2010 Nicolai Helius AM Frame Medium with Avalanche DHX

Nicolai Helius AM frame with 2013 Avalanche modified DHX air shock and Works Components 1.5 degree angleset (2 rides old) and offset shock bush.
All bar one of the frame/shock bolts have been replaced with Titanium bolts (18 in all)

I will keep the bike built up until a buyer wants the frame, so they can test ride it before hand. I am based in North Wales near Chester, and can arrange a test at Llandegla.


Frame with Avalanche tuned DHX Air shock (215x63mm shock giving 171mm travel – although there are options - http://www.nicolai.net/22-1-Helius+AM.html ). This is a better feeling shock than the coil CCDB I ran on it for a while (and much lighter). You don’t need lock out or CTD rubbish with this set-up, it feels over-damped in the car park but on the trails it only uses the travel it needs and honking out of the saddle doesn’t get much bob, yet it feels incredible on rough stuff and pumps brilliantly due to how it returns from in the travel. The shock can be serviced by any of the usual suspension places so don’t be scared off by its odd internals (just serviced so good for another year). Shock was brand new in 2013.

shock was set-up for me. I’m 13/14st and set-up was for downhill performance (Fast rebound, reduced dive and linear compression - other tunes are available and Craig at Avalanche is easy to deal with and very helpful for tuning stuff... until I bought these I was suspension twiddler but this is so perfect I have not felt the need to touch Craig's set-up - all paperwork for set-up and service will be included - can you tell I am a geek!). There is plenty of adjustability in the shock settings so the shock will work for someone lighter or heavier.

The frame is 135x12mm at the back and I’ll include a Maxle bolt through.
Headtube was custom upgrade by Nicolai when frame was ordered, it is 49.6 straight, which allows all fork variations to be used, 1 1/8", 1.5" or tapered.
Anodised black frame so the lightest option at 3200g. It will clean up and look lovely but it has been used and there is signs of this. NO cracks or dents, just the odd little mark and cable rub where cables have been sitting at pivot points.
Loads of room for big tyres – I ran 2.4” Continental Rubber Queens on 28mm wide rims so 26” tyres don’t come much bigger.

Frame will be four years old in March so still has a year of its transferable five year warranty left.
I think this is the best version of this frame. Earlier versions ran a shorter shock and had a more upright head angle, later versions were beefed up to take a 170mm fork which added a heavier wall downtube increasing the weight. With the 160mm fork this one is great.