Felt NINE COMP 2009 VS Merlin NEWSBOY 1996 specs comparison

Felt Nine Comp

General Infos

Model	Nine Comp
Manufacturer	Felt
Year of production	2009
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Color choice	- Pitch Black -Burnt Orange
Sizes	- 15.5 (inches) - 17.5 (inches) - 19.5 (inches) - 21.5 (inches)
Sizes	- 15.5 (inches) - 17.5 (inches) - 19.5 (inches) - 21.5 (inches)

Wheels And Breaking System

Bike front tire	29 X 2.10 (inches) Kenda Small Block Eight
Bike rear tire	Not Available
Bike wheel size	29 (inches) Wheels
Brakeset type	Shimano M486 Hydraulic Levers Shimano M486 With 180 (millimeters) Rotor Front and Shimano M486 With 160 (millimeters) Rotor Rear Brakes
Hubs for disc brakes	Shimano RM-65 Centerlock Disc
Rims manufacturer	32-hole WTB SpeedDisc All Mountain 29er
Spoke nipples type	Brass
Spoke wheel	14/15ga. Stainless

Frame and Body Specs

Frame materials	6061 Double Butted Aluminum With Hydroform TT
Frame type	TIG-welded
Handlebar construction	Felt RXC 6061 ALU Riser
Handlebar extender	Optional
Handlebar stem details	Felt RXC 6061 OS
Headset size	1 1/8 (inches) Integrated

Gearing Specifications

Bicycle chain	SRAM PC 951
Bottom bracket shell width	Not Available
Bottom bracket type	TruVativ Howitzer M-15
Crankset parts and sizes	22/32/42 Teeth TruVativ Blaze
Gear shift levers	Shimano Deore RapidFire
Rear gear set	11 - 32 Teeth 9-speed

Felt Nine Comp Fork System Data

Derailleur (Front)	Shimano Deore
Derailleur (Rear)	Shimano SLX Shadow
Fork material	Single Crown Magnesium and aluminum
Fork type	80 (millimeters) Travel RockShox Tora Air 29er

Other Specs of Felt Nine Comp

Component group sets	Shimano Deore
Pedals details	Not Available
Rear shock absorber	Not Available
Saddle seat	Felt RXC Lite
Seat post extension	30.9 (millimeters) Diameter FELT Alloy Micro Adjust

Merlin Newsboy

General Infos

Model	Newsboy
Manufacturer	Merlin
Year of production	1996
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Color choice	-Satin
Sizes	- 15 (inches) - 17 (inches) - 19 (inches)

Wheels And Breaking System

Bike front tire	26 X 2.10 (inches) WTB VelociRaptor Kevlar
Bike rear tire	Not Available
Bike wheel size	26 (inches) Wheels
Brakeset type	Avid Levers WTB Speed Master Rollercam and WTB Speed Master Cantilever Front Brakes
Hubs for disc brakes	Not Available
Rims manufacturer	32-hole Mavic 221
Spoke nipples type	Alloy Nipples
Spoke wheel	2.0 (millimeters) Double Butted Wheelsmith Stainless Steel

Frame and Body Specs

Frame materials	Seamless With 6Al and 4V Titanium Dropouts MTS325 Titanium
Frame type	Welded Titanium
Handlebar construction	Merlin Titanium
Handlebar extender	Optional
Handlebar stem details	Control Tech
Headset size	1 1/8 (inches) Threadless King NoThreadSet

Gearing Specifications

Bicycle chain	1/2 X 3/32 (inches) Sachs SCM90
Bottom bracket shell width	68 (millimeters) English
Bottom bracket type	103 (millimeters) Spindle White Industries Phantom Ti
Crankset parts and sizes	Cook Bros. E
Gear shift levers	Grip Shift SRT-800 X-Ray
Rear gear set	Optional Of Gearing 8-speed

Merlin Newsboy Fork System Data

Derailleur (Front)	Top-pull and clamp-on 35.0 (millimeters) Shimano XTR
Derailleur (Rear)	Shimano XTR
Fork material	Triple-clamp Crown Aluminum and magnesium
Fork type	Rock Shox Judy SL

Other Specs of Merlin Newsboy

Component group sets	Shimano XTR
Pedals details	Optional
Rear shock absorber	Not Available
Saddle seat	Optional
Seat post extension	27.2 (millimeters) Diameter Control Tech Control Post