seaotterpup

The entire frame is made from Reynolds 853 heat treated tubing, with the TT, ST, and DT custom butted and frame size specific. This is as high quality a production steel bicycle frame as you can purchase! Awesome XC ride, and would be great for bikepacking. The big hoops take off the edge of any but the most rocky and rooty trail. Lovey frame details including superior welds, socket-drops, and curvy seat and chain stays. Well cared for, and serviced by the ace mechanics at Montlake Bicycle, including regular break and shock service. Paint touch ups here and there, with Niner paint (included with sale). No mechanical or frame issues whatsoever — there never have been! Chain and cassette have many miles left on them, as do the tires. Shock and brakes serviced last season, with only two rides on them this season. The M.C.R. 9 is the perfect all day epic geared cross country machine that will give you the comfort of supple Reynolds 853 steel at a weight only slightly higher than most alloy frames. Once again, attention to detail is everything with Niner, and the M.C.R. 9 has it all. For the geared only version, they've re-adjusted the BB drop and chainstay length while designing their chainstay bends to insure proper mud and heel clearance for even the fattest of tires (up to 2.4"). The M.C.R. 9 maintains the changing diameter and wall thickness of the tubesets depending on size, which means that every size frame has a ride characteristic built specifically for the rider on board. Finishing touches are all there, including the Niner stainless steel head badge, faced head tube and BB, chased BB threads, internally butted BB and faced disc brake mount for a no-fuss build. Old-school XT thumb shifters. I run them in friction mode and they work fine (all my bikes are friction). If you changed to an 8 speed cassette, you could run them indexed. Build: Rock Shox Reba RLT, 100 mm travel Niner RDO carbon seat post Niner RDO handle bar Thompson aluminum stem Shimano XTR Triple compact crank with hollow arms and BB: 22, 32, 42 (low miles) Ritchey WCS SPD Pedals with Ti axles Shimano XT Front derailleur SRAM 09 Rear derailleur Cane Creek 10 headset Stan’s ZTR ARC 29er tubeless rims, with SRAM MTH 404 hubs Shwalbe Nobby Nick (2.4 in tubeless), rear and Shwalbe Han Damf, front (2.4 in tubeless) — low miles Shimano BR-M486 disc brakes Shimano XT thumb shifters Cassette 11 - 34 Ergon GP1 grips (they are awesome!) Quick release seat post clamp Crank Brothers QR skewers GEOMETRY & SPECIFICATIONS: M.C.R. (Magic Carpet Ride) 29er TT = 24.6 ST = 19.0 CS = 17.5 F/C = 26.7 WB = 43.7 BB drop = 2.0 HT = 4.3 HT angle = 71.0 ST angle = 73.0 SO = 30.9 Reach = 17.0 Stack = 25.1 Seat Post = 27.2 1 1/8" Threadless Headset Max Tire Size = 2.4 inches Rear Spacing = 135mm Key words: Gunnar, Waterford, Rivendell, Hardtail, Front suspension, 29er, Fat Bike, Gravel Bike, Cross country, Bike Packing, bikepacking