Niner MCR 9 RDO Review Long-Term Review: The First Full-Suspension Gravel Bike!

"Ride faster, go farther, stay longer - 50mm of CVA suspension gives you confidence, comfort, and control on off-road excursions. By adding our CVA full suspension to a dedicated gravel bike platform, we’re blending the confidence and control of a cross-country race bike with the efficiency, fit, and responsive handling of a gravel bike. The result is a drop bar bike with superior comfort, power delivery, and pure, unadulterated fun." - NinerBikes.com

This bike is either loved or hated; the hater camp will tell you, "that's a drop bar mountain bike", or "get a mountain bike already". The Niner MCR 9 RDO is none of those, it was designed from the ground up as a full-suspension drop bar gravel bike. It doesn't have the longer top tube normally associated with a mountain bike top tube and more, which settles that argument.

JOM of the Gravel Cyclist crew has ridden the pants off the MCR (Magic Carpet Ride) Four-Star Build with Shimano GRX mechanical, and three different wheelsets and tyres in 650b and 700c, across dirt, gravel singletrack, rocky terrain and a railway line?! Not your typical review.

Links of Interest:
Super Cool Bike Shop of Gainesville, Florida - http://supercoolbikeshop.com
Xentis 650b Kappa2 Wheelset Review - https://wp.me/p4V4se-6Mb
BERD Spoke / ENVE 23 Wheelset Review - https://wp.me/p4V4se-8I4
ENVE G23 Wheelset Review - https://wp.me/p4V4se-6Ay
Apidura Racing Bolt-On Top Tube Pack Review (1 Liter) - https://wp.me/p4V4se-agw
Shimano GRX Di2 Long-Term Review - https://wp.me/p4V4se-aeI
Easton EC70 AX Carbon Adventure Handlebars Review - https://wp.me/p4V4se-5Lh
The 193-Mile Ride Aboard the Niner MCR 9 RDO! - https://wp.me/p4V4se-9Sv

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