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We take a look at the 2019 Merida One-Twenty trail bike.
Read more here: https://singletrackworld.com/2018/07/merida-has-a-brand-new-one-twenty-trail-bike-for-2019/
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singletrack here with Roman from mridu
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Roman ki tell us about your involvement
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with a new 120 trail bike bike for 2019
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we add a total optimization of the frame
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we started at the head tube area we have
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a nice full carbon frame here with a
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special optimized cable routing smart
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entry system perhaps you already know
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from our 96 and big 9 frames or our
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current full suspension frames this
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gives us the possibility to have a
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rattle free cable routing integrated
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cable routing inside our main frame also
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for the 120 LT features our low
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standover height so we optimized our top
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tube shape nice clean look and also have
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low standover height same we have a
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possibility to mount a bottle cage
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so four carbon frames it's from size
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medium upwards the 0.7 litre bottle
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inside the frame with our nice carbon
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side load cage also for me as an
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engineer main topic was the real
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kinematics we stick to our full floral
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design which is quite proven now since
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our first 120 generation from 2014 we
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also use it in our 140 and 160 lineup
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for 2019 120 we use our tuning mount
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shock system this gives us a very plush
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and sensitive suspension platform also
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we had enlarged bearings in our seat
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state and main pivot to be able to
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achieve
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more strengths and more durability for
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our trail riding bike which you see here
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is our 8,000 model also regarding our
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hardware for the rear pivot we quite a
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confident I have a very nice solution
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for our hardware to have be able to just
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tighten your hardware with one talks you
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don't need to like for a lot of
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different frames you need two tools to
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tighten your pivot points for our new
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120 you only need one version okay so
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also rear kinematics design and we
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optimized it to have a nice sensitivity
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at the beginning and also for the bottom
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out
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we are very nice support feeling to have
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a feeling that it more travel like on a
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standard bar thanks foreign key tell us
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a little bit about the detail you've got
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going on here down on the chainstay
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yeah so currently you see a lot of
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competitors making very nice clean and
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silent frames so we had a very detailed
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look at our chainstay protector you see
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a total rubber part and also we have the
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protection on a seat state to prevent
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the chain from touching this each day
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and creating some noise so I've got dual
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function you've got protection and quiet
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by quite Road yes that's always a key
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topic because for example if you have a
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new XT is also like with the silenced
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hub you can really get a nice silent
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right and just feel the trail yeah right
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nice I notice you've got some bouncy
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rotation here can you tell us a little
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bit about that key feature for carbon
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frames is always the protection because
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carbon is quite sensitive for sustain
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stones touching and here we're working
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with the two component structure so we
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have a very soft inner layer which
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protects against the hit of a rock and
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also the up the outer layer is more
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strong so you don't have the
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that's cool
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you don't see any scratches on the
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outside
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very nice can you tell us a little bit
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about the versatility of this bike so
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the trail bike has to be super versatile
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people demand a lot from the bike yeah
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needs to work well be efficient it needs
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to go the distance and also people want
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technical trail capability so in the 120
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you have two versions is that right yeah
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that's correct so here in front you see
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our trail version with the four piston
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brake for also the code version also
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wider tires so DHR in front and
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forecaster in the rear our bike is
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optimized for two point three five inch
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29 tires and also our more like
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long-distance right version expect with
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a little bit lighter tires and also like
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the aluminum versions are too wide
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compatible so there you also have the
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possibility so just one buy on the
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carbon bikes carbon main frames which is
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shared between the two top models CF 4
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and then you have CFA which is the same
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carbon main frame on the back end and
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then full aluminum bike so plenty of
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options
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plenty frame material options and plenty
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of build options very good thanks very
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much for your time thank you
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