This is the 1st gen MGU And it already beats all of the systems by 400% 1-No maintanance required 2- No more bulshit chain problems, chain slap, streatch or snap!!! 3 No more weak smashed dissallined deraileours and poor shifting problems!!!! 4- No more worn out cassetes and chainrings!!! The MOUNTAIN BIKE SHOULD SPEND 99% RIDING ON THE MOUNTAINS NOT 99% LOKING AFTER IT!!! THIS IS THE FUTURE THIS IS MOUNTAIN BIKING AND IT'S CALLE PINION MGU!!!! IT IS ALSO MY NEXT NEW EMTB

After seeing this bike it’s made me uninterested in anything that doesn’t have PinionMGU & Gates Carbon Drive. What have you done to me?!! 😅 Amazing stuff

Pinion is the top dog regardless of the recently announced motors. Belts and MGU's are the way to go. I wish they made a wireless shifter for a cleaner cockpit though.

Absolutely the best thing to hit the EMTB market, can't wait to see your build in progress 👍

4:14 Leo from Pole with a Pole T Shirt! (I hope a good sign). I love my Voima....please get Pole up and running and make a Voima with this drivetrain. I am in.....

I remember seeing Nicolai's first gearbox back in the day and thinking "this is the future" but the industry wasn't ready and the market wasn't there. It's so great to see their dream becoming a reality, it's just a shame it took so long.

When the Mondraker Guy in your last Podcast said he was skeptical about the Pinion MGU it was clear to me that the whole industry fears the impact of this technology. It will be interesting when other manufacturers are able to enter the integrated market. As a consumer I would certainly rather wait for a better selection of similar bikes instead of buying old derailed tech.

We desperately need a bigger bike brand to take pinion on! Starting at 10k is just way too high! Cannot wait for this to become more affordable but without someone like canyon for example taking this on for many it’s just a pipe dream! Fingers crossed this gets the buy in it very much needs!!!

Looks a great upgrade for sure love how Nicolai have interesting frame designs

can't wait for derailers to be things of the past. its long overdue.

I would buy it immediately if it would be 180/180 travel, mixed wheels, max 440 mm chainstay length. I really hope one manufacturer will make a bike with this specification and with this MGU.

love this bike - i keep putting off purchasing my first EMBT waiting for a shelf plateau of tech but it just keeps getting better

Lovely bikes those Nicolais. Really hope these Pinion MGUs filter down to less boutique brands because 10k on a bike is too much for me.

Great work Rob, this has to be the future or variations of this at least. ZF motor looks super interesting too.

I rode this and the Simplon MGU and loved them both. I was torn between the two but ended up going for the Simplon. Both are amazing though.

This is my dream bike !

Finally he is so right!! I have been waiting 20 plus years for this

When is Pinion going to come to bikes in the US

That's the way to do it 🙂

It's a nice concept, although not worth the hefty price tag. Plus keeping your gears separate from the motor does have a few benefits.

Give me a 190mm version and I'm sold.

Let Rob explain what happens when there is a Bosch motor and/or pinion transmission failure for this bike. How warranty works, how long warranty will be effective and what the related downtime is. This isn't like you taking your BMW motorcycle to the BMW dealer.

Once again and always - price! 💞

I saw Leo in the background 🤞

I visited the EuroBike today. This thing is hell of a weightmonster, buuuuut the drop producing absolutly no Sound at all, is soooo satisfying.

my dream bike, but the price :(

Why this gearbox combined concept wasn't adopted from day one with Ebikes I don't know.

this is the only bike i want. finally, it feels like we have a fully resolved emtb with the right features. everything else was just building up to this moment. when are you selling in USA please?

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The MGU is the Future, just need to team up with DJI and we have the future for all of us.

Cool bike. That price though😬

if the bike rides as impressively as the engineering behind it, this is going to be a huge leap.

We need these in USA/Canada.. make it happen Nicolai!

Would love a pinion option in Canada

Amasing bike❤ would love to know the frame weight of the Saturn 16 mgu ?

👍Nice bike😋 It should be nice to know the over rin "time limit" (how long time the motor gives padel free assist) in race😊. I would buy the first SL "gearbox" Emtb when it comes with a ability to torq controll by the rider and its gona have stepless variator as in a Snowmobile with a belt. This stuff gona be protected in this "gearbox" and have same Gates Carbon drive. This would be light, silent, above all maintenance free🤔😅

Dear Santa

Just TRY to get one in the US. Can’t be done so far. Love the Pinion MGU; is it UL listed yet?

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I raelly really want this bike. perhaps they will sell the motor and frame separately which will make it easier for me to get.

If the pro auto shift override is used too much the bike should alter the fixed cadence to a more suitable range for the rider , e.g. if you set cadence at 80 but are constantly down shifting it should set to 79 , then 78 and creep it until the rider mostly stops down shifting manually , an early up shift should alter it the other way , all averaged out over several mins of use . Gradient should also alter the cadence slightly IF you choose to have that happen . or the app should recommend your best cadence based on your actual demand .

