On a recent road trip along the California coast with Kirt Voreis, we forced him to stand in the direct sunlight, without his Smith shades, and take pictures with his JET 9 RDO and his RIP 9 RDO. (He loved every minute of it.) Both frames use Niner’s Carbon Compaction …
What? Ride a 29 inch mountain bike in the downhill at Sea Otter? And then ride a different 29er in the dual slalom? Yes and Yes. When we asked Kirt Voreis to do such a thing he was ready, willing, able and excited about it. We put together a little …
WITHOUT TRAILS, WHAT WOULD WE ALL DO? Founded in 1988, the International Mountain Biking Association (IMBA) has worked to promote mountain biking throughout the world. Through advocacy, trail building and education, IMBA continues to work with government agencies, local municipalities and local bike clubs to make sure mountain bikers are …
A 5 a.m. casting call? Are you kidding me? When a mountain bike legend like Kirt Voreis shows up in town to shoot video and photos, an early morning isn’t out of the question, even if your role is to be the driver and the videographer’s lackey. You just do what …
When you’re out on the trails, there’s no doubt you’ll see a variety of different mountain bikes. You may even scratch your head as to what bike makes the most sense for you. But before we talk about bikes, let’s take a look at the differences between cross country riding …
NINER: Does riding a bike ever feel like a job? KIRT: Umm, no, not really. I’m proud of my job. I’m stoked to be doing what I’m doing and I take it seriously, like a job but it doesn’t feel like a job. Maybe when I raced World Cups back in …
Kirt visits ColoRADo Teaser from Niner Bikes on Vimeo. You never know what might happen when Kirt Voreis shows up at your office for the first time. You can pretty much guarantee he’ll find his way onto a bike at some point. And you can bet there’ll be some laughs. …
You’re in the market for a new mountain bike and you know there are no shortage of options. Each bike magazine has a review of this and a review of that. There’s no shortage of info on the intrawebs. So how do you choose? And what are all these categories? …
