes, stem, seatpost, crank are both heavier !
Is the weight an estimation, or did you weight it ?
No didn't weigh it at all. I just got the published weights for all the components. These were mostly taken from Sicklines so they should be pretty reliable. There are a couple of items that might not be 100% accurate, perhaps 500g out? The big discrepancy however could be in the frame. I have that down as 5.2kg with no shock. That is the figure published in the 2008 brochure/website. The new brochure is saying 4.1kg, which is a big difference. It may be that they have lightened it and stopped quoting with a shock, in which case you would lop 2lbs of the weight I have here.
We've discussed this with Whafe, and the 4.1kg in the catalog has to be an error. Nothing seems to have to changed on the frame...
Ooooh i've found why you've got the wrong weight, the frame is at 5.2kg WITH the Dhx coil and steel spring ....
So your bike must be around 18.2 kilos, which is lighter than mine (18.6kg), so it's fine now !
Anyway, you're gonna love this bike !
Yeah I remember the thread but it's probably not a mistake, they're probably just quoting the frame weight minus the shock now, rather than including it. A DHX weighs 450g sans spring, so with a steel spring, it's going to weigh around a kilo, maybe a touch more. So, take that kilo off the original weight and you get to 4.1kg.
I was thinking that mine didn't feel as though it weighed 42 lbs!
the coler called "british racing green",the weight is 19,6kg(43,211lbs),in 2009 comes the new boxxer wc,new saintcranks and other stuff on the bike,finally i hope for 18-18,5kg
the ion ist a great ride,better than my old m-pire!
thanks!!!
but you cant`t get the british racing green for your next nicolai because the producer of the color is gone!
and i forget,this is ion no.8!!!one of the first productionframes
I did wonder why the colour was not being shown on their website anymore. This is a shame because I was thinking of getting a Helius AM in the same Metallic BRG/White as my Ion.
Some updates on my Ion :
New brakes : Avid elixir R 203/203
New fork : Boxxer WC
New handlebar : Funn full on 750mm
New tires : Maxxis Minion DH Front 2.5 42a and 60a
Approximative weight : 18.1kg for now
Comming soon :
Titanium spring (already bought)
New Shimano saint 09 cranks
The lighter the bike becomes, the funnier to ride it is !!!
I should win 300gr with the saint cranks (only 30gr heavier than the atlas FR), and 200gr with the Ti spring.
The elixir are really good, same braking power as the formula the one, and a bit lighter ! Really better than my old juicy 7.
maybe, the fun components are not very light too (especially the crankset and the seat post) and the rear hub (quad) is pretty heavy, the mudguard and freeride saddle (ixs) don't help to decrease overal weight.
but the bike is really easy to handle, it never seems you have a so heavy bike when you ride it (so, I'm 90 kg completely nude and it sure relativized the weight of the bike too!)
if you comes for the "portes du soleil" opening on the 6th of june, you'll try it
that's very different of the mpire you had (before the robbery during your vacation last year... ): I'm sure you'll love it...
edit: I've forgot, the bravemachine pedals are really heavy (more than 1 kg with the cromo axle...)
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