Rlt 9 Steel Review

853 is the strongest and lightest non stainless tubing that reynolds produces so it should hold up to a bit of abuse.

Rlt 9 steel review. Essentially it is a drop bar bike that you can take anywhere they re an all road bicycle with the word road being a very loose term. Whether it s on pavement or gravel road this bike craves long adventures. When niner confirmed that an rlt 9 steel was on the way i based my expectations on the experience with my italian thoroughbred which is to say my expectations were low. With plenty of room for all your gear the only thing stopping you from your next ride is your imagination.

Features of the rlt 9 steel include a niner carbon fork tapered steel headtube pressfit bb30 that can be set up geared or singlespeed and geometry that s deigned for the rigors of riding off road. Clint gibbs an avid mountain bike rider and cyclocross racer offers an in depth review of the rlt 9 steel. Unpacking the rlt 9. This review is about my latest touring bike which is based around the niner rlt 9 steel frame and fork.

Now when i purchased this frame and fork i was a little hesitant as all of the reviews i had read left me feeling as if they were biased on the basis of some underlying reviewer niner association. The niner rlt 9 steel looking moody on the south downs this niche is hard to define. The redesigned 2020 niner rlt 9 steel maintains a reynolds 853 steel frame but gets a few tweaks. You can find more videos about bikes from clint on his youtube channel.

The rlt 9 steel frame is constructed from none other than reynolds 853 steel. Honestly it never ceases to surprise me when an aluminum frame is released that s slated for adventure gravel or any other type of high mileage off tarmac riding. Tire clearance is up to 44mm click to enlarge. The rlt 9 steel is for the purist the rider who s after the classic aesthetics of smooth supple steel.

The rlt 9 steel in steel grey and orange.