It’s been a busy year for Merida, with the mega-manufacturer recently launching it’s new lightweight Scultura road bikes and the Ninety-Six cross-country dual suspension MTBs. In addition to these two releases, 2016 will see Merida produce carbon models of its Cyclo Cross and One-Twenty ranges, which were initially offered in 2015 in alloy only.
Merida’s Australian distributor Advance Traders showcased the new range to dealers Brisbane, Australia. While there, we caught up with Merida’s R&D manager Daniel Schwenk, who works from the brand’s design offices in Germany.
Besides the new bikes, Schwenk dropped hints to Australian dealers around Merida’s heavy investment in parts and accessory development. It’s an expected move given the success from both Specialized and Trek in the area, and Giant’s substantial investment in the category recently.
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Cyclo Cross carbon
The Cyclo Cross carbon is a completely new platform for 2016 and is designed to be more race-orientated with aggressive geometry compared to the continuing alloy version. Additionally, the new frame is UCI legal. Coincidentally, we published our review of the impressive alloy Merida Cyclo Cross 500 earlier this morning.
With a wide flaring bottom bracket, we expect the frame to be plenty stiff under power
One-Twenty carbon teaser
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