Light. Tall. Sexy.

Likely one of the most anticipated mountain bike releases of the year is the Niner JET 9 RDO, a carbon fiber full-suspension bike that comes race-ready out of the box. After all, RDO stands for "Race Day Optimized."

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Light. Tall. Sexy. She'll make you go fast, but only
if you know how to charge the 29er.

The design team at Niner chose Bike Press Camp 2011 as their product launching point, and the bike press was eating it up. As a company that's made a name through innovative designs while focusing solely on the 29-inch wheel set, many feel that Niner could hold the progression key to creating the ideal lightweight, carbon 29er race bike.

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Pedal, damn it! Aptly placed motivation.

Here are a few bytes from testers on the scene at Park City...

"Expect this bike to give other carbon fiber 29ers like the Santa Cruz Tallboy and the Gary Fisher Superfly (and the forth coming Ibis 29er) a run for their money." --mtbr.com

"From the looks of it, Niner Bikes really took their time with the Jet 9 carbon and released a bike that should keep the trademark Niner ride while providing a lighter platform for racers and XC enthusiasts. It is also arguably the best looking 29er full suspension bike released to date especially in the black licorice color scheme." -- mountain.bike198.com

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Niner Bikes' JET 9 RDO mountain bike may be the
pinnacle next-gen fully carbon fiber full-suspension
mountain bike.

Here are a few notable features worth drooling over, not to mention it comes with a 5-year warranty that supports racing. All of which fall into the affordable super-bike listing price at $2,599.

-- Carbon full suspension from the only 29er only mountain bike company

-- Patented CVA suspension is efficient in every chainring. You won t find this design on other bikes.

-- 100mm of race-ready rear suspension

-- Compatible with 100-120mm tapered forks

-- Custom valved Fox Float RP23 with Kashima coating

-- Custom forged suspension linkage and unique Niner suspension hardware

-- Next generation internal cable routing

-- Precise alloy hardware interfaces for brakes and derailleurs (direct mount front der)

Check out Canadian Cycling Magazine's first spin on the Jet 9 RDO.

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