![]() ![]() I find myself enjoying those steep, root infested fall line down hills and really pushing into the corners. I had to work to get the Jabber in the air. The front end is very easy to get up and over obstacles. Traction is great, the front end does not wander while climbing (I'm a stand and hammer SS'r), and steering is almost telepathic. For me, this is a good thing (I'm 230 lbs). It is noticeably stiffer than the Jabber (more laterally than vertically, but stiffer). Now - The Ride: It's much more at home when things get steep (up or down) than my previous rides. I was a little concerned with the BB height running an 80mm corrected rigid fork, but I've yet had a pedal strike. This is my 1st frame with sliding dropouts and I LOVE them! Much nicer than horizontal dropouts and EBB's. The head tube, however, did need to be faced and slightly reamed (there was a small burr on the ID of the HT). The frame was very well prepared and required minimal facing/chasing of the bottom bracket. I built the Nimble 9 with most of the parts from the Jabber and the build went very well. The Jabberwocky came close, but was just a tad sluggish feeling. Buying a bike/frame and riding it for a year or two, them moving on trying to find that one bike. I've been riding singlespeed for the past 4 years (the last 2 fully rigid) and have kinda been in a bike ADD mode. All this while getting used to the bike and taking it pretty easy since I was solo too! Home run Canfield!!! On that first ride I made two techy climb sections that I have never cleared before, and beat several downhill segment times. It's compliant but super snappy, climbs fantastic standing or sitting, (love that seat tube angle!) and descends amazingly well. Sweeping along dodging or popping over the babyheads and other hack it just felt smooth and superbly confidence inspiring. I think I yelled out something like "It's like a laser!" at one point. On the first ride on a trail I know well it had me LOL'ing as I rode. Quick but sooo stable, turns on a dime with just a little weight shift, but feels like it's on a rail at the same time! I currently have the dropouts fwd at 415 and it just so fun. Oh man, what a great ride! Some magic involved here I think. I ordered the frame and a DVO fork, then all the other goodies to build up the bike 27.5 plus. However, something clicked watching Hardtail Party's review of the 2020 Nimble 9. It's been a variety of FS bikes for years now. ![]() I had a couple of hardtails along the way and frankly didn't like them. I competed in Hair Scrambles, Enduro and trials mostly. I rode bikes as a kid before I discovered motorcycles.
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