The chainstay length grows with the different frame sizes and thus ensures a good balance. The geometry is based on our Geolution Trail concept: a relatively long reach, 490 mm in size M, combined with a 78.3 ° steep seat angle provides a sporty, central riding position and an optimal load distribution between front and rear wheel. The Nucleon 16 is designed as a 29er, but can also be ridden as a mullet with a 29er wheel in front and a 27.5er in the rear. Regardless of our traditions, with the Nucleon 16 we have constructed a completely new bike for a wide audience.”” Kalle Nicolai provides the following explanation: “”Life is change. Design also seems to have played a role alongside engineering in the voluminous rear end with its wide phases and dynamic lines. – So shaped one probably rubs one’s eyes at first sight of the new Nucleon 16: Extruded tube cross-sections, a head tube gusset with ports for internally routed cables, an integrated bash guard and a stylish seat tube brace with an integrated clamp. And even the precise, high-quality ROHLOFF transmissions never quite matched the efficiency of a derailleur system when shifted under load.Īnyone who has followed our brand over the past 25 years has probably come to a certain conclusion over time: You can recognize a Nicolai at first glance. However, the gearbox, including the housing and design-related additional components, caused a weight disadvantage. Suspension and shifting performance, robustness and durability of the early Nucleon bikes were excellent. A primary drive to the gearbox and a secondary drive from the gearbox to the rear wheel were required. These bikes used a modified 14-speed ROHLOFF gearbox with the axle positioned at the level of the swingarm pivot point well above the bottom bracket. Our earlier Nucleon models, such as the Nucleon DH or the Nucleon Evo, also utilized alternative shifting concepts and combined them with a high-pivot suspension design. The Nucleon 16 is a high-pivot 29er enduro bike with a mullet option in the 160 to 180 mm travel category that uses a new type of shifting technology: the Supre Drivetrain from Cedric Eveleigh’s Canada-based development company LAL BIKES.

Perfect balance vs braced frame