You mean there was an update inside the regular 2 week schedule? That would be a 1st I think. That surely means the bike or at least the frame is ready.
It was a regular 2 week update
A brief chronology of Helix bicycle test bike schedule estimates…
February 17, 2017
Timeline shows testing is about to start and will be complete by April 1, 2017
March 31, 2017
Timeline shows testing starting in 3rd week in April, finishing in mid-June
May 31, 2017 Helix Update
“Production test bike builds are underway”
July 22, 2017
“…expect to have production level welding completed this week”
August 5, 2017
“I am expecting to send out the test bike in 2-3 weeks”
October 1, 2017
“In parallel, we are completing the test bike and we are confident that it will be sent out in the next 2-3 weeks.“
October 15, 2017
“The test bike is almost ready”
October 29, 2017
“Unfortunately we need a little more time”
November 11, 2017
“Another week has gone by without a completed test bike”. Actually it was two weeks…
November 24, 2017
“…I have full confidence that we will be able to show you the test bike in the next update”
Winter is about to begin here in the northern hemisphere. Perhaps after hell freezes over a test bike might be completed in just 2-3 more weeks.