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Around September last year I cracked my previous Singlespeed race frame and I set about building the ULTIMATE SS racing bike. It's taken a very long time to come together. FINALLY FINISHED (actually waiting on a Tune 12x142 Maxle.... but there's no confirmed ETA on those)
This definitely aint no "Show Bike" built to be stupid light and taken pics of! The Niner was built for XC Marathon and XCO racing.
Have a Formula 33 29" Fork on the way ready for the Mt Annan 24hr
Finished pic/specs at top... scroll down for MOAR pics and build story bits
Final Build
Frame - Niner One9RDO
Fork - Niner RDO Rigid
Handlebars - Syntace Low 5 700mm
Stem – Syntace Flat Force 99mm
Headset – Niner with custom carbon top dust cap (-3mm stack height)
Grips - Esi Extra Chunky
Saddle - Tune Speed Needle Marathon
Seatpost - Syntace P6 Hi Flex
Seat Clamp - Tune Schraubwurger
Bottle cages – Tune Wassertrager Universal 2.0 (9g cages)
Brakes - Formula R1 Racing w 160mm rotors
Cranks - Tune Blackfoot Carbon w XX1 single ring spider, Absolute Black 32t ring (396g + 80g Tune BB)
Chain - KMC X10
Pedals - Exustar Ti SPD
Cog - Endless Bike Co SS (17-20t)
Chainring – 32/34t Tune
Wheelset - Tune Schwarzbrenner Carbon Clincher 29er Rims, Tune Princess Skyline front hub, Tune Kong rear w Tune DC15 Skewer and Sapim Superspokes Carbon wrapped crossings
Tyres - SchwalbeThunder Burt 2.1 Snakeskin
Weight Weenie weight - 6.7kg (w pedals - sans sealant) - Race ready at 7kg (Sealant, XTR pedals)
So far it's done:
~3500Km
1st Place SS at Capital Punishment - top 50 overall
1st Place SS at Otway Odyssey - top 50 overall
1st Place Local 12hr (Dirty Weekend Adelaide)
1st Place Melrose 18hr
1st Place Veteran Male - South Australian XCO State Championships (in the geared class)
Many local club level races with podiums in Elite class with the gearies...
Build Story
Placed an order for a Blue One9 RDO the day they were announced on BikeRumour..... Several months later.... Switched to Blaze Yellow the day it was announced....
This was circa November 2013..... Frame Arrived February 2014.
Got stuck straight into building it up with the parts I had at the time....
At this point she was 8.095KG Still waiting on heaps of bits!
Niner One9RDO Blaze Yellow Large
Niner RDO Fork
Syntace P6 Post
Syntace Low 5 Bars
Random road Stem from parts bin - Waiting on Syntace Flat Force
Esi Grips Extra Chunky
Formula R1 Racing Brakes
Tune Wassertrager Carbon Cages
Tune Post Clamp
Selle Italia SLR XC Saddle - Waiting on Tune Speed Needle Marathon
Sram X9 Crank w NSB 104BCD spider and 32t NW Race Face Ring - Waiting on Tune Black Foot Crank and ring
Exustar Ti Pedals
17t Ti SS rear Cog w Endless Fibonacci spacer kit.
Wheels - (for now)
Rear DT240 w star ratchet upgrade, DT Revo Spokes and Stans Crest - Maxxis Aspen
Front American Classic, DT Revo spokes and Stans Crest - Maxxis Ikon
Wheelset en Route
Tune Schwarzenbrenner
Princess Skyline Fr Hub, Prince Rear w Sapim Superspokes 3x w carbon wrapping, Tune Carbon rims - Schwalbe Snakeskin Thunder Burt R and Ralph Front
MOAR PURPLE.....
(Tune bits turned up)
537g Front Wheel
706g Rear wheel
Tune DC15 Skewer
Tune Seat Clamp
KMC X10 Chain in Purple - not sure if it's actually even legit but it's still going strong!
This was 95% Finished - Back in MAY....
Oh... and for Chops....
