Rlt 9 Steel Review

The rlt 9 steel frame is constructed from none other than reynolds 853 steel.

Rlt 9 steel review. An independent review of the rlt 9 steel posted by ninerbikes august 01 2017 clint gibbs an avid mountain bike rider and cyclocross racer offers an in depth review of the rlt 9 steel. What others are saying. The niner rlt 9 steel was one of the first drop bar bikes that blended bikepacking and gravel. Designed to be ridden for hours and hours or even days and days built around stability comfort and endurance for when the tarmacadam road turns to loose gravel substrate.

The disc brake only post mount rlt 9 steel can accommodate single double or triple chainrings. I was quite impressed with it when i reviewed it back in 2016. I really want to love steel. Gravel love with the niner rlt 9 level 2 expert even though it s built as a capable tank it remains nimble and fun enough to rally around road circuits and then slay some singletrack.

My bike racing chops were forged in the 70s and 80s. The tig welded 853 tubing is claimed to absorb road chatter yet still provide feedback without feeling dead. Since then niner has broadened the rlt 9 gravel bike platform with alloy and carbon models. Niner gives us a beautiful steel gravel grinder in the rlt 9.

Niner rlt 9 steel review. Bikepacking bikes gravel all road whether labeled gravel all road adventure or a jumble of those terms it s hard to ignore the wave of genre blending cross bikes that have slammed into the marketplace recently. It s also available as a frameset only for 1 599 if you want to put together your own. Other frame features include rear rack pannier braze ons and three water bottle mounts.

Rotors are 160mm front 140mm rear. Unlike a lot of reviews out there that say something is great only to discover that the reviewer is sponsored by said brand. Gravel is the new dirt. Niner rlt 9 steel review just to set your mind at rest i am not in anyway associated with any of the brands that i review and my reviews are impartial and 100 honest.

The rlt 9 steel is offered in three builds from 2 799 with sram apex to 4 799 with shimano ultegra.