First Ride on the New Bike! // Knolly Chilcotin 

Regarding the reach numbers of the new Chilcotin: Firstly, as Nic mentioned here: 3:05 this is our approach to the new Chilcotin sizing wise. We had a lot of riders who felt this way and the new sizing addresses this. Additionally - we HAVE moved the frame size transition height up a bit: so, previously a medium would fit say: 5'6" to 5'10": it's now about 1" (25mm) larger in height. So a new Medium would fit around 5'7" to 5'11". The sizing of all the new 2024 models was shifted this way slightly for a couple of reasons: 1) The Tyaughton was actually our most progressive bike geometry wise and all of the full suspension bikes felt "tight" compared to riding the Tyaughton. They are all now much better aligned fitment wise. 2) We needed to create some room in our sizing range for the introduction of the XS frame sizes in our full suspension lineup (i.e. the new Endorphin as well as a new upcoming model). We shifted the sizing slightly to the larger end of the spectrum. Please see the sizing chart on the Chilcotin website here: knollybikes.com/products/chilcotin-170 and don't hesitate to contact us or any of our resellers with questions.

The way that Knolly lined up the top tube into the seat stay and how the down tube flows into the chain stay makes that a beautiful bike!

While admittedly that is too much bike for me, I have to admit that it sure is one of the best looking bikes I've seen in a while. And you handle those wet, gnarly trails very well with it.

That bike looks awesome ! What happened to the AXS drive train?

Your bike is legit the longest bike we’ve had to photograph in our studio 😜

Surprised to see you go back to a non-360 angle! Maybe you got the Ace Pro? Either way, I like this view a lot.

It was a beautiful bike as it was being assembled in the shop; it’s more beautiful on the trails!

Thing looks amazing, the 155 for WA and a fork/shock combo to set 170/170 to run up to BC is the business

I wish I had trails like Corkscrew near where I live. Looks like the perfect blend of jank and flow.

I much prefer this insta360 camera angle! Feels more traditional and immersive rather than so blown out. Thanks for the video!

FLATS!! LOVE IT!

How do I become a Knolly sponsored rider, and probably more importantly, do they sponsor riders pushing middle age that aren't very good?

Back to back setup and ride. Nice work.

Over forked, it may not be a zippy climber, or at 170 travel configuration. But that's where the 155 version would fit in, i imagine. It's pretty cool that you could have 2 bikes with just a shock fork change

The new Chilcotin looks pretty sweet. Build kits have solid parts with no junk. My only complaint is the mismatched fork/shock brands on a couple of the builds as my OCD cannot handle that. I would parrot what VanCan said, do not be afraid of the longer numbers. The Medium Chilcotin numbers are very close to my Medium Canyon Strive CFR (wheelbase within 1mm, reach on CFR is up to 485, stack is within a few mm, strive is a little slacker, Chilcotin has a slightly shorter seat tube, chainstay is the same as I measured my CFR at 442mm). I am 5'10" and was worried that the long wheelbase and reach might be a hair too long, but I can say I have never felt as right on a bike in terms of confidence and control, so I imagine the Chilcotin would provide a similar experience.

I ride a Large Gen 5 and the Medium Gen 6 is bigger in a lot of spots. Based on their recommended sizing (by height) I'm exactly in between. Glad you commented on that aspect.

From the shots you posted on IG this bike really looks like it fits you!

Beautiful bike, rides great from what I see. Waiting for a BIKE CHECK video!

I really don't need a new enduro frame right now. But if I did, this would be on the shortlist.

Almost 4 years ago you did a video on a SC megatower V1 doing the exact same trails. You were testing the Large frame, and if i recall correctly, you were impressed by how much of a big bike it was (at that time). You ended up with the Enduro, which was bigger i think. My point is, that Large SC was smaller than the medium chilcotin gen6, which is fine, and i get it. My question; isn't the true test of those frames going uphill instead of going down? Because with those geo numbers we know 100% it can rip the downs.

Such a beautiful trail and a beautiful bike.. precision riding Nick 🤙

Bike looked nice and smooth soaking up all the bumps and chatter.

Nice camera settings today.

Please do more fuller videos like this.

Your riding style is awsome! Never stop🤙

I was waiting to see you do some shifting with the Sram GX Eagle AXS transmission, but I’m assuming you took it off because if this bike is mainly downhill focused you won’t need the shifting much

Aluminum > Carbon... All day, errrry day

In the famous words of Dale Stone: 🛎️

Sweet rig bro

509mm reach and 637mm stack on a size large is outrageously large, can't expect this thing to feel much more nimble than a Buick from the 80s. I'm excited to see you euro turn down the steeps with that monster 😂

I was wondering what happened to the SRAM T type transmission from the build video?

Love the colour! Nice riding!

I can’t take my eyes off this color, it’s so rich. I didn't think I'd like an aluminum bike :)

Awwwww the image feels so good with the Ace Pro, is this the largest FOV you can get with it Nick?

