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#82 ·
Maybe one of you can help me. Bought the wife a rdo small and having problems with her bottoming out the rear shock. She is 125#s, tried the 20% sag and that came out to about 110psi in the rear shock. Now have it pumped up to 135psi and still bottoming out. This is all on Florida trails, nothing crazy, The bike rides awesome and she is not having any problems with it, other than noticing the O ring on the bottom of the shock is always pushed off and there always seems to be a small amount of oil on the piston of the shock. Tried the pro pedal but she hates the feel, to firm for her.
 
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jts140 said:
Maybe one of you can help me. Bought the wife a rdo small and having problems with her bottoming out the rear shock. She is 125#s, tried the 20% sag and that came out to about 110psi in the rear shock. Now have it pumped up to 135psi and still bottoming out. This is all on Florida trails, nothing crazy, The bike rides awesome and she is not having any problems with it, other than noticing the O ring on the bottom of the shock is always pushed off and there always seems to be a small amount of oil on the piston of the shock. Tried the pro pedal but she hates the feel, to firm for her.
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Sounds bad to me. Make sure the rebound is on the fastest setting,then back it off if it is pogoing her off the seat. I would guess the shock is messed up. i weigh 175 and have only 100 psi in mine. I'm triathlete and run a much longer stem than most mtn bikers but, I doubt it's enough to screw my weight balance that much. I have not bottomed my rear yet. I have hit some g outs pretty aggressively dialing in the bike. The front I had to run a bit more pressure than I expected.
 
#85 ·
anyone else think the cable routing for rear deraileur is ****? the exit of BB shell to chainstay is too tight. makes it rubbish to change and creates a tight bend which is prone to wear fast. I hate it.

if they dont change it on the next niner i wont buy their next one. its that bad. how many of you guys have tried to change a cable? its a pain in the arse
 
#86 ·
I have been on a SWORKS for the past year and will not be able to get one this season. I am looking into a jet9 RDO. Are they comparable bikes? Ive had santa cruz before and wont do that again unless I have to. So I would love to hear comparisons to the SWORKS. It would be my race bike, I have a few others for goof around riding. Thanks Ryon
 
#87 ·
butryon said:
I have been on a SWORKS for the past year and will not be able to get one this season. I am looking into a jet9 RDO. Are they comparable bikes? Ive had santa cruz before and wont do that again unless I have to. So I would love to hear comparisons to the SWORKS. It would be my race bike, I have a few others for goof around riding. Thanks Ryon
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Many are flocking to the proprietary double-link suspensions because that is what makes the difference between a Niner, Pivot and good bikes like the Spec and SC.

You need to ride it to believe it. I rented a demo Jet 9 RDO for a weekend and swapped back and forth with my Epic. Epic shipped today to an eBay buyer. :D
 
#88 ·
Punter69 said:
anyone else think the cable routing for rear deraileur is ****? the exit of BB shell to chainstay is too tight. makes it rubbish to change and creates a tight bend which is prone to wear fast. I hate it.

if they dont change it on the next niner i wont buy their next one. its that bad. how many of you guys have tried to change a cable? its a pain in the arse
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The chain stay cable was a real pain for me. It seemed if there was carbon flashing blocking the path. Anyone tried a metal end stop into the bb? My plastic one split. Other than that I love the bike. I would still deal with it.

Overall I'm not convinced the internal routing is worth the hassle. The cable routing on my pivot was perfect. Having internal cables and the brake hose off to the side seems a bit awkward, they may as well ran the brake hose internal. Those of us with avid brakes are used to bleeding them all the time. I must add the cable routing and the lower head tube was only thing I liked better about my Mach 4.
 
#89 ·
Although the bikes are spec'd differently as are the weights, how would you compare your Reign's Maestro to the CVA?

duffin said:
Many are flocking to the proprietary double-link suspensions because that is what makes the difference between a Niner, Pivot and good bikes like the Spec and SC.

You need to ride it to believe it. I rented a demo Jet 9 RDO for a weekend and swapped back and forth with my Epic. Epic shipped today to an eBay buyer. :D
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#90 ·
westin said:
Although the bikes are spec'd differently as are the weights, how would you compare your Reign's Maestro to the CVA?
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Apples and Oranges. Reign has 6" of travel and first 3" are very soft. The RDO simply climbs way better with less peddle bob, but it doesn't go downhill as smooth as the Reign.
 
