49 What’s your ride? All manner of nomenclature has been used to answer this question since the birth of the HELIUS in 1998: Cross Country, Trail, All Mountain, Freeride, Enduro and so on. In the end, it’s all about the same thing, mountain biking. You simply pedal up a mountain, ride beautiful single trails and look for technical detours on the way down. Then repeat, again and again until you can’t anymore. The HELIUS has always belonged to each and every trend. It’s ‘the one’, the mountain bike for every occasion, the be all and end all. In its 18th evolutionary year, the HELIUS has retained its unmistakable silhouette. Under the surface, lies NICOLAI R&D history in concentrated form. A CNC machined one-piece suspension linkage, mounted with quadruple-sealed angular contact ball bearings. The 27.5” wheel chassis provides 140mm travel, neutral for swift climbs, sensitive yet progressive for descents. We christened the next generation of HELIUS with the suffix AC (All Country). Whatever the next nomenclature enquiry is, we already have the answer. <e> Maximilian Gast Freiburg, GER