Niner 5.5" travel bike - Hot or Not?

Phonger · **Posted:** Wed Nov 05, 2008 7:02 pm

It's supposed to be the longest travel 29'er bike on the market.

Sorry cant post the vimeo directly but here the link:

http://www.bikerumor.com/2008/10/03/int ... ain-bikes/

Red Hot Sloth · **Posted:** Wed Nov 05, 2008 7:09 pm

In think it would be super hot if it had a Fox Forx and not a yokie. Also it seems that they copied Trek in that the headtube is a 1.5 at the base and tapers to a 1.125 at the top...kinda makes it tough to customize it to your liking. But having said that...I think it its HOT. I would like to real world test ride one.

Pixelpusher · **Posted:** Wed Nov 05, 2008 7:57 pm

looks like a Giant..

wirk242 · **Posted:** Mon Nov 10, 2008 10:18 am

If you get a new bike that means you gotta ride it!

V2PRODUCTS · **Posted:** Thu Nov 13, 2008 9:29 am

hott ....... i want to try out a 29er

jonathan_sykes81 · **Posted:** Thu Nov 13, 2008 9:39 am

Regarding the headtube tapering. You can use a Chris King or Cane Creek 1.5 to 1 1/8 bottom and a 1 1/8 top for the headset. Then you can use normal 1 1/8 steerer tube forks.

PacMan · **Posted:** Thu Nov 13, 2008 4:14 pm

Super HOT!! I have to agree with the choice of fork though. Marzocchi can suck it. Other than that I'd love to own one.

GP_pilot · **Posted:** Thu Nov 13, 2008 5:51 pm

I'm not hot for it until I could ride it close to it's limits, i.e. 3-5' drops. I've ridden the crap out of my 4.5" RIP for the past year and I think getting a good (read strong) wheelset is key. I'll be upgrading my RIP this winter w/ 20mm TA wheelset and 130mm fork but this will still be my XC/AM bike. That's why I'm also building up a Nomad in the next month because I want something more AM/FR/DH.

foo29er · **Posted:** Thu Nov 13, 2008 8:50 pm

i really like that RIP 9 REALLY REALLY

Niner 5.5" travel bike - Hot or Not?

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