[Dr Wankel]

Finished the built up last night and just took it out for a quick shake down...too much fun!!!

My first 29er and first singlespeed so it's going to take minute for the legs and the lungs to catch up with the brain but so far so good, really diggin' the ride so far.

Frame: Nimble 9 Med - Sparkle Blue
Fork: White Bros Loop 120mm
Headset: CaneCreek 40 Series
Crank: Sram XX1
Bottom Bracket: SRAM GPX
Chainring: MRP Bling Ring 32T
Pedals: Shimano XT M780
Cog: Kick-Ass-Cog 20T
Chain: KMC K710SL
Brakes: Elixr R - 185F/160R (Soon to be replaced with a Hope Evo M4/X2 combo)
Seatpost: Cheapo Giant
Seat: WTB Silverado
Stem: Sunline V-one 50mm
Handlebar: Race Face SixC Carbon 785mm
Grips: ODI Rogue lock-ons
Wheels: WTB Frequency i23, Hope Pro 2 evos, DT Comp spokes
Tires: Specialized Ground Control 2.3 F&R (May swap the rear out for something a little smaller and faster)
Weight: A little over 26 lbs on my finely calibrated bathroom scale. I was hoping for 25, but opted for a burlier wheelset/tire combo to better suit the Front Range trails that I like to ride.

 

[mxracer299]

Here's mine, a flat black 18"

Fork is a 140mm revelation
wheels flow front, arch ex rear
R1 brakes
Reverb seat post
Gravity light flat bars
Thomson 50mm stem
tires- Ikon 2.35 EXO

This is probably the most fun bike I've had yet... 26, 27.5 or 29er! Ive been putting a lot of miles on it and it does everything I want out of it, I'm at well over 100 miles on it this week alone! It was built up as a budget bike with leftover parts, but I'm thinking some carbon wheels and XX1 drivetrain are in the very near future... then it will be perfect!

Great job on the frame, it is dialed!!!

 

[KillingtonVT]

That is gorgeous!!!

 

[fishwrinkle]

Frame: Nimble 9 XL
Fork: Manitou Tower Pro 120mm, straight, 20mm thru axle
Headset: CaneCreek 40 Series
Crank: Shimano SLX
Bottom Bracket: Shimano SLX
Chainring: E13 Guide Ring 32T
Pedals: Hope F-20
Cassette: Shimano SLX 11/36 10spd
Chain: KMC X10L
Rear Derailieur: Shimano Zee with Zee shifter
Chain Guide: Hope 1x
Chain Tensioner: MRP LRP modified w/ angle grinder and Blackspire roller
Bashguard: BBG
Brakes: Elixir XO 160mm f/r w/ braided Goodridge hoses
Seatpost: Race Face Ride
Seatpost Clamp: Hope QR
Seat: Charge Spoon
Stem: Nukeproof Warhead 50mm
Handlebar: Nukeproof Warhead 740mm
Grips: Yeti Hardcore lock ons
Wheels: Velocity P-35, Hope Pro 2 Evo rear and currently American Classic front (pro 2 waiting on a lacing)
Tires: Panaracer Rampage 2.35
Weight: 32 lbs (want to hit 26ish)

edit: i now am a SS rider with this bike and friggin love it. also added new 30" bars w/ 2" rise

weird i posted 4 pics but this is the only one that will load

 

[KillingtonVT]

The replacement Nimble 9 dropouts are in! We will start shipping these today to all of our new Nimble 9 owners and should have them all out by Friday.

All new orders will ship with these installed on the frames, with the original chainstay dropouts included for customers running current model Elixers. Thank you for your patience on this!

 

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Frame: Nimble 9 Large Chrome
Fork: Fox Talas 100mm or 120mm (set at 120mm travel)
Headset: CaneCreek 40 Series
Crank: Heavy Holzfeller DH cranks
Pedals: Shimano M540
Bottom Bracket: Works
Chainring: Raceface 32T blue
Cog: Surly 20T
Chain: SS something i had
Brakes: Shimano hydro w/ ICE rotos
Seatpost: 30.9 easton
Seat: Parts bin special WTB somthing
Seatpost Clamp: Salsa Liplock
Stem: Ritchey Carbon Matrix 90mm +/- 6° (-6 position)
Handlebar: Salsa 740mm flatbar
Wheels: Blue Chris King SS hubs, DT spokes, Stans wheels
Tires: 2.2 Racing Ralph tubeless

Being a broke college kid i had to scrounge to build this, but riding without a SS is missing out. This is the most fun Hardtail i ever had the pleasure to ride

On to the PICS!!!!