Such a sick bike! Looks great, did you ever get time on those Lewis brakes?

The bike is awsome too.

Mount Seymour... guess it makes sense why there having a bum ski season

I'm 6ft (183cm) and judging by reach, stack and effective top tube length, I would very much prefer the size M over the size L. I had bikes with over 500mm of reach and they just felt too long for me, both standing up and sitting down.

Always been super interested into the Knolly platform and the suspension. Live down in Washington and the new chilcotin is high on my list for this season. Where can I demo one? Does kinetik another shop in Van have a demo fleet?? Also if i couls get my hands on that pink color.... sold with a chefs kiss!

Interested in brake/rotors combo you’ve got going. I like my SRAM HS2 rotors and was wondering about pairing them with a set of Shimano XTs.

I love those 5dev cranks how do you like it.

Really quiet bike, not much else going on besides the tires, maybe a little fork squish? - Oh, wonder what they'll do with a new Fugitive, the new Endorphin sort of took it's space...?

Beautiful bike. Interested in how you go about setting up that DHX2

great video! im waiting for the bike check ;) are you running inserts ???

What’s the name of the trail? That Knolly is dope! Pretty similar geo to the Orbea Rallon. Might have to add this to the short list

Where is the GX t-type sutff? Looks like you have a cabled shimano shifter on the bar. Cool bike BTW.

Hey Nic, what happened to the Sram T-type setup?

Sorry Nick I didn’t watch the bike build video me 7 Friends Took our chance to go out street riding yesterday before The UK went back to its normal weather wind and rain 😂😂 but wow she looks absolutely. beautiful specially those cranks arms are a piece of art

I live in the southeast and I'm primarily looking for a bike to ride the enduro trails at Windeock and double black in Pisgah. My question is would the 155 be enough bike or should I go up to the 170?

no insta360 today? love the content

Cool bike with race face purple handlebar would look even more sick🤘 What's the tyres you got there if may I ask?

nice bike

looks sick. was already flipping between deciding on a transition spire or knolly chilcotin. this update competes directly with the spire, but has features i like better: i think this is my next bike :D - will the frame fit a 220mm rotor in the back? - dual crown? - can the frameset be purchased with a different shock (like your dhx2)?

There have been six generations of Chilcotin? I must have missed some. I was thinking there were 3 including this newest release.

Great Video. Any thoughts about how this bike compares to your old yt capra(I know its been a while since you had that bike), but im currently riding a 2021 capra carbon and while I have no complaints whatsoever im seriously considering a new knolly because of how good they look and to try out the 4 link suspension

Usually you want long chain stays compared to rear Center (without a excessive Anti Squat) But Knolly did it the other way around

Is it a special color, didn't see that option on their site?

Your build video and the article on the PB website has me intrigued about this bike. The super boost rear hub spacing and some comments regarding it being crazy long are still a concern. I don't really want to have to buy a new hub and rebuild my WAO rear wheel. Andy I'm kind of in between M and L on most bikes. Also, what's the weight like on that beast?

I take it, you weren’t a fan of the GX Transmission??

I noticed you changed to an xt transmission. Were you having problems with that new sram one?

Is this maximal field of view setting in insta ace pro?

what is the weigh in the complete bike?

Really thinking about this for my next bike what Size shock does it run

Anyone know what pedals he's running? Thanks!

How many kg/pounds does it weigh?

Can you mullet the Chilcotin? Or is there a mullet on the way?

Where do we get the pink version?

The reach and stack seems very niche, very long and low front end. I normally ride a size L in most bikes at 5'10" and this bike would be bigger than I'd normally ride in a size medium. My current bike actually does follow the trend of high front ends, it's a RM Altitude in size L with 474 reach and 638mm stack in the fully slack position.

how does the rear suspension feel compared to your gen 5 Chilcotin?

So is there anything you dont like about this version?

Me Likey.

💪🤝❤

Aluminum > Carbon

as bikes get heavier, chromolly steel returns .

Not huge? It has the same huge wheelbase in XL as my Forbidden Dreadnought that I consider a tank of a bike 😂

may i have one?

As an engineer, that cantilevered bottom bracket just looks odd. They must have seriously beefed up the metal around there (heavy) to compensate.

Reach numbers sound like only expert riders and above need apply. And why does Knolly insist on such low stack heights? I had the last gen Chilcotin and thought it was the least fun bike I’ve ever had. I’ve had a Delirium T and a Podium and loved both. I’d like to have another Knolly but not with those nutty geo numbers. Sorry.

Why do they use the superboost spacing in the rear, just makes it annoying to fit normal wheels to it. That’s pretty much the only thing that’s keeping me away from this bike

Hi. Why can’t you keep posting videos in this format instead of "want to look like star wars" filter? Is it because you use gopro now instead of insta360? With the uber ultra view all depth and feedback lacks big time on them. Please keep it like this. So much more pro and viewable. ✌️

157 keeps me from buying.

I was looking at the numbers and even a small would be too big for me. Still very smexy!