Speaking of which, there are still a few leftover 2012 Niner SIR9 frames (single-speed EBB version of the MCR) on sale for HALF PRICE!! at Jenson (but only in sizes Small and XL) . 2012 was the LAST YEAR of the original design... which remains one of the greatest ever 29er steel MTB frames... Something happened over at Niner; they seem to have changed course, and this is most evident in their discontinuing the MCR, and mutating *(ruining)* a perfectly awesome design with the 'new & improved' SIR9... Thank God my friend told me about these leftovers (and NOW I'M TELLING YOU ALL!!!)... Of course I was powerless to resist at half price, so I will stash one in my attic for posterity...
Niner once had such a great thing going...and their steel frames were legendary. Then one of the co-founders left in 2011, they seem to be losing interest in steel in favor of alu and carbon, and kinda went crazy with a bunch of radical design changes (none of which I find appealing). Sad. But I am at least fortunate to have scored one of the few remaining (legendary) SIR9s... which should easily keep me riding the trails on steel Niners for the rest of my life... whew... Bobby *"you THINK he likes steel Niners?"* Birmingham On Thursday, February 20, 2014 1:12:14 PM UTC-5, Montclair BobbyB wrote: > > Too many mountain bikes in my life to list... although MOST of them are of > the mid-80s variety, configured as all-rounders... > > But for my roots-n-rocks-bring-it-on mountain bike I actually have 2 > virtually identical bikes: Both Niner MCRs with steel forks... I feared > Niner would discontinue these (which they did), so I keep 2 around (just in > case)... > > > <https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-5mYosdSbAGg/UwZEfl5E-zI/AAAAAAAAEgc/JGFL3yuefGU/s1600/Niners.jpg> > > > On Thursday, February 20, 2014 9:27:00 AM UTC-5, Chris in Redding, Ca. > wrote: >> >> Hey All, >> First, I am happy to see that suspension gets the appreciation here that >> it deserves. For me it allows a bunch of good things, like really fun >> downhilling, and the ability to do 50+ mile MTB rides and still walk right. >> >> And I have two, one full suspension and one full rigid. Both are 26rs. >> The rigid one is an 85 Stumpy Sport. My wife also has two, one full >> suspension and one full rigid. Both 26rs. Her rigid is an old Ritchey. >> >> All the best, >> Chris >> Redding, Ca. >> >> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
