The Jet 9 RDO gets an update: With 120 millimetres of travel at the rear, a fork with 130 millimetres of travel is the right counterpart - and the bike is perfectly positioned in the trail bike niche. The Boost axle dimension is on board, allowing Niner to shorten the chainstays for agile handling. With a longer reach and slacker head angle, Niner injects the bike with good downhill handling. There are no experiments with the bottom bracket, a conventional BSA bottom bracket is installed here, so there's no need for any fiddly pressing in and out of bearings. The bike is equipped with a removable front derailleur mounting option, so the options of single and double chainrings are open.

Last but not least: The new Jet 9 RDO is compatible with two types of wheels. As befits Niner, with 29er wheels and the bike is now also designed - and from around August - also available with 27.5 Plus wheels for tire widths up to 3 inches.

And the variant for the rough stuff

The Rip 9 RDO enduro version features 160 millimetre forks and the rear triangle has 150 millimetres of travel. As with the Jet 9, Niner's new enduro bike comes with Boost, shorter chainstays, a longer reach, slacker head angle and a threaded BSA bottom bracket. A front derailleur mounting option is not on board. Niner is convinced of the 27.5 Plus wheel size and is also launching the option of fitting 27.5 Plus wheels up to 3 inches wide on the Rip 9 RDO in addition to the established 29er wheels.

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