Finally got my Niner built up a couple of weeks ago. First ride out, I pinch flatted before I'd got very far, and had to walk home (due to tube confusion); second ride out I ripped the rear mech off on my first climb. Finally, today everything was looking good, up until I parked it like this during an elegant, tree assisted, over the bars dismount:
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Things can only get better.
Upright it looks like this, and according to my LBS's very optimistic scales, weighs under 25lbs 🙄
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Awesome dismount
Obviously is going to be the death of you 😯
Obviously is going to be the death of you
Seconded - do you ever get the feeling that someone's trying to tell you something??
Nice bike though! 🙂
clown wheels don't work in real world application shocker! you need an orange 5 sunshine
You need a bike whisperer. 😈
Good job it's not been rewelded 😆
Looking great 8)
Still got the Soda?
I tell you, that's one chunky weld. I could ride it off a cliff and it wouldn't break there.
Yes, still got the soda. Got a horrible feeling I might have caught the 29er bug though.
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[/img] the demon has transferred to your bike,i'd get an exorcist in 😉
Is that the repaired one that was on here...looks nice.
First impressions...?
Yes, it is.
First impression was that it felt a bit lazy (or effortless) compared to my usual 26" hardtail. When I found some slightly more demanding terrain it really came into its own though. It's the sort of bike I could really get into trouble with. It's so smooth and carries speed so well that I ended up approaching things too fast and struggled to scrub enough speed off on more than one occasion. Very confidence inspiring and stable. I think I'll keep it, but for the majority of the slightly bland trails roundup way it's not as much fun as my Cotic. I just hope I can get the time to take it to the Peak or a bit further afield where it will shine. It'll be fab for enduros too. That's if it doesn't kill me first.