2016 Niner WFO 9 3-Star XT 1x

Overview

About this bike

From trips to Whistler to the Whole Enchilada, Niner’s WFO 9 will have you descending at truly negligent speeds. This enduro-ready bike rocks shorter chain stays, a slacker head angle, and a lower BB height than you’d expect on a long-travel 29er, and it all comes together to give you a bike that’ll shred even the biggest terrain features at ungodly speeds. Niner’s patented CVA suspension delivers 150mm of fully-active travel with superb compliance and damping via a custom-tuned RockShox Monarch Plus RC3 shock. The result is a faster, smoother ride with serious control on the way down. Combine this design with Niner’s signature air-formed aluminum tubing, and you have a platform that delivers industry-leading ride characteristics and category-blurring performance. Everything about the 3-Star WFO 9 is purpose-built to send big lines and rip down your favorite trail at max speed. A RockShox Pike RC fork effortlessly soaks up big hits and smooths trail chatter. It also keeps your Maxxis tires glued to the dirt and the Stan’s Flow EX wheels tracking cleanly through your chosen line. And, because sometimes you need to earn your turns, Shimano’s 1 x 11-speed XT drivetrain provides a wide gear range in a streamlined package that gets the job done precisely and reliably anywhere on the mountain. Grab Shimano’s velocity-arresting XT brakes, which you can modulate with a single finger, and you’ll live to almost-die another day. A Niner-decked-out cockpit, with goodies like a carbon RDO handlebar and a dropper seatpost keep your rig lightweight and heavy-hitting.

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