Anyone have any recent experience with Niner bikes?  Was wondering if the quality is still good with the recent bankruptcy and sale to Huffy Brand Bikes....
Was looking at the RIP 9....or something along those lines......long travel 29ner 

Thanks for any input.

I'm riding the 2017 Jet RDO.  I am running it with 27.5+ tires at the moment but It goes both ways. It has the 140mm Pike on the front and 120 mm in the rear.  Slacker front end then the older jets (more trail then xc now).  They also got rid to those dam press fit BB and went back to threaded.  Dropper can be run internally.  Have had it in Pisgah, Raccoon Mountain and it handles the CHUNDER well.  The RIP will be even more forgiving.  I have also demoed the RIP and it climbs surprisingly well for a bike its size.  Grant it these were model created before the Bankruptcy/merger.

Avlrider wrote on 03/27/18 at 10:45pm:


Just to clarify - I'm pretty sure they weren't "bought by Huffy." From what I read, they were bankrupt and were bought by the same conglomerate that owns Huffy, but the two brands/companies will remain distinct despite having the same parent company. Sounds like many of the guys from Niner will stay with the company as well.   

I've never owned one, but I like the look and feel of the Jet 9 from having demoed it. 

If you like it, I say go for it. No stigma associated with riding a Niner (not yet anyway). 

I was also looking at the Transition Sentinel,...or Obrea Rallon.....but to get a Rallon,...there is a 3 month wait.