Felt Nine Race 29er 2012

With lightweight, reliable and race-ready Shimano drivetrain components and Avid Elixir hydraulic disc brakes, the Nine Race promises crisp performance from start to finish.
The Felt Nine Comp is a perfect 29er hardtail for the keen trail warrior, offering an excellent level of equipment for the money, meaning you'll be trading in your old 26" in a heartbeat.


The Felt Nine Race features a double-butted 6061 aluminium frame designed to optimize the trail-riding advantages of the larger 29-inch wheels. It uses a hydroformed top tube, forged bottom bracket yoke, IS disc mounts, oversized integrated head tube for integrated headset and a replaceable derailleur hanger.


The suspension fork on the Nine Race is the Rock Shox Reba RL 29 which has an ample 100mm of travel and features turnkey lockout and adjustable rebound, with lightweight magnesium lowers and a post mount disc mount. The stanchions are 32mm in diameter and made from 7000 series aluminium. This makes for a plush, stiff fork with plenty of adjustability for dialling in your preferred riding style on the trail or fine tuning according to different trail conditions.

The hydraulic disc brakes are Avid's Elixir 3 units which are good quality stoppers and use the usual combination of 180mm front rotor with 160mm at the rear. The wheels are WTB's Speed Disc All Mtn double wall aluminium rims laced to a forged aluminium sealed bearing front hub from Felt and a Shimano M525 freehub at the rear. Drivetrain is a mix of Shimano SLX (shifters, front derailleur), XT (rear derailleur) and Deore level (M552 triple chainset) kit giving you a good blend of quality componentry where you need it and the finishing kit is mainly Felt-branded to keep the price keen.

All up the Felt Nine Race makes for an incredibly good value trail partner and provides a level of kit and functionality you'd have to spend considerably more to improve on.

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