Hey all, I’m new to the gravel scene and got my first bike yesterday. It’s a Niner RLT 9 RDO XPLR. I got it out on the road to get the fit right but noticed a small hole in front of the rear tire. As I’m new to carbon frames and gravel, I wanted to see what you thought about it. Normal or not normal? Thanks!
by ontherocks87
5 Comments
I see it as a vent hole, so that any water that gets into the frame has at least one different way to exit.
that’s for the front deraileur cable routing ..
for 2 by set up’s
it just looks unfinished but that ‘S not that big of an issue
clean it if u need to use it othwerwise keep it like that less water gets in there
My best guess is an exit port for a Di2 wire to a front derailleur (not applicable whatsoever to an XPLR setup).
This is a hole for front derailleur cable routing. No need to worry.
Little rubber plug or tape if u wanna minimize the amount of crud that gets in your frame.
Thanks all!