TUNE BLACKFOOT CRANKS.... These things are a work of art at 395g with Spider and ring! The 80g Tune threaded BB is smooooth as! TAKE THAT NEXT SL.... the GIANT of lightweight cranks
I'll get more pics up of the cranks later if there's interest
This definitely aint no "Show Bike" built to be stupid light and taken pics of! The Niner was built for XC Marathon and XCO racing.
Have a Formula 33 29" Fork on the way ready for the Mt Annan 24hr
Finished pic/specs at top... scroll down for MOAR pics and build story bits
Final Build
Frame - Niner One9RDO
Fork - Niner RDO Rigid
Handlebars - Syntace Low 5 700mm
Stem – Syntace Flat Force 99mm
Headset – Niner with custom carbon top dust cap (-3mm stack height)
Grips - Esi Extra Chunky
Saddle - Tune Speed Needle Marathon
Seatpost - Syntace P6 Hi Flex
Seat Clamp - Tune Schraubwurger
Bottle cages – Tune Wassertrager Universal 2.0 (9g cages)
Brakes - Formula R1 Racing w 160mm rotors
Cranks - Tune Blackfoot Carbon w XX1 single ring spider, Absolute Black 32t ring (396g + 80g Tune BB)
Chain - KMC X10
Pedals - Exustar Ti SPD
Cog - Endless Bike Co SS (17-20t)
Chainring – 32/34t Tune
Wheelset - Tune Schwarzbrenner Carbon Clincher 29er Rims, Tune Princess Skyline front hub, Tune Kong rear w Tune DC15 Skewer and Sapim Superspokes Carbon wrapped crossings
Tyres - SchwalbeThunder Burt 2.1 Snakeskin
Weight Weenie weight - 6.7kg (w pedals - sans sealant) - Race ready at 7kg (Sealant, XTR pedals)
So far it's done:
~3500Km
1st Place SS at Capital Punishment - top 50 overall
1st Place SS at Otway Odyssey - top 50 overall
1st Place Local 12hr (Dirty Weekend Adelaide)
1st Place Melrose 18hr
1st Place Veteran Male - South Australian XCO State Championships (in the geared class)
Many local club level races with podiums in Elite class with the gearies...
Build Story
Placed an order for a Blue One9 RDO the day they were announced on BikeRumour..... Several months later.... Switched to Blaze Yellow the day it was announced....
This was circa November 2013..... Frame Arrived February 2014.
Got stuck straight into building it up with the parts I had at the time....
At this point she was 8.095KG Still waiting on heaps of bits!
Niner One9RDO Blaze Yellow Large
Niner RDO Fork
Syntace P6 Post
Syntace Low 5 Bars
Random road Stem from parts bin - Waiting on Syntace Flat Force
Esi Grips Extra Chunky
Formula R1 Racing Brakes
Tune Wassertrager Carbon Cages
Tune Post Clamp
Selle Italia SLR XC Saddle - Waiting on Tune Speed Needle Marathon
Sram X9 Crank w NSB 104BCD spider and 32t NW Race Face Ring - Waiting on Tune Black Foot Crank and ring
Exustar Ti Pedals
17t Ti SS rear Cog w Endless Fibonacci spacer kit.
Wheels - (for now)
Rear DT240 w star ratchet upgrade, DT Revo Spokes and Stans Crest - Maxxis Aspen
Front American Classic, DT Revo spokes and Stans Crest - Maxxis Ikon
Wheelset en Route
Tune Schwarzenbrenner
Princess Skyline Fr Hub, Prince Rear w Sapim Superspokes 3x w carbon wrapping, Tune Carbon rims - Schwalbe Snakeskin Thunder Burt R and Ralph Front
MOAR PURPLE.....
(Tune bits turned up)
537g Front Wheel
706g Rear wheel
Tune DC15 Skewer
Tune Seat Clamp
KMC X10 Chain in Purple - not sure if it's actually even legit but it's still going strong!
This was 95% Finished - Back in MAY....
Oh... and for Chops....
TUNE BLACKFOOT CRANKS.... These things are a work of art at 395g with Spider and ring! The 80g Tune threaded BB is smooooth as! TAKE THAT NEXT SL.... the GIANT of lightweight cranks
I'll get more pics up of the cranks later if there's interest
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