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Nicolai Have There Frame Kit 16 MGU Available to Buy,Only Problem is in UK it Comes to Over £8,000 and Then You Need Rims,Fork,Brakes,So Looking Like Around £10,500. I Still Think its Too Heavy Though at 27kg,I Tried a 26KG Rohloff E Bike Off Road and I Never Liked the Weight of it,When You Need To Lift it over a Fence or in to the Car,Plus You Feel The Weight All the Time. I Soon Got Over Having the 14 Electric Shifted Gears and a Belt But it Just Did Not Seem Like a Bicycle Anymore But More Like Riding a Motorcycle. I Have an Orbea Rise H at Around 21kg and its More of a Bike,Fitted With 10 Speed Linkglide So Drivetrain Lasts a Lot Longer. I will Waite Untill Battery Tech and All this New Gearbox Tech Settles Down over the Next 5 Years Before Buying Another EMTB.

Hoping this bike comes to Canada someday, I really think it could be the last bike I ever buy.

Are you going to change your bike colour from RAW to cherry now? Looks a gorgeous red.

Future is NOW 🙌 take my money🤪

Its definitely a bike made for journalists. Flash looking and lots of features to talk about. Not what I or anyone really needs. Maintenance is about cost, and the MGU cost exceeds regular maintenance.

0:19 Rob Heran's head :D

I am waiting for some lightweight emtb with pinion. Thats my nextbike. I.e. if they put it on Orbea Rise which weighs 15.9kg, the bike would be how much? 18kg? Yes, please!

Rob did you order from the Nicolai website for shipping to the UK?

Bro is riding 10 × my net worth💀😭

I love it, can we please get it with an 800 W hour battery, 1000 W peak motor with 120 N meters of torque.? Pretty please?

@RobRidesEMTB what is the warranty on the Pinion MGU and what does it encompass

Can I ask you did you hearing about battery graphene which any bike has this technology.

How large a battery will this frame hold.. and removable??

Eu moro no Brasil na Bahia em Ilhéus terra do surf motonbike

I’ve contacted Nicolai about when the Saturn 16 will be available in the USA and told the battery is not USA certified yet? Anyone any further intel on what this really means and when might bikes be available for purchase? Cheers,

Is this really significant updates? I do not see that in daily riding to be honest - I have an Rohloff with Bosch - and blet drive. SO kind of samesame but different - this does not ofer autoshift yet - but after all - that is "dont think or care" system, availabel since years - now with MGU from pinion, but was there 10Years ago too... Might be little different for tech section riders... I rode mountain bike 25years ago... back then light bikes were the most important thing - nothing changes there ;) The Chain drive was and is working pretty well.

So is this an upcoming model or is this available now and is it a software update?

You said you ordered one Rob. So where can i buy one in the uk?

No wonder it's expensive. 2 hours of CNC machining, welding TIG by hands . No doubt it's high quality, but you now, some Eastern guys could stolen the idea. Make stamping, casting, automatic welding lines and as a result cheaper in a great volumes

It's all good but if you can't get one how is anyone in Australia ever going to get one. The Pinion MGU is a great design but the coffee grinder uphill sound would kill the joy of riding for me. It's a shame someone doesn't get the Revonte system into production .My SUPER QUIET and smooth 1.3 Aluminium 90Nm Brose motor and a Rohloff hub is still my choice. E=Mtb²

R thoughs sold in the us ?

Pole bikes woud perfectly fit to nicolais brand. just saying

Can I get one shipped to the USA?

Please tell me you do it in raw aluminium 😊

DJI bike has ruined interest in any other bike for me. Damn you Rob!

11000€?! Nuts! I can get a KTM motorbike for that almost.

What is all this recent hype for overrun? Do we really need it? I think not. My latest bike has almost none (RM powerplay) and it is a way better climber for it. Less overrun = more control. The amount of times overrun would be beneficial is very limited for the average user. But overrun is the nr. 1 reason for destroying chains and cassettes. So if you are going to make overrun a standard feature at least have the user be able to select the amount, or allow it to be turned off.

Thats exactly why I wont buy an ebike, the technology is moving too fast at the moment. If i buy one it will be out of date within a couple years. My normal bike will hold up a lot longer. Maybe once the tech slows down I'll look into getting one.

Why cnc when you can cast....

Rob eu vejo seus vídeos muitas bikes boas eu gosto muito eu gosto de criar minhas peças garfos cubos eu queria ter um lugar eu não tenho crio peças de bike no meu quarto

Eu queria fazer bikes para marca bmw

Been riding Nicolai bikes for 2 decades but this bike is priced a bit to high for my pocket

weight?!

Stop, I can't get any harder.

Made in Germany spelt in English!

What are the drive train losses when running without electricity? Has any KZfaqr bothered to test any eMTB motor for pedaling losses?

Awesome bike. But "overrun" just makes it a dirtbike, albiet for a couple seconds.

Over-run can be very dangerous.

Very eco friendly these CNC parts, along with the batteries and all these nonsense emtbs turn cycling from an eco friendly sport to a sport that is polluting the earth.

Pay all that money and be restricted to 15.5 miles because you can't chip it!

5- No skills needed; 6- Sooter of E-MTBs. It's like an automatic motorcycle, nice to see, but no decent rider wants one.

Not available in California

I been wanting an MGU when pinion mentioned a few years ago! allready have a Zerode Taniwha! they are gettign more popular down here in Australia too, @robridesEMTB i WANT one of these but i cant get one in AUS from quite some time... anyway you can help?