Niner (United States) - Press Release: More than a decade after our first W.F.O. 9 defined the category and set a benchmark for what a long-travel 29er could do, we’re bringing it back. The 2021 WFO 9 RDO draws on our years of 29er evolution to establish a new paradigm of unbridled, big-wheel domination. Reborn with 170mm of stable CVA suspension, a 180mm-travel fork, adjustable geometry, increased frame stiffness, and our signature RDO carbon fiber, the new generation of WFO 9 RDO is an enduro-ready brawler with the pedaling prowess to get you to the top in style.

Loyal Ninerds feared that it was extinct forever. But the WFO 9 RDO was only dormant, lying in wait, evolving and mutating to reemerge as the apex predator of long-travel 29ers.

Back in 2009, this is how we described the first W.F.O. 9:

“Wide, Full Open. That’s what the name means. Let ‘er go, full throttle, don’t slow down for anything, that’s what the name implies. With 5.5” of plush CVA™ suspension technology underfoot, there’s nothing stopping those 29” wheels except the human instinct to live another day.”

That first W.F.O. 9 cut fresh 29er tracks in too many ways to count. Technologies that we take for granted today were pioneered in that legendary frame. Tapered head tube. Hydroformed S-bend down tube. Offset, asymmetric linkages and pivots. Hammerschmidt compatible (what the hell was that, anyway?) Available 150mm rear wheel spacing. (Yeah, Boost wasn’t always a thing).

What a difference a decade can make. With that first W.F.O., Niner conceived the original ancestor for today’s entire contemporary long-travel 29er category. And the strongest remaining genetic link between our original and this new WFO 9 RDO is simply an unquenchable appetite for wide, full open, edge of control, “honey, I can’t feel my face” SPEED.

WFO 9 RDO 5-STAR SRAM X01 EAGLE AXS LTD Specifications:

• Available frame sizes: SM, MD, LG
• Available colors: Hot Tamale and Fade to Black
• Frame: NINER RDO CARBON FIBER, 170MM TRAVEL, GEO FLIP CHIP, RIB CAGE CONSTRUCTION, FULL SLEEVE CABLE ROUTING, ENDURO MAX BLACK OXIDE PIVOT BEARINGS
• Fork: FOX 38 FLOAT FACTORY GRIP 2 EVOL, HSC, LSC, HSR, LSR, KASHIMA COAT, 180MM, 110X15MM, 44MM OFFSET
• Shock: FOX FLOAT X2 FACTORY EVOL, HSC, LSC, HSR, LSR, 2 POSITION, KASHIMA COAT
• Tubes / Sealant: STANS NO TUBES SEALANT (2 X 2oz BOTTLES)
• Front wheel: DT SWISS EXC 1200 30MM, CENTERLOCK, 110X15MM FRONT
• Rear wheel: DT SWISS EXC 1200 30MM, CENTERLOCK, 148X12MM REAR, RATCHET EXP 36
• Front Tire: SCHWALBE MAGIC MARY EVO SUPER TRAIL TLE ADDIX SOFT 2.6
• Rear tire: SCHWALBE HANS DAMPF EVO SUPER TRAIL TLE ADDIX SOFT 2.6
• Brakes: SRAM CODE RSC
• Brake levers: SRAM CODE RSC
• Brake rotors: 200/200 CENTERLINE ROTORS
• Chain: SRAM XX1 EAGLE 12SP RAINBOW
• Front shifter: N/A
• Rear shifter: SRAM X01 EAGLE 12SP
• Front derailleur: N/A
• Rear derailleur: SRAM X01 EAGLE 12SP
• Cassette: SRAM EAGLE XG 1299, 10-52T RAINBOW
• Crankset: SRAM X1 EAGLE CARBON DUB, 32T (ALL SIZES -170MM)
• Bottom bracket: SRAM DUB BSA THREADED
• Saddle: NINER CUSTOM TR WITH CRN-TI RAILS, PRINTED NINER GRAPHIC
• Seatpost: KS LEV SI (S-125MM, M-150MM, L/XL-175MM)
• Handlebar: RACE FACE NEXT R 800MM WIDE, 35MM RISE, 35MM CLAMP
• Stem: RACE FACE TURBINE R 40MM, 35MM CLAMP
• Headset: NINER INTERNAL ZS SHIS DESCRIPTION ZS44/28.6|ZS56/40
• Grips: NINER GRRRIPS L/O FLANGED SOFT COMPOUND