ASMR Bike Build: Niner Air 9 

I used a PNW loam 30.9 with 125mm of drop.

@@RideLooseBikes excellent! Thank you for sharing this video, I’ll be watching it again lol

Thanks for watching!

Are you going to use an eccentric bb?

@@RideLooseBikes That's the plan, although not a perfect solution. I've been on a Vassago Jabberwocky for years now and it has classic track ends with their own set of issues. Mainly you can't change gears out without ending up on the extremes of the track ends or changing the chain length. They also require fairly high clamp loads to stay put. I love that bike, but it rides like limo with the 70 degree head angle. It turns well, but you always need to keep the weight back. High speed cornering gets sketchy. But mainly, the 135mm rear spacing, 27.2 seatpost, 68mm BB, and 1-1/8 straight steerer with external cups, make upgrades difficult and hard to rationalize.

Oof yeah sounds like you are long overdue for an upgrade!

@@RideLooseBikes I installed a Wheels Manufacturing EBB. So far its flawless and no creaks at all. The EBB pressed in easier than it was to remove the SRAM DUB PF30. Knocked the DUB out with a piece of PVC pipe and sledge, and got the EBB 95% seated with my palm and the bolts doing the rest.

This is the large frame. The whole bike weighs 23lbs. A bit heavier than expected but I didn’t account for sealant when I planned it.

When you say mid-drive, do you mean a mid drive e-bike motor?

@@RideLooseBikes yes a bafang HD motor

Were you able to buy a kit or did you have to buy the e-bike components one by one?

@@RideLooseBikes yes johhny need out here on RU-vid has a website sells the kits I love mine it’s in a older 29’er so I’m moving it to this same bike you built easy to do he has videos on here he has the HD and the bbs02 less expensive kit still a great kit made by bafang the HD puts out 160NM of torque way more than any stock motors in say the specialized e-bikes that cost thousands

@@RideLooseBikes ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-zD1F2xP1Su4.htmlsi=Z0UmmJD3oR4zeWN1