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Angstrom wrote: My first "gravel bike" was my 2nd gen Niner SIR9 steel hardtail. Put fast 2.2" race tires on it and did rides up to 60 miles with 6k of climbing. Eventually swapped the suspension fork for rigid carbon…
Have you considered a Wheels Mfg threaded PF30/BB30 option? Screws together in the standard PF shell to avoid the creaking.
300hp wrote: Re: Warbird compliance- it would have to be the V3 Warbird, I don't think there is a V4 aluminum (or I would own one). It appears they went cheap (journeyman) and niche (stormchaser) and single material on…
ss29er wrote: Salsa Storm Chaser Niner RLT9 These ^^^^^^
Looks awesome. And as a tall guy (6'2" with long legs) it is nice to see XL and XXL available.
Cerps wrote: I appreciate the info. I was looking to use post mount TRP Spyres with 160mm rotor if possible. I don't know if anyone on here has tried that on a 505. Most comments I noticed were for hydraulics. Spyres…
Gerben321 wrote: It can be either 15 or 12mm in the front, so you should ask. But I have ordered mine with 12mm in the front and rear. Makes more sense in my opinion. The frame is specced for 160mm rotors in the front…
Just buy a normal GXP bottom bracket. They are 20 bucks or so and you wont have to worry about any adapters.
shiggy wrote: That is very outdated width recommendations. 24mm rims can easily accommodate 38mm tires Agreed. They run road 25mm tires on 23mm wide rims. I have had 38mm GKSK on 25 and 28mm external rims without a…
The race and bearing both look upside down
Long shot, but does anyone have a 696 in size 58 they are looking to get rid of? Looking for a frameset only, located in USA. I've been following this thread for long enough, time to try one out.
RLB wrote: Its a 61, I am 6'3 with more leg than average, I do not know my ridding inseam. I just built it up and only rode around for a couple miles... front tire was farther from my toes than my ICAN...I can measure…
RLB wrote: Had some free time and couldn't wait for the new cranks and to arrive. the 700 40c has loads of room on 19mm inner width rims and I think even the 700 51mm on the 30mm inner width rim has plenty of space (6mm…
Damn. Wish this was a 59
CycleDZM44 wrote: It seems pretty obvious to me that the fastest rolling tire for mixed surfaces is going to be one with a file/smooth tread in the center and more aggressive as you move out, similar to this Challenge…
I have Gravelking SK and find them to be plenty fast on pavement while being excelling on gravel.
kirkom wrote: I finally received my custom 696. Now it's time to ride it. By far the best paint and design work so far Do you have a pic with the fork included? Curious to see what you did for it's design
Vlanderen wrote: "You can get the Motobecane Mulekick Carbon" Last thing I need is another thing to look at! Ha, it took me this long to narrow it down to the Carbonda, then Niner has a deal on their RDO carbons . . . .…
Vlanderen wrote: Someone convince me to build this over buying a Niner RDO/RLT 4 star, basically a carbon frame with Ultegra for $2900 + tax. All prices here are basically retail/web prices from various manufacturers,…
For that cost, I would seriously consider a Carbonda frame. There is a huge thread that talks about both of the models and both get great reviews.