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2010 Felt

NINE Elite

A 29″ carbon frame hardtail crosscountry bike with upper mid-range components.
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Manufacturer Price

$2,999
Weight24.0 lbs  
FrameCarbon
SuspensionHardtail, 80mm
ForkRockShox Reba
Wheels29″ Aluminum
Drivetrain3 × 9
GroupsetSLX
BrakesShimano SLX Hydraulic Disc
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Ride Feel

Based on frame geometry and build specs.

Terrain
easyextreme
Handling
nimblestable
NINE Elite
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Gearing

A bike with lower gearing will be easier to ride up steep hills, while a higher top end means it will pedal faster down hills.

Lowest gear

(climbing)

35 mph

NINE Elite

27 mph

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Reviews
BikeRadar
Felt Nine Sport review

Feb 2011 · BikeRadar

The Felt may not offer the most impressive spec on paper — it’s one of the few bikes in this group with old-fashioned square-taper cranks, for example — but the complete package won us over with its surprisingly capable and entertaining mix of great handling, a properly adjustable and well controlled fork, competent hydraulic disc brakes with a 180mm front rotor, and fantastic tires that were fast rolling yet very grippy, with predictable breakaway characteristics. . .

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Bikerumor
Interbike 2010: Ride Reviews - Felt Edict XC Racer and Carbon Nine Team 29er Mountain Bikes

Oct 2010 · Tyler Benedict

After hearing murmurs at Sea Otter about a top secret, superlight race rocket that Felt was working on, we made sure we were at their press launch earlier this summer to see the all-new Edict XC mountain bike. At Interbike’s Dirt Demo, as fun as it sounds, there’s actually very little time for me to …

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Geometry
Specs
Build
Frame

Felt Nine Carbon XC series HM High modulus carbon fiber. Modular Monocoque Construction. 1 Piece Full carbon dropouts, Hi clearance seat and chainstay yokes. Dingle guard Replaceable Kevlar. Down Tube protector. Bolt on Kevlar chain watcher. Integrated headset, Disc specific, Replaceable Derailleur Hanger, 1300grams

Fork

RockShox Reba SL Dual Air 29 80mm Travel, Air Spring, Motion Control Damping, External Rebound, External Compression and Lock-out. Butted Aluminum Steerer, 45mm offset

Travel80mm

Spring TypeAir

Bottom Bracket

Included with Crankset

Headset

Integrated 1-1/8 Aheadset--Cane Creek Type 45 Degree Sealed Cartridge Bearing, with Alloy Laser Top Cap, Custom Curved 1 x 15mm + 2 x 5mm Straight Washers

Stem

FELT RXC STEM Oversized 6061 Alloy, 3D Cold-Forged + CNC,1-1/8 Threadless 4-Bolt, 5 Degree Rise. 31.8mm Bar Bore CP Hardware. Extensions: 16.5=90mm; 18.5=100mm; 19.5=110mm; 20.5=110mm

Handlebar

FELT RXC Riser Handlebar Butted Oversize 6061 Aluminum, 31.8mm clamp diameter, 25mm Rise, 8 degree bend with 4 degree sweep, Width: 640mm

Saddle

Felt RXC Lite, Super Low Side Profile Look with Medium/Flat Top, Superlight Foam, Double-Density Base, Silver Tubular NiTi Rails

Seatpost

Felt Two-Bolt Alloy Micro-Adjust, 100% Black, 30.9mm x 350mm, 275g

TypeRigid

Grips

Felt Dual-Density Extra-Soft & Sticky (Recipe #25)center with Hard Outer Durometer, 130mm Length, 30mm OD, Grey outer/Blk grip section

Groupset
Rear Derailleur

Shimano SLX SHADOW Top-Normal Version RD-M662

Front Derailleur

Shimano SLX FD-M661 Dual pull

Crank

Shimano SLX FC-M660 Composite middle ring, Hollowtech II 44/32/22T, Lengths:15.5=170mm; 17.5-21.5=175mm

Shifters

Shimano SLX ST-M661

Cassette

Shimano CS-HG80, 9-Speed Cassette, 11-34T

Chain

Shimano HG-73

Brakes

Shimano SLX BR-M665, Rotors: SM-RT64 180mm Front; 160mm Rear

TypeShimano SLX Hydraulic Disc

Brake Levers

Shimano SLX BL-M665

Wheels
Rims

WTB SpeedDisc All Mtn 700c x 26mm x 32hole, Single eyelets, Presta valve, Black Anodized (With graphics)

Spokes

Black Stainless 14G/15G double butted with Blk Brass Nipples

Front Hub

Shimano SLX HB-M665 Centerlock Disc brake mount 32hole with Quick Release

Rear Hub

Shimano SLX FH-M665, Centerlock Disc brake mount, 9 Speed Cassette 32H, with Quick Release

Tires

WTB Vulpine, 60 tpi case with Folding bead, 29 x 2.1

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