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Merida Ninety Six 8000 Cross Country Race Bike Matt Steel Blue
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- New nano matrix CF4 III Carbon frame
- Rock Shox Fork/Shock with Remote Lockout
- SRAM GX Eagle 1x12 Speed Drivetrain
- Shimano XT Hydro Disc Brakes
- P-Flex technology makes a pivot point obsolete
- Wire port headset cap for internal cables cleans up the cockpit
- Important bolts use non-slip tightening tech with a TORX 30 key
- AWS (Anti Wrinkle System) for a lighter, stiffer, stronger frame
- X-Tapered headtube offers space for a tapered fork to be fitted
| Axles: | MERIDA EXPERT TR, including removeable lever, 6/4mm allen key |
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| Bottom bracket: | BB DUB BSA 73 MTB |
| Brakes: | FRONT: Shimano XT, 4 piston / REAR: Shimano XT M8110, 2 piston, flat mount |
| Chain: | Sram XX1 Eagle |
| Crankset: | Sram Carbon GX Eagle, 34 ATC, 175mm-M up |
| Derailleur rear: | Sram GX Eagle |
| Fork: | Rock Shox SID Ultimate, Air, 120 STR, Tapered, Remote lockout, 44mm fork offset |
| Frame: | NINETY-SIX CF4 III, 100 STR, MAT carbon, 29 WHS, 148x12 AST, BSA BBR |
| Freewheel: | CASSETTE: Sram XG-1299 Eagle, 10-52 ATC, 12 GER |
| Grip: | Rock Shox TwistLoc grip |
| Handlebar: | MERIDA TEAM CC, MAT carbon, 740 WHB, flat |
| Handlebar stem: | MERIDA TEAM CC II, MAT aluminium, 31.8 DSH, -20 ASD, 60 mm all sizes |
| Headset: | MERIDA-8151 1-1/8"-1.5" cartridge bearing set |
| Rim: | Reynolds TR 309, 110x15 WHF, 148x12 WHR, 30 IWR, Centerlock, MAT carbon, Tubeless ready (tubeless tape and valves included) |
| Rotor front: | Shimano RT-MT900, 180mm |
| Rotor rear: | Shimano RT-MT900, 160mm |
| Saddle: | SCRATCH M5 PAS |
| Season: | 2021 |
| Seat clamp: | MERIDA EXPERT |
| Seat post: | MERIDA EXPERT TR, 30.9 DSP, 0 SSB, S: 125 SPT - M 150 SPT - L 170 SPT |
| Shock: | Rock SIDLuxe Ultimate, remote lockout |
| Tyre front: | Maxxis Minion DHR II, 29x2.3", fold, TR EXO 3C MaxxTerra |
| Tyre rear: | Maxxis Minion DHR II, 29x2.3", fold, TR EXO 3C MaxxTerra |
| Weight: | 11.57 kg, weighed with 29" wheels and at frame size M, without pedals |
| Wheel size: | 29" |
| Frame Size | S | M | L | XL |
| Tyre Sizes | 29" | 29" | 29" | 29" |
| Frame Size CM | 40 | 44 | 47 | 50 |
| ST seat tube [mm] | 400 | 440 | 470 | 500 |
| TT top tube [mm] | 581 | 601 | 624 | 648 |
| CS chain stay length [mm] | 435 | 435 | 435 | 435 |
| HTA head tube angle [°] | 67 | 67 | 67 | 67 |
| STA seat tube angle [°] | 75 | 75 | 75 | 74.5 |
| BD bottom bracked drop [mm] | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 |
| HT head tube [mm] | 95 | 95 | 105 | 115 |
| FL fork length [mm] | 530 | 530 | 530 | 530 |
| R reach [mm] | 420 | 440 | 460 | 480 |
| S stack [mm] | 595 | 595 | 605 | 614 |
| WB wheel base [mm] | 1136 | 1156 | 1180 | 1203 |
| SH stand over height [mm] | 740 | 741 | 747 | 749 |
Merida Dual Suspension Bike Sizing Chart
Merida is an international bike brand with its headquarters in Taiwan, the R&D department is based near Stuttgart in Germany. To be based in Germany has historical reasons for MERIDA but the precise location was chosen specifically because the region around Stuttgart is one of the hot spots of the automotive and machine building industry which Germany is famous for and attracts a hugely skilled design and engineer labor force.
The Merida team are more than just highly trained and experienced bicycle creators – they simply love everything ‘bike’. Most of their R&D staff are daily bike commuters while others are serious mountain bikers, who regularly compete in Marathon, Enduro and Downhill competitions, or licensed road racers and even ambitious Ironman triathletes. Get the behind the scenes view of the Merida R&D centre and meet some of their key members of staff in the below video.
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Please note, due to challenges in the product supply chain, bike specifications are subject to change without notice. Specifications listed below may not match exactly as shown in the photo.
