Big thanks to Karen at Bikes Plus! I researched around online and decided that I want a Niner Jet9 as my badass offroad rig. Even though she wasn’t a Niner dealer, I told Karen about it to see if there was a chance that I could buy it through her. I stopped by the shop today and found out that she’s going through the process of becoming a dealer! Woohoo! Looks like I’ll have it in about two weeks.
Though I am sure that I’ll be building it with SRAM components, I’m not sure what fork and wheels to get. The I9 wheels look freakin’ AWESOME, but the cost would put the build off at LEAST another month, which would suck. I’ll probably end up getting something more practical for now and upgrade to those in the future.
So if you want to see me get this puppy up & running anytime soon, you’ll find someone to buy my Blue Rc7- 54cm: $650!
the jet 9 is sweet. got a buddy on the wood-n-wave team with one. you can not go wrong with the i9 wheels. I’ve got the hubset and built them up to some dtswiss wheels for my 26in bike. my 29er has bontrager race wheels and they do not even compare.
Well, you can’t go wrong with the Fox 32 F29er fork with 100mm to 120mm travel, but it will run a little over $700. The Rock Shox Reba would be the budget option somewhere around $500. The ’09 Reba is much improved over the ’08 version.
As for wheels, the Mavic 29er UST wheels are bomb proof. I sucked a half inch thick stick into them one day and did no damage at all to the spokes or hub. I just untangled it from the spokes and kept on going.