I have contacted the Nicolai dealer in the China region, his comment:
Hi, Sorry I'm in Taipei bicycle show,
3/16~19 very busy, I work for NICOLAI distributer in great China,
The bike is My special order, I give them the gromentry and spec in my idea, And karl Nicolai says the racing team is also want a similar biike,There was Helius 4x,but stand over is too high to asian people, After four months I just resive the "
ION-14", Karl says its the first one, I love it, The bike have 2 spec, in 4x or bike park, max rear travel 125mm with 200mm suspention(e-e) ,I tuned the fork to 130mm, frame weight is 3.5kg(excl shock) now the complete bike is 14.0kg, Not test ride yet. hope this gonna help.
Geometry:
1. 4X setting
Shock = 200x51mm, rear travel position 1 = 100mm, rear travel position 2 = 115mm
agressive 4x headangle (68,5°), low standover height, short wheelbase, short chainstays, 0mm BB height
suits perfect to 100mm travel forks
2. Bikepark setting
Shock = 200x57mm, rear travel position 1 = 115mm, rear travel position 2 = 125mm
slacker headangle (66,5°), same low standover height, short chainstays, +14mm BB height (with 140mm fork)
suits perfect to 120-140mm travel forks
