2012 Felt

Nine Sport

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

$999
Weight30.4 lbs  
FrameAluminum
SuspensionHardtail, 100mm
ForkRockShox
Wheels29″ Aluminum
Drivetrain3 × 9
GroupsetDeore, Shimano
BrakesHydraulic Disc
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Terrain
easyextreme
Handling
nimblestable
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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)

33 mph

Nine Sport

27 mph

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Highest gear

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Sizing
15.5"

5'0" – 5'6"

17.5"

5'6" – 6'1"

19.5"

5'9" – 6'3"

21.5"

6'1" – 6'6"

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Reviews
MBR
Felt Edict Nine 60 review | Mountain Bike Reviews

Sep 2013 · Simon Collis

Read our full review of the XC/marathon-orientated Felt Edict Nine 60

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Mountain Bike Action
Bike Test: Felt Edict Nine LTD 29er

Jan 2013 · MBA Action

The year 2013 is an important year for Felt Bicycles. With the introduction of several brand-new and redesigned models, the Southern California-based

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Velo
Felt unveils revamped endurance road bike, Nine Series lines

Jul 2012 · Logan VonBokel

Felt’s 2013 range will include a snappier endurance bike and an F1-inspired mountain bike

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BIKE Magazine
Preview: Felt Edict Nine LTD

May 2012

Felt introduced the all-new Edict in 2011 to some pretty positive reviews. It featured one of the lightest frames in its class and an innovative, updated suspension design—Felt Active Stay Technology (F.A.S.T.).

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MTBR
Felt 2012 Nine Series Mountain Bikes

Aug 2011

- Mtbr.com

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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

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
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Specs
Build
Frame

FELT Nine alloy Trail series 29'er frame, butted 6061 aluminum: w/ hydroformed top tube, IS disc mounts, oversized integrated head tube for semi-integrated headset, replaceable derailleur hanger

Fork

Rockshox XC28 TK Mag 29 100mm travel: 29'er fork, 1 1/8"" steel steerer tube, spring preload adjust, external rebound and turnkey lockout, magnesium lowers, post disc mount

Travel100mm

Spring TypeCoil

Shock

N/A

Spring TypeCoil

Bottom Bracket

Sealed Cartridge

Headset

Semi-integrated 1-1/8"" Aheadset: Steel Cups, Caged Bearing, w/ Felt Tornado alloy top cap, custom curved 1 x 15mm + 2 x 5mm straight washers

Stem

Felt MTB 3D-forged design: 4-bolt handlebar clamp, 1-1/8"" threadless, for 31.8mm handlebar, 7 degree rise, w/ CP Cromo hardware Sizes; 15.5-17.5=90mm;19.5-21.5=110mm

Handlebar

Felt MTB XC riser bar: butted 6061 Aluminum, 8 degree bend, 4 degree up sweep 31.8mm bar bore, Widths: 15.5""""=640mm 17.5""-21.5""=660mm

Saddle

Felt mountain design: low side profile look w/ comfort fit top, double-density base, satin steel rails

Seatpost

Felt alloy micro adjust: 6061 alloy, low-profile forged head & extruded rail clamps, sizes: 15.5""=30.9mm x 350mm , 17.5-21.5"" =30.9mm x 400mm

TypeRigid

Pedals

VP 992-S Steel Cage w/ PP Body

Grips

Felt dual-density wing grips: Kraton rubber base, Pruven rubber center, Color matched

Groupset
Rear Derailleur

Shimano Deore FD-M592 Shadow, long cage 9 Speed

Front Derailleur

Shimano FD-M430: top swing

Crank

SR Suntour CW9-XCR:-T414-BD 6061 forged alloy crankset: 9-speed w/ interchangable 42X32X24T chainrings, lengths 16.5""=170mm; 18.5-20.5""=175mm

Shifters

Shimano SL-M390 9 speed Rapid Fire

Cassette

SRAM PG-950 9-speed 11-32T

Chain

KMC Z99 9 -speed

Chain Guide

n/a

Brakes

Tektro Draco hydraulic disc brake: 180mm front/ 160mm rear stainless steel rotors

TypeHydraulic Disc

Brake Levers

Tektro Draco hydraulic

Wheels
Rims

29'er doublewall aluminum For disc brake

Spokes

stainless 14g w/ anodized alloy nipples

Front Hub

forged alloy 6-bolt disc mount: 32 hole, w/ alloy quick release

Rear Hub

forged alloy 6-bolt disc mount, 8/9 speed cassette: 32 hole, w/ alloy quick release lever

Tires

Geax AKA 29 x 2.2 folding bead: w/ Presta valve tubes

Accessories
Fenders

n/a

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