#94 ·
I bet you can also pass "soft pedaling" tour pros on an easy day like most athletes. I'm confused what the point is.

It is rather easy passing people climbing with a niner ss. Less weight more traction and less fatigue frim the flats from not pushing any gears.
 
#96 ·
Jaybo said:
The rider still rules the roost. I have passed guys on Niner 9 RDO on a single speed NIner.
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Cool, How much will you sell your legs to me for ???????:madman::madman:

If they are not for sale for less than an RDO fame your pointis not worth much
 
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Jaybo said:
The rider still rules the roost. I have passed guys on Niner 9 RDO on a single speed NIner.
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While there is no arguing that the rider is the most important part, its very clear to me that the RDO is by far the fastest bike I've ever owned. I have had a lot of bikes in the last 5 years and track just about every ride I do. In this time, I've had some really great fitness and then there is me now which is 20 lbs too heavy and getting to ride just a couple times a month.

Despite no fitness and being overweight right now, I'm smashing personal record times on long uphills on my RDO that I set with much better fitness. I've ridden these routes a lot, and Strava calculates my times on all the segments. Just yesterday, on a day when I made sure to ride within my limits (have a long ride today) I beat a personal best time that was set 3 years ago when I was in race shape by 35 seconds (11:15 yesterday, 11:50 in 2009). The trail is the same, my fitness is worse and yet I'm still beating my old times handily, which I have to credit the bike.

The more incredible thing to me is that my downhill times are still comparable to by bigger travel bikes I currently or have owned (Yeti 575, Turner 5 Spot). I'm blown away with how well the Jet9 RDO works for me. It makes me want to drop the 20 lbs and get back in to race shape.
 
#98 ·
Jdub said:
While there is no arguing that the rider is the most important part, its very clear to me that the RDO is by far the fastest bike I've ever owned. I have had a lot of bikes in the last 5 years and track just about every ride I do. In this time, I've had some really great fitness and then there is me now which is 20 lbs too heavy and getting to ride just a couple times a month.

Despite no fitness and being overweight right now, I'm smashing personal record times on long uphills on my RDO that I set with much better fitness. I've ridden these routes a lot, and Strava calculates my times on all the segments. Just yesterday, on a day when I made sure to ride within my limits (have a long ride today) I beat a personal best time that was set 3 years ago when I was in race shape by 35 seconds (11:15 yesterday, 11:50 in 2009). The trail is the same, my fitness is worse and yet I'm still beating my old times handily, which I have to credit the bike.

The more incredible thing to me is that my downhill times are still comparable to by bigger travel bikes I currently or have owned (Yeti 575, Turner 5 Spot). I'm blown away with how well the Jet9 RDO works for me. It makes me want to drop the 20 lbs and get back in to race shape.
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Honestly, I love the rdo, but climbs around a mile long my times with the rdo are within 30 seconds of the times I hit on a demo jet 9 that was about 4lbs heavier. Both the jet 9 and the rdo beat my Mach 4 times by a minute. Most likely due to the higher gear inches of the niner and my wimpy legs that need to spin a bit to climb. The rdo seems a bit snappier and quicker handling than jet 9 which i like a lot. I hope over the course of a long race the weight to dollar ratio will be more significant.
 
#99 ·
martindfletcher said:
Honestly, I love the rdo, but climbs around a mile long my times with the rdo are within 30 seconds of the times I hit on a demo jet 9 that was about 4lbs heavier. Both the jet 9 and the rdo beat my Mach 4 times by a minute. Most likely due to the higher gear inches of the niner and my wimpy legs that need to spin a bit to climb. The rdo seems a bit snappier and quicker handling than jet 9 which i like a lot. I hope over the course of a long race the weight to dollar ratio will be more significant.
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I'm not trying to say the RDO is worth the extra over the JET9, but my point is that something about my RDO wether its the bigger wheels, suspension design or something else but the package for me is much faster than any bike I've previously owned. I shaved 4 minutes off a 45 minute climb from my 5Spot to the RDO, and those two bikes have a 4 - 4.5 pound difference in weight.
 
#100 ·
@Malibu: What praytell would you be doing on a Niner forum - my friend??? Or, has it been that long since we've ridden together - that you have something to show me on our next venture together... Hope to enjoy some of this short lived sun in the Ol' PNW with you soon enough!
 
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