First Look! Niner Unveils Extra Small EMD9 29er Hardtail

its really supposed to be the worlds first 29er dirt jumper

How many people out there wish that the dimensions of the chainstays would vary on different sized bikes? (Especially road bikes) WOuld it exponentiate price? Yes. Is there science showing that it would make for a better ride? Pretty sure there is!

Extra-small 29er riders? Sound like good candidates for 650b, especially since Fox and RockShox are working on 650b-specific forks.

http://bicycling.com/blogs/thestraightdirt/2012/01/26/prepare-for-the-650b-wheel-size-revolution/

Sorry but if you’re that small, stick to 26″ surely? 26″ is like 29″ for little people

Everyone be damned when the right answer isn’t the right answer due to culture and society. Harrumph…

Brandon: I hear ya for certain. I’m merely curious if the drop in A-C would be worth doing regardless of the geo changes. I know it’d probably kick the head angle back to a sketchy 72/72.5 degree-ish area. You could probably correct the seat angle issue a little with an offset post to bring the rider back into better alignment with the BB. On the plus side, you’d have a lower BB for railing turns a little better. As for changing forks, I was only suggesting a shorter A-C version of the Niner carbon (or steel, I guess) fork. The existing version with a 470 A-C seems to have plenty of clearance, so I think there’s room to move. No other companies need try this out. Niner’s got their asian manufacturing to do a run of these if they want, though the new mold cost for a carbon fork is probably pretty steep and likely not worth it.

Also, yes @ Cinco, 650b for the smaller people who want bigger wheels is a great idea.

either way i agree with matt because every ones body geometry is different so why shouldnt the bikes geometry change with it there are proven set in stone facts about the geometry of a bike that make it more stable or more responsive or more agressive or a better climber i think that depending on the bike youre after the geometry should change expecialy in the chainstay area for larger people with longer legs as to were some people have a longer torso it woldnt be as much of an issue but performance wise theres many facts to prove matts claim but its simply not cost affective for company to do so the profit margin would suffer and in coperate america we know thats the biggest isue of all screw the geometry were only making 800 dollars a bike in profit let the riders figure it out lol im working with a company out of taiwan as we speak on some custom frame designs i should have a few prototypes bye spring that address these issues obviously u cant build each bike according to each persons body but u could give two or even three versions of a large medium could be done in two and if ur smal ur small just make the bike a small 8) im doind a couple versions for road and 26” fs for now and see how the results turn out and go from there it sure sounds real easy but theres alot more to the dtnamics of a bike than most people realize and if it was simple and easy to do this artical wouldnt exist because they would allready be out but its tough once you go changing things around to get the right angles and all that good stuff ps—i apologize for my lack of typing skills and spelling as well luckily im mucg better bulding custom bikes than i am at typing or ide be screwed lol

Both 26 and 29 should go. 650b is the best size for mountain bikes.

Maybe 26 for XS and 29 for XL.