Bikes for Enduro... The restart

[anybody seen george?]

I want this so badly. Think it's sexy AF!   
Niner is back. I miss my SIR 9 now   
 

[MrJacques]

I want this so badly. Think it's sexy AF!   

Niner is back. I miss my SIR 9 now   

 

 

Pretty like a bulldog... but it sounds like it rides really well.

[popcorn_skollie]

Apart from that head tube, it looks rather nice. 

 

The head tube must be one of my favorite design elements about this bike.

 

 

I'm wondering if they are trying to pack a bit too much adjustable rear between 120 and 165 is alot and I wonder how that effect geo and ride. The storage and the cable routing is nice and such a simple win. 

 

I don't think so. We're talking about actual wheel travel here. A mere 45mm to be exact.

Which really isn't that much clearance in the grand scheme of things.

Easily achieved with the right wheel path. 

The only thing I'm kinda curious about is how much of a difference full compression will have to the bb drop in different settings.

 

In an industry where so many manufacturers try an sell you so many different bikes with small differences between them.

(Not that small differences don't translate into a completely different bike but still)

The differences to achieve something completely different is often just a few mm here and a degree or 2 there. Its refreshing to see such versatility being maximized upon with clever design implementation. Its always been possible.

GG is just showing us how they went about achieving that versatility.  

[Odinson]

I want this so badly. Think it's sexy AF!   

Niner is back. I miss my SIR 9 now   

 

 

Pretty like the dog's breakfast. 

 

[dave303e]

[Eddy Gordo]

I want this so badly. Think it's sexy AF!   

Niner is back. I miss my SIR 9 now   

 

 The big surprise: The RIP 9 RDO 275 is a ground-up design based on the mid-sized wheel format. The 29" wheel version has a separate chassis.

[Odinson]

 

 The big surprise: The RIP 9 RDO 275 is a ground-up design based on the mid-sized wheel format. The 29" wheel version has a separate chassis.

 

 

Some very dodgy looking Photoshop there. 

[popcorn_skollie]

 

 The big surprise: The RIP 9 RDO 275 is a ground-up design based on the mid-sized wheel format. The 29" wheel version has a separate chassis.

 

 

Much of mehness if you ask me. Its nice. But then again so are many others.

Besides GG. Its been a while since I've seen something really interesting. 

I'd personally like to see some 29er super enduros. Not too many of those around.

[Odinson]

Much of mehness if you ask me. Its nice. But then again so are many others.

Besides GG. Its been a while since I've seen something really interesting. 

I'd personally like to see some 29er super enduros. Not too many of those around.

 

The 29er version of my bike should qualify. 

 

170mm back and front, with solid geo. Should be an absolute bruiser. 

 

[Hairy]

 

[stefmeister]

Pivot Firebird and its not nearly as cool as people on the internet think 

What's wrong with it?

[Rigardt@Scott]

Pivot Firebird and its not nearly as cool as people on the internet think

Haven't riden one, but I saw one in the flesh a few weeks back at Jonkershoek, was one of the most droolworthy bikes I've ever seen...

[Dirt Tracker]

Pivot Firebird and its not nearly as cool as people on the internet think 

 

Chris Nixon at the Uitsig Bike Park had one for a while. Chat to him and he'll happily say that it was just too much bike for the CT / WC trails. 

[Headshot]

Chris Nixon at the Uitsig Bike Park had one for a while. Chat to him and he'll happily say that it was just too much bike for the CT / WC trails. 

I think that goes for many a bike - my Enduro included. It is fun to have a DH bike you can ride up and down though, and they do save you from yourself at times too.

[Eddy Gordo]

Nixon is on another level. He will ride a xc bike down dh0,1,2,3 and probably say its too much bike. However i agree most of our enduro rigs are way too much bike, but a x bike wont save one the way am enduro bike does with all that extra squish. 

[Yo-Yo]

It feels cumbersome to steer and the weight is so painfully obvious I'd never go near one, and I was a big fan

 

Emphasis on WAS

 

It's a balls out enduro EWS racer. Not saying you weren't riding hard but it need gnar, speed and steepness to make that thing come alive else it's going to feel more than a bit bloated on most trails here.