 

[fishwrinkle]

Nice, thanks! Be here just in time so I can put that on with my ss conversion. Still in love with this bike

 

[JackWagon]

Took my Nimble out for the first time this morning. Absolutely loved it! Still have to make some tweaks and get it dialed in.

 

[Earthpig]

Just a little confused on the Nimble:

1. Does it require a special headset to run a tapered steerer?

2. Can I run a 140mm fork?

Gracias!!

 

[jonshonda]

All of that into is on the Canfield website.

 

[KillingtonVT]

Earthpig, while we recommend a 100mm to 120mm fork on our site, we see no issues running a 140mm on the N9. We have actually been running our in house demo this way over the last month and LOVE it!

Here is our Headset Guide:

You will need to know if you are running a straight or tapered steerer fork. If you are running a straight, you will need the 30mm crown race. If you are running a tapered, you will need the 40mm crown race. The easiest thing do to is to order the upper and lower cups separately. (Cane Creek calls this their headset solutions.) Below are examples of Cane Creek 110 headsets from BTI-USA.com:

Upper:
DC-1602 ZS44/28.6 upper 8mm black 53g
DC-1603 ZS44/28.6 upper 15mm black 60g (The second option has a taller stack height)

External Stack Lower:
DC-1616 EC44/30 lower 12mm black 61g (Straight steerer)
DC-1617 EC44/40 lower 12mm black 59g (Tapered steerer)

 

[pointerDixie214]

Well, this is the "beta build" for this bike. Harvest some parts off another bike just to get this one rolling until the new wheels and fork arrive. It will end up having blue I9 wheels laced to Stan's hoops, and a 120mm Fox F34 fork. Beefy.

Had the maiden ride this morning and I am in love.

 

[Nubster]

The replacement Nimble 9 dropouts are in! We will start shipping these today to all of our new Nimble 9 owners and should have them all out by Friday.

All new orders will ship with these installed on the frames, with the original chainstay dropouts included for customers running current model Elixers. Thank you for your patience on this!

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So what's the word on these? I've not received one yet.

 

[Dr Wankel]

So what's the word on these? I've not received one yet.

Mine showed up a week and a half...maybe 2 weeks ago.

 

[tonkota]

Any red frame builds???

 

[fishwrinkle]

I too haven't received the DO yet. Not that it really matters as I'm not going to drop $45 to re-do the rear hose (goodridge) just yet. I would also like to see a red build. Anyone with a chrome frame experiencing any rust at the welds? I've noticed several spots on various welds where the chrome is thin. I noticed the thin chrome, copper peeking out, the day I took it outta the box. The main problem area is at the seat tube/chain stay junction. Very seldom do I ever leave water or mud to sit on the frame.

 

[coleam]

Any red frame builds???

Give it a month or so!

 

[syntheticreality]

My build:

Frame: Large Nimble 9 - limited edition chrome
Headset: Chris King InSet7 - limited edition purple
Fork: LT-FK023 fork - matte 3k carbon
Stem: Syntace FlatForce 55mm
Bars: Crank brothers cobalt 11 carbon flat bars - 740mm uncut
Brakes: Shimano XT
Rotors: Ashima Ai2
Grips: ESI chunky - black
Bottom bracket: Chris King ceramic GXP - limited edition purple
Crankset: Truvativ X0
Chainring: MRP Bling Ring - 28t
Cog: Chris King stainless 17t
Hubs: Chris King single speed - limited edition purple w/ fun bolts
Spokes: DT Swiss competition 2.0/1.8
Rims: Light Bicycle (chinese) carbon - "wider all mountain" version - set up tubeless
Rim strips: Bontrager TLR strips
Chain: KMCX10SL
Front skewer: Halo bolt on
Seat post: Thomson masterpiece layback - silver
Clamp: Salsa 35mm - purple
Saddle: Selle Italia SLK Gel Flow
Pedals: Shimano XT
Other accents: Purple anno bottle cage bolts
Cage: Chinese carbon
Rear tire: Geax Barro Race
Front tire: Schwalbe Racing Ralph 2.4

Sent from my SPH-L720 using Tapatalk 4

 

[fishwrinkle]

nice build, whats the weight? funny lighting or did you use a filter? frame looks bronze

 

[coleam]

funny lighting or did you use a filter? frame looks bronze

Looks like it was taken at night with a flash. The glare is what's causing the weird coloring on the frame I think.