Comments on: Bike vs Bike: Niner R.I.P.9 and the Niner J.E.T.9 http://twentynineinches.com/2008/10/14/bike-vs-bike-niner-rip9-and-the-niner-jet9/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=bike-vs-bike-niner-rip9-and-the-niner-jet9 29er Bike Reviews, Rumors and News Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:51:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Ted http://twentynineinches.com/2008/10/14/bike-vs-bike-niner-rip9-and-the-niner-jet9/#comment-58803 Ted Mon, 30 Mar 2009 19:34:31 +0000 http://twentynineinches.com/?p=1462#comment-58803 A friend of mine took me to InterBike last fall and we spent about 85% of our time riding 29er's. The Jet9 and RIP9 clearly stood out from the pack. I am the kind of guy that likes to ride for fun and for a chance to get outdoors and have a good time. at 5'9" and right at 200 lbs it is obvious that I don't get out as much as I would like. I was amazed at how the Jet9 flew up the fire road and this was in the late afternoon after I had been riding all morning already. On the down hill side of things, it seemed to want to stay on the ground whereas the RIP9 seemed to be looking forward to jumping into the air. The way I look at it, for me, going up hill always hurts and even though the Jet9 makes that a little easier, it is not nearly as fun on the down hill as the RIP9. Since I ride to have fun and not to race, the RIP9 is the bike for me and I am looking to get one as soon as my wife gives me permission. A friend of mine took me to InterBike last fall and we spent about 85% of our time riding 29er’s. The Jet9 and RIP9 clearly stood out from the pack. I am the kind of guy that likes to ride for fun and for a chance to get outdoors and have a good time. at 5’9″ and right at 200 lbs it is obvious that I don’t get out as much as I would like. I was amazed at how the Jet9 flew up the fire road and this was in the late afternoon after I had been riding all morning already. On the down hill side of things, it seemed to want to stay on the ground whereas the RIP9 seemed to be looking forward to jumping into the air.

The way I look at it, for me, going up hill always hurts and even though the Jet9 makes that a little easier, it is not nearly as fun on the down hill as the RIP9. Since I ride to have fun and not to race, the RIP9 is the bike for me and I am looking to get one as soon as my wife gives me permission.

]]> By: Mukiwa http://twentynineinches.com/2008/10/14/bike-vs-bike-niner-rip9-and-the-niner-jet9/#comment-58244 Mukiwa Tue, 03 Feb 2009 02:35:35 +0000 http://twentynineinches.com/?p=1462#comment-58244 Thanks grannygear. Thanks grannygear.

]]> By: grannygear http://twentynineinches.com/2008/10/14/bike-vs-bike-niner-rip9-and-the-niner-jet9/#comment-58243 grannygear Tue, 03 Feb 2009 02:08:41 +0000 http://twentynineinches.com/?p=1462#comment-58243 Mukiwa - Well, I guess it would help get you over the bars more, but I was not struggling with keeping the front end of the RIP planted as I climbed. It just felt like a typical heavier application trail bike when it came to heading uphill. My 5" travel Prophet felt that way. Not slow, just not fast. The JET felt fast, the way it was supposed too. I think you need to take into consideration the whole package: the linkage, wheels, tires, parts, angles, etc when trying to make the RIP into a JET. I think Niner did a good job differentiating between the two bikes and the intended purposes of each one. grannygear Mukiwa – Well, I guess it would help get you over the bars more, but I was not struggling with keeping the front end of the RIP planted as I climbed. It just felt like a typical heavier application trail bike when it came to heading uphill. My 5″ travel Prophet felt that way. Not slow, just not fast. The JET felt fast, the way it was supposed too.

I think you need to take into consideration the whole package: the linkage, wheels, tires, parts, angles, etc when trying to make the RIP into a JET. I think Niner did a good job differentiating between the two bikes and the intended purposes of each one.

grannygear

]]> By: Mukiwa http://twentynineinches.com/2008/10/14/bike-vs-bike-niner-rip9-and-the-niner-jet9/#comment-58241 Mukiwa Tue, 03 Feb 2009 00:38:47 +0000 http://twentynineinches.com/?p=1462#comment-58241 Hi Grannygear, do you think if you installed a reba u-turn fork on a rip, that could be dropped down to 90mm for the long climbs , that this would improve its climbing ability, as the geometry would be pretty close to the jets? Hi Grannygear,
do you think if you installed a reba u-turn fork on a rip, that could be dropped down to 90mm for the long climbs , that this would improve its climbing ability, as the geometry would be pretty close to the jets?

]]> By: grannygear http://twentynineinches.com/2008/10/14/bike-vs-bike-niner-rip9-and-the-niner-jet9/#comment-58193 grannygear Tue, 27 Jan 2009 00:18:13 +0000 http://twentynineinches.com/?p=1462#comment-58193 Mukiwa... While lighter wheels always help a bike feel zippier as a climber, the entire package is just not biased towards being as fast ascender. Now as far as descending...there ya go. I think it would be a great bike for Moab, or anywhere the trails get rough enough to think 'All-Mountain' when choosing the bike for the day's ride. I would ride it all day in those conditions and it would not be an issue if the climbs were long. grannygear Mukiwa…

While lighter wheels always help a bike feel zippier as a climber, the entire package is just not biased towards being as fast ascender. Now as far as descending…there ya go.

I think it would be a great bike for Moab, or anywhere the trails get rough enough to think ‘All-Mountain’ when choosing the bike for the day’s ride. I would ride it all day in those conditions and it would not be an issue if the climbs were long.

grannygear

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