The Nicolai way and why we work with them:

Nicolai Bicycles is a German company renowned for crafting high-quality bikes by hand with over 25 years of experience in bicycle manufacturing. Their commitment to precision engineering, aesthetics, and performance sets them apart in ride quality and reliability. All NICOLAI frames are handmade in Germany. Geometron bikes and Nicolai bikes have held a close relationship over the past 8 years, together we have formed a unique collaborative approach to bicycle development and manufacturing. We are proud to be a long term Nicolai bikes partner now distributing their full product range alongside our flagship Geometron G1 model.

Geometron bikes are now the official distributors of all Nicolai Bikes models including E-bikes.

Nicolai Saturn 16 MGU is now available to order directly through us. Please get in contact with us for more information and an in depth consultation. More product info & contact form below.

All models from their Bio/non-electric bike range.

The Argon series. This range covers almost all options in the Hardtail/Gravel categories, including gearbox & belt drive options throughout.

The Saturn series. Within this model range you will find the full suspension bikes with specific applications that have been honed for applications including  XC and marathon sports, epic mountain tours to hooning down home trails after work. The Saturn travel range covers 100mm  to 160mm RWT, also with a choice between gearbox drive and conventional drive.

Find out more on each of these models at www.nicolai-bicycles.com

Nicolai Saturn 16 MGU 2025

Available to order now

The Saturn 16 MGU integrates a number of innovative technologies into a pioneering overall system. As a 29er E-Enduro, it combines our capable Saturn full-suspension base with the Pinion E1.12 Motor.Gearbox.Unit. The MGU is a unique, new drive system that merges a wear-free, brushless high-performance motor and an electronically operated 12-speed gearbox that can be shifted under load with a 600% total gear ratio in a compact housing. Motor vehicles do not use derailleur systems for good reason. Due to the motor power alone, with the Saturn 16 MGU, an impressive 160 Nm of torque is applied to the rear wheel in first gear. Such high forces put extreme strain on a gearshift and cause heavy wear. The Pinion 12-speed gearbox installed in the Motor.Gearbox.Unit therefore relies on proven, high-load automotive technology, which uses two spur gear sets in line. Pinion gearboxes are used in mountain biking for over 10 years and have proven themselves under the toughest conditions. On the Saturn 16 MGU there is no rear derailleur that can get out of line, bend or break off, no cable tension that needs to be readjusted in order to get a clean gear change, no plate-sized cassette that collects leaves and mud. The shifting and drive components are well protected from dirt, moisture and damage in a robust, sealed housing. The Pinion MGU works extremely reliably and is virtually maintenance-free and wear-free. A simple, quick oil change is only required every 10,000 km.

We’re pleased to be able to begin offering Nicolai E-bikes here in the UK. The process to import ebikes into the UK market and ensure we can offer our customers the Geometron service that we take pride in providing took us a little longer than first anticipated. The good new is that we’re up and running now and able to begin booking frame build slots into the production schedule immediately.

The first piece of news we must share is the production lead time. The production lead time for new MGU orders is 13 weeks. Please remember Nicolai bikes are meticulously hand crafted in Germany by a passionate and skilful team. That is 13 weeks to turn the aluminium tubes and billets into a beautifully finished robust mountain bike specified to your taste.

The Saturn 16 MGU bikes as either Frame kits, Full bikes or Custom build bundles. Below is a price list outline or the landed in the UK prices.

MGU Frame Kit w. 720w	Price £6349		MGU Full bike Kit w. 720w	Price £9549
Frame	Nicolai Saturn 16 MGU		Frame	Nicolai Saturn 16 MGU
Battery	720w		Battery	720w
Drive	Gates carbondrive & Pinon Cranks		Drive	Gates carbondrive & Pinon Cranks
No Shock			Build Kit	Nicolai 8.0
MGU Frame Kit w. 960w	Price £6549		MGU Full bike Kit w. 960w	Price £9749
Frame	Nicolai Saturn 16 MGU		Frame	Nicolai Saturn 16 MGU
Battery	960w		Battery	960w
Drive	Gates carbondrive & Pinon Cranks		Drive	Gates carbondrive & Pinon Cranks
No Shock			Build Kit	Nicolai 8.0

 

The Saturn MGU is available in two frame finishes which either Raw aluminium or Powder coat. The powder coat can be any custom colour of your choice, all we ask is that you share the RAL number of your chosen colour. The powder coat finish comes at an up-charge of £349 the Raw aluminium frame is no extra charge. Like all Nicolai or geometron builds you have the option to add colour to your build through the extra love kit, which consists of the Rocker link, cable guides and bearing preload caps. They are available in 8 different colours found here nicolai-bicycles.com/Extra-love-en.

Here Saturn 16 MGU – Google Drive is the press release document with the frame specifications and MGU information. Here SATURN 16 MGU – 2024 – Tech-Sheet – Google Drive is the tech sheet containing geometry and sizing information. Please feel free to reach out to us with any sizing or technical questions.

We now have our first demonstration bike here at Geometron HQ to offer our clients a comprehensive trial experience before they commit to purchasing our bikes. To arrange a demo simply get on contact with us via email or by phone.

If you are ready to proceed with your order please may we ask you to submit the following information in the contact form below:

Build- Frame kit/ Full build kit/ Custom build

Frame size-  (please also share with us your height, weight and riding style)

Battery size- 720w/960w

Frame finish- Raw aluminium or Powdercoat (please provide a RAL code)

Extra love kit-

Decal Colour-

Additions- Overload bash guard/ Additional battery

Finally, purchasing information: We have the ability to accept payments though a couple of methods, firstly BACS, we also have the ability to process payments through a PayPal payment portal that will allow you to use almost all credit or debit cards without needing a PayPal account. If you do have a paypal account you can have access to their paypal finance packages. Finally we have signed up with two ride to work schemes, we can now issue ride to work tickets through the Green commute initiative and Cyclescheme. If your employer is partnered with either of these two schemes we can begin processing vouchers immediately.