Ian Hylands Joins Niner Bikes

Niner Bikes welcomes Ian Hylands as full time Photographer and Videographer for the company. Ian comes to Niner with an impressive portfolio and significant experience as an influential image maker in the cycling industry.

Ian’s work speaks for itself – he’s had images in every major US mountain bike publication and his pictures live on the computer monitors of cyclists around the world. We are really excited to bring him on board.” said Niner Marketing Manager Carla Hukee, “This signals a new capacity for great content from Niner Bikes”.

Ian will be based out of Niner’s Fort Collins, CO office.

Niner Bikes was founded 2004 in Southern California and is headquartered in Fort Collins, Colorado.

The company is dedicated to the ideals of passion, commitment and 29ers only.

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Niner Bikes Includes A Paid In full IMBA Membership

As a part of their ongoing efforts to support the International Mountain Bike Association (IMBA), Niner Bikes will be including a paid-in-full certificate for an IMBA membership with every RIP 9 RDO LTD Edition XX1 complete bike purchased in the United States.

The RIP 9 RDO is a new model for Niner and the LTD Edition build kit includes the hotly anticipated SRAM XX1 drivetrain. This should be a great way for Niner to create IMBA members – they will receive a year of benefits, paid for by Niner. Hopefully, after seeing what IMBA is all about, these new members will choose to become renewing supporters.

“Niner couldn’t exist without mountain bike trails and trail access – we know this, and want to do what we can to give back.” said Niner president Chris Sugai “I hope we foster significant long term membership growth. If the program is successful, we will certainly find ways to expand it.”

"Everyone wins when companies step up like this to promote IMBA's work building trails, organizing volunteer days and preserving access” said Rich Cook, IMBA’s Director of Development, “Niner sets the gold standard of what a small company can do to help grow the cause, protect the resources and trails that we all enjoy."

Individually numbered IMBA certificates will ship with bike orders. Memberships are transferable in the case that purchasers are already IMBA members. The RIP 9 RDO LTD Edition XX1 bikes ship the second week of March for $6499USD, through authorized Niner dealers

: http://www.ninerbikes.com/dealers  . Interested riders can find complete bike information at http://www.ninerbikes.com/rip9rdo.

For more information about IMBA or to join, visit: http://www.imba.com

2013 Niner RIP 9 RDO Announced

 

Rally Blue RDO Carbon, Fox Float CTD Kashima, 142MM Maxle, ISCG 05, Carbon Links Rotating on Enduro Black Oxide Bearings.

125MM of “Best Bike Ever” Coming in Spring!

• Carbon full suspension from the 29er-only mountain bike company
• 125mm of Patented CVA suspension is efficient in every chainring
• Compatible with 120–140mm forks
• TUNED FOR CVA – FOX Float CTD shock with kashima coat
• Removable ISCG 05 tabs and offset linkage design for chainguide compatibility
• Carbon suspension linkage and unique Niner alloy hardware
• 142mm x 12mm rear spacing

TRAIL BIKE 29

“Quiver Killer” meets carbon. 2 years in development, Niner’s highly anticipated and requested carbon trail bike finally makes an appearance. The R.I.P. 9 RDO incorporates global rider feedback as well as Niner’s rigorous carbon design, engineering and testing standards. Our alloy R.I.P. 9 has over 30 glowing media reviews for ride quality and handling - the R.I.P. 9 RDO takes these characteristics and ups the ante with carbon frame, linkages, ISCG compatibility and additional travel.

CVA™ SUSPENSION

The R.I.P. 9 RDO features Niner’s patented CVA suspension (U.S. Patent No. 7,934,739) and delivers 125mm of fully active travel with superb compliance and damping via a tuned for CVA Fox Float CTD Factory Shock with Trail Adjust and Kashima Coat. For those seeking the technical advantages of 29” wheels combined with pedaling efficiency across all chainring combinations (not just the middle ring), CVA™ is the front-runner. The result? A faster, smoother ride up and down the trail.

VERSATILE GEOMETRY

To progress as a rider you need predictability, balance and nimble handling and Niner is the company that first made fun trail bike 29ers a reality. Climbing or descending, the geometry of the R.I.P. 9 RDO is tuned to keep you in control and ready to conquer new terrain at every turn. The R.I.P. 9 RDO is intended for 120 to 140mm forks, allowing riders to further fine tune the ride.

