So I got my nimble 9 friday and had it built up that night it went together with no set backs. First thing I thought was I'm glad I went with the large because this is a small frame compared to my SIR 9. Actuall top tube length is only 23" and set tube length is 18.5". Compared to my niner frame its quite a bit different and will take a few ride to get use to the geometry.
I took it out for a shakedown run through my local canyon after I got it built up. My first impression was it felt like a 26" wheeled bike, and it was super easy to lift the front wheel up and over rocks and logs. On a short but steep climb this thing really kicked ass, with the short stay and slack seat angle theres plenty of traction to conqure the steepest climbs out there. The only thing that i can gripe about is my heels rubed the chains stays, but I will get over it.
I set mine up SS with a 32x18 and with that gear ratio my chainstays measure out to 16.750. I think if i play around with the chain length I can get it down to 16.5
So here the build list
Frame=large
Fork=Niner
Headset=King
Wheels=Salsa grodos
Hubs=Mango kings SS
Cranks=SLX
Brakes=Magure Marthas SL
Stem=Thomson 100mmx0
Seatpost=Thomson
Seatpost collar=Salsa
Bars= Salsa promoto 5 degree bend
Grips=ESI
Tires=front Schwable RR 2.4 Rear Maxxis Ignitor