Bird Aether 9 Review | WINNER Trail Bike of the Year 2021

The Bird Aether 9 has just been crowned the best trail bike in BikeRadar’s annual Trail Bike of The Year test! A big thanks to our sponsors for helping us make this year's Trail Bike of The Year a reality: Fox Clothing, Muc-Off and Garmin. The video contains product placement from our sponsors but rest assured our reviews will always remain impartial, backed up by our expert test team. The Aether 9 is the newest addition to Bird’s flock of bikes, being the aluminium version of the Aether 9 C that launched in the middle of 2020, and sits alongside the Aether 7 that podiumed in last year’s Bike of the Year test. The Aether 9 could easily have trod on the toes of the 150mm AM9, especially considering the geometry of the bike, however with a touch less travel and a tighter back end, Bird has managed to build a bike that’s noticeably different from its almost identical (looking) sibling. Combine that excellent geometry and sorted suspension with top value for money and you have a bike that truly does it all, making the Bird Aether 9 a worthy winner of the trail category in our 2021 Bike of the Year test. Do you think the Bird Aether 9 a worthy winner? Let us know your thoughts in the comments! Read the full review on BikeRadar.com: →https://www.bikeradar.com/reviews/bik... Bird Aether 7 2020 →    • Bird Aether 7 Review | Can 27.5 Wheels Sti...   For more trail bike reviews head to the Trail Bike of The Year 2021 playlist →    • Trail Bike of The Year 2021   Enduro Bike of The Year 2021 playlist →    • Enduro Bike of The Year 2021   BikeRadar's Bike of The Year 2021 → https://www.youtube.com/c/bikeradar/p... Follow BikeRadar on our social media channels: →   / bikeradar​   →   / bikeradar​   →   / bikeradar​   BikeRadar is supported by Mountain Biking UK and Cycling Plus Magazine – For more information and to subscribe please visit → https://bit.ly/38NBrxZ​ For more content like this see our latest subscription offer – → https://www.cyclingplus.com/subscribe... → https://www.mbuk.com/subscribe-today/​ #BirdAether9​ #BikeOfTheYear #trailbike