C5 WARRANTY

Our robust R&D program - computer modeling, physical prototype testing (both in-house and at independent testing facilities), and hours of riding by skilled and abusive individuals make us confident that the R.I.P. 9 RDO will exceed your expectations. We maintain that our carbon fiber development rivals the best in the bike industry and to back it up we offer our C5 warranty (five year) and a standard-setting commitment to customer service.

TAPERED HEADTUBE

The increased surface area of a tapered headtube allows for a larger downtube, increasing strength and rigidity at this critical intersection. Tapered fork steerer tubes measurably reduce fork deflection, which means your Niner tracks straight and true. The full spectrum of riders from XC racers to All Mountain shredders benefit from these features which is why we incorporate the technology in all our new frames. The R.I.P. 9 RDO lets you take full advantage of increased steering precision as you negotiate your daily dose of singletrack.

ATTENTION TO DETAIL

When you are in the backcountry, the details are what take your ride into the sublime. The trim and sexy carbon links rotate on oversized Angular Contact Bearings for awesome lateral rigidity and immediate power transfer, dropper post routing and ISCG 05 chainguide compatibility mean you can build this bike to fit your ride style and an integrated replaceable skid plate lets you try that optional line with confidence. The R.I.P. 9 RDO features more tire clearance, full housing internal cable routing for a clean look and precision-machined alloy interfaces for the bottom bracket, direct-mount front derailleur and brake caliper post mounts.

R.I.P. 9 RDO frames and bikes will be shipping in March before the mountain trails melt.

Complete bikes will be offered with limited edition top-end build kits.

R.I.P. 9 RDO FRAME/SHOCK	$2,899.00
R.I.P. 9 RDO FRAME/SHOCK & MATCHING RALLY BLUE ROCKSHOX REVELATION RT3 - 130MM	$3,550.00

Niner Bikes Expands Jet 9 Family

Niner has released info and images of the newly expanded Jet 9 family of bikes – their XC full
suspension platform. The complete line up now includes Jet 9 RDO, Jet 9 Carbon and Jet 9 alloy
options.

“We are focused on ride quality at Niner, and the new Jet 9 RDO is about details - the carbon
rocker is a custom design and the 142mm maxle gives riders even more power transfer efficiency
on what is already a very fast platform.” said Niner president Chris Sugai, “The introduction of the
Jet 9 Carbon is the beginning of something new at Niner - a great complete bike option for riders
who want to get onto their first carbon Niner. We’ve set up this build to be dependable and fun
to ride, in cooperation with our friends at Rock Shox, American Classic, Shimano and Schwalbe.
Additionally, we are now able to offer both carbon frames in size extra small with a stand-over
height of 26.5”/672mm – greatly expanding the range of riders that our bikes will fit”.

The newly updated Jet 9 RDO features a Niner designed carbon rocker,142mm maxle and is
spec’d with a Fox Float CTD Kashima coated rear shock and high-end Enduro Max Magnetite
Black sealed bearings. It is available in Niner Green for the initial production runs and begins
shipping in October, MSRP $2899 US for the frame, rear shock and 142mm Maxle.

The new Jet 9 Carbon is an SLX equipped bike with all the details riders expect from a Niner.
MSRP is $3899 US for a complete bike and also ships in October. Both options include Niner’s
C5 warranty program.

Jet 9 Carbon Features

• Carbon full suspension from the only 29er only mountain bike company
• 100mm of CVA™suspension is efficient in every chainring
• Compatible with 100 - 120mm tapered forks
• Tuned for CVA™ - Fox Float CTD Evolution Shock
• Forged alloy suspension linkage and unique Niner hardware
• 135mm x QR Rear spacing li>
• PF30 bottom bracket
• Brand new XS size available
• MSRP $3899 (complete SLX bike)

Jet 9 RDO Features

• RDO Full Suspension- Top level performance with no compromises
• 100mm of patented CVA suspension is efficient in every chainring
• Compatible with 100-120mm forks
• Tuned for CVA- Fox Float CTD shock with Kashima coating
• Carbon suspension linkage and unique Niner hardware
• 142x12mm maxle rear spacing
• Brand new XS size
• Available in: Niner Green
• MSRP: 2899 USD (Frame, rear shock, and maxle