The Best Bike in Africa will be held at the 2015 Standard Bank Africa Cycle Fair on 23 – 25 October at St Stithians College, Johannesburg. The competition invites fair visitors to vote for their favourite bike at the Best Bike in Africa stand. All the entrants that vote for the bike that wins the Best Bike in Africa will go into a draw to win the bike. Leading up to the fair, we’ll be be revealing the bikes entered in the Best Bike in Africa. A new week brings the Merida Ninety-Six Team.
Merida’s new Ninety-Six is the second generation for this model name with the Ninety-Nine having been the brands’ XC / marathon bike for past few years. This edition of the Ninety-Six has been re-engineered to better suit 1x drivetrains with wheel size depending on frame size.
The Team edition sports top-notch racing components with a RockShox RS1 fork, SRAM XX1 drive gear, Guide Ultimate brakes, DT Swiss XR1501 wheels and carbon parts in the cockpit.
Specifications:
- COLOUR:black (green/white)
- FRAME SIZES:S(27.5); M(27.5); M(29); L(29); XL(29)
- FRAME:NINETY-SIX CF5
- FORK:Rock Shox RS1 PSSA100
- SHOCK:Rock Shox Monarch XX remote
- DERAILLEUR REAR:Sram XX1 11s
- SHIFTERS:Sram XX1 trigger
- BRAKES:Guide Ultimate 180 disc / Guide Ultimate 160 disc Stealth-a-majig
- CHAINWHEEL:Sram XX1 29″:32T / 27.5″:34T (BB92)
- CHAIN:Sram PCXX1
- RIM:DT Swiss XR1501 Spline One PS15-R12
- FREEWHEEL:CS XG1195 10-42T
- TIRES:Maxxis Ikon 2.2 3C
- STEM:PRC Team OS -17
- HANDLEBAR:PRC Team carbon 720 Flat
- HEADSET:FSA No.55 E
- SEATPOST:PRC Double carbon superlite 27.2 SB0
- SADDLE:Prologo new Nago Evo X10 TiroX
- ESTIMATED PRICING:R85,000.00
Find out more about the new Merida Ninety-Six Team here.
If you like this bike and would like the chance to own one, vote for it in the Best Bike in Africa at the Standard Bank Africa Cycle Fair on 23 – 25 October at St Stithians College.
Why cant i stop looking at this bike!!!!????? im getting funny feelings in my tummy when i look at it.