{"id":19143,"date":"2015-10-19T07:50:00","date_gmt":"2015-10-19T06:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/2015\/10\/19\/best-bike-in-africa-2015-7-merida-ninety-six-team-r3680\/"},"modified":"2023-02-08T09:10:06","modified_gmt":"2023-02-08T09:10:06","slug":"best-bike-in-africa-2015-7-merida-ninety-six-team-r3680","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/best-bike-in-africa-2015-7-merida-ninety-six-team-r3680\/","title":{"rendered":"Best Bike in Africa 2015: #7 Merida Ninety-Six Team"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Best Bike in Africa will be held at the 2015 Standard Bank Africa Cycle Fair on 23 &#8211; 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&#8217;ll be be revealing the bikes entered in the Best Bike in Africa. A new week brings the Merida Ninety-Six Team.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"ipsAttachLink ipsAttachLink_image\" href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.bikehub.co.za\/production\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ccs-62657-0-03286700-1445236248.jpg\" data-fileid=\"616342\" data-fileext=\"jpg\" rel=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-fileid=\"616342\" class=\"ipsImage ipsImage_thumbnailed\" alt=\"ccs-62657-0-03286700-1445236248.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.bikehub.co.za\/production\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ccs-62657-0-03286700-1445236248.jpg\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Merida&#8217;s new Ninety-Six is the second generation for this model name with the Ninety-Nine having been the brands&#8217; 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.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"text-2xl font-bold\">Specifications:<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"specsList\">\n<li><span class=\"row_title\">COLOUR:<\/span><span class=\"row_data\">black (green\/white)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"row_title\">FRAME SIZES:<\/span><span class=\"row_data\">S(27.5); M(27.5); M(29); L(29); XL(29)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"row_title\">FRAME:<\/span><span class=\"row_data\">NINETY-SIX CF5<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"row_title\">FORK:<\/span><span class=\"row_data\">Rock Shox RS1 PSSA100<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"row_title\">SHOCK:<\/span><span class=\"row_data\">Rock Shox Monarch XX remote<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"row_title\">DERAILLEUR REAR:<\/span><span class=\"row_data\">Sram XX1 11s<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"row_title\">SHIFTERS:<\/span><span class=\"row_data\">Sram XX1 trigger<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"row_title\">BRAKES:<\/span><span class=\"row_data\">Guide Ultimate 180 disc \/ Guide Ultimate 160 disc Stealth-a-majig<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"row_title\">CHAINWHEEL:<\/span><span class=\"row_data\">Sram XX1 29&#8243;:32T \/ 27.5&#8243;:34T (BB92)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"row_title\">CHAIN:<\/span><span class=\"row_data\">Sram PCXX1<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"row_title\">RIM:<\/span><span class=\"row_data\">DT Swiss XR1501 Spline One PS15-R12<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"row_title\">FREEWHEEL:<\/span><span class=\"row_data\">CS XG1195 10-42T<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"row_title\">TIRES:<\/span><span class=\"row_data\">Maxxis Ikon 2.2 3C<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"row_title\">STEM:<\/span><span class=\"row_data\">PRC Team OS -17<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"row_title\">HANDLEBAR:<\/span><span class=\"row_data\">PRC Team carbon 720 Flat<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"row_title\">HEADSET:<\/span><span class=\"row_data\">FSA No.55 E<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"row_title\">SEATPOST:<\/span><span class=\"row_data\">PRC Double carbon superlite 27.2 SB0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"row_title\">SADDLE:<\/span><span class=\"row_data\">Prologo new Nago Evo X10 TiroX<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"row_title\">ESTIMATED PRICING:<\/span><span class=\"row_data\">R85,000.00<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Find out more about the new Merida Ninety-Six Team <a href=\"http:\/\/www.merida-bikes.com\/en_int\/new-ninety-six-2016-1542.html\" rel=\"external nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>If you like this bike and would like the chance to own one, vote for it in the Best Bike in Africa at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.africacyclefair.com\/\" rel=\"external nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Standard Bank Africa Cycle Fair<\/a> on 23 &#8211; 25 October at St Stithians College.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align:center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.africacyclefair.com\/\" rel=\"external nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><a class=\"ipsAttachLink ipsAttachLink_image\" href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.bikehub.co.za\/production\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ccs-62657-0-28307300-1445239184.jpg\" data-fileid=\"616391\" data-fileext=\"jpg\" rel=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-fileid=\"616391\" class=\"ipsImage ipsImage_thumbnailed\" alt=\"ccs-62657-0-28307300-1445239184.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.bikehub.co.za\/production\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ccs-62657-0-28307300-1445239184.jpg\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Best Bike in Africa will be held at the 2015 Standard Bank Africa Cycle Fair on 23 &#8211; 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. 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