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edited September 2011 in MTB general
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Niner’s new carbon fiber Jet 9 RDO is out of the box with a sleek, curvy frame that mirrors the aesthetic of their Air 9 Carbon hardtail, including the paint schemes.

UPDATED: More pics, specs and weights uploaded.

The new frame’s initial design was actually done three years ago – before the Air 9 Carbon – and has been in top secret testing by their employees and sponsored racers for the past nine months.

It gets a bump to 100mm of rear wheel travel, up from 80mm for the aluminum model, but keeps the same basic geometry. The benefit of the increased rear travel is that it can now run a 100 or 120mm fork. It’s a monocoque carbon frame, and each frame size gets its own layup schedule and tubing sizes, with smaller frames having thinner tubes. This allows Niner to tune the ride characteristics to be the same across the entire size spectrum, from Small to XL. Chris Sugai, Niner’s president, says the different size tubes let them keep the wall thickness the same, which keeps it strong, while allowing the ride quality to match the size-appropriate rider weight ranges.

Lots more has changed, and turns out it can be built lighter than originally thought – quite a bit lighter – proof is after the break…
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