HighTekBikes
100 mW
The Nine Continents Story.
The 9C motor was a good design for it's time, being released about two years ago. It was designed in the USA and despite some problems, performed quite well. The original retailer, who happened to be the designer, put a nice kit together and was quite successful with it. The price/performance ratio was good enough that two other companies tracked down the factory and started selling the same kit. Without getting into the nitty gritty, let's just say the original company and Nine Continents had a falling out. The basic 9C design was re-worked and greatly improved before taken to another, more trust worthy factory. The latest design has several improvements over the old 9C, including a better case with disc mount and a steel ring surrounding the magnets, increasing the magnetic flux. This new model is in it's forth revision and has effectively made the Nine Continents motor obsolete. With it's designer gone, the 9C is stuck in time and most likely will never be improved. Yes, it has a good reputation, and people on here rave about it and it definitely has it's supporters (I'm sure I will hear from them). But why would you buy an obsolete design when you can get the improved model for the same price, or even cheaper! The successor to the 9C is a superior motor in every way. So yes, you might be satisfied with a 9C, but if you want the latest and greatest design, and the best value for your money, you will want the improved model. We originally looked at the 9C but wanted to offer only the best on the market, so we went with this newer design.
The 9C motor was a good design for it's time, being released about two years ago. It was designed in the USA and despite some problems, performed quite well. The original retailer, who happened to be the designer, put a nice kit together and was quite successful with it. The price/performance ratio was good enough that two other companies tracked down the factory and started selling the same kit. Without getting into the nitty gritty, let's just say the original company and Nine Continents had a falling out. The basic 9C design was re-worked and greatly improved before taken to another, more trust worthy factory. The latest design has several improvements over the old 9C, including a better case with disc mount and a steel ring surrounding the magnets, increasing the magnetic flux. This new model is in it's forth revision and has effectively made the Nine Continents motor obsolete. With it's designer gone, the 9C is stuck in time and most likely will never be improved. Yes, it has a good reputation, and people on here rave about it and it definitely has it's supporters (I'm sure I will hear from them). But why would you buy an obsolete design when you can get the improved model for the same price, or even cheaper! The successor to the 9C is a superior motor in every way. So yes, you might be satisfied with a 9C, but if you want the latest and greatest design, and the best value for your money, you will want the improved model. We originally looked at the 9C but wanted to offer only the best on the market, so we went with this newer design.