Merida Matts TFS XC 800 D

[andretraut]

I took sweet delivery of my Merida TFS 800 D yesterday from Cycle Lab in Northgate Island CT.... what a awesome bike. (...and awesome service and customer care from the guys at CL) It is lightweight and has great handling and traction control. The Deore XT at the rear triggered by the SLX Rapidfire shifters makes gear changing a pleasant experience, and reminds me a lot of the smooth tiptronic gearbox on my Jetta V. The hydraulic disk brakes are great compared to the mechanical ones on my Avalanche, and gives you a dead stop when you need it most. My maiden spin was however not entirely incident free ( boss calling on my cell + over tight cleat = disaster ), and I will have to live with the a few minor scratches on the bar-end and rear skewer. Nevertheless it was still a great ride. This morning's 25k in a windy Cape Town was fortunately without any mishaps, and a great early morning ride. The bike is super fast, and I can only imagine what 1.5 slicks will do on tarmac, but for now I am keeping to the original Merida Race Lite knobblies, at least until after the Cape Argus MTB challenge. For anyone wanting to spend around R12 000 on a mtb.......get the TFS 800! 

atraut2010-01-09 05:46:47

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[its.gir]

I'm about to buy one of the Matts TFS XC 800-D's at the end of Feb. I'm really looking forward to it so your post is quite encouraging since I feel I'll be getting a good buy then!

 

 

 

It's a rather large upgrade over my existing 1998 Giant Rincon SE which was a good bike back then and considering it wasn't a "Race-level" bike either but rather a mid-range bike.

 

 

 

I've been told one of the first upgrades should be to go tubeless.