AMB - First Look: NINETY-SIX RC XT

Australian Mountain Bike Magazine has one of our glossy race red NINETY-SIX RC XT bikes under their wing and they've just shared their first look. Stay tuned, the review's coming.

"All in, the Merida has a smart spec. It's got one of the best group sets out there, with quality suspension, modern XC geometry and a full carbon frame that can fit two water bottles. I'd like to see wider rims as stock, as so many oher brands do have 25mm or even 30mm rims on their bikes at this range. The wider rim allows a little more volume in an XC tyre for lower pressure and greater traction. That said, the narrow rim is a bit lighter, so these wheels are 1800g. That's not World Cup XCO race weight, but stock 29er wheels with wide rims may weigh about 2kg. Or more."

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