“Pedal Damn It!”

“I am,” I scream back at my top tube. When I first ordered this bike I thought it would be really cool and hardcore to have such a motivational thought written on my top tube. Now that I have more than realized how fat, old and slow I am, it’s just annoying. It’s kind of like that guy who tries to talk to you the whole time you are climbing and you can hardly breath but he just keeps bantering on and on and…

I guess I’m getting the complaints out of the way. The only other thing this bike does that I am not totally stoked on isn’t its fault. I’m the idiot that loves the idea of an eccentric bottom bracket and demanded one on my singlespeed. Yes, like any other eccentric bb this bitch creaks. Functions very well, but creaks. I have found if I clean the thing, grease it, including the fixing bolts, it will stay creak free for a couple of weeks.

Beyond those two things, the Niner One9 pretty much kicks ass. The Scandium frame rides like a dream. It’s smooth as butter and light as silk. My build brings the bike in at 20 1/2 lbs. You would think that a light bike would be easy to pedal up, but not for me. Down is a flash of lightning, the low bb allows for screaming down alpine singletrack. The light weight and bb height keep this bike agile but pinned to the ground. I have broken personal records on trails here in Logan on this bad boy, going down of course.

In my humble opinion everyone should own a Niner.