Specialized ARIEL 2015 VS Nishiki MERIDIAN SC 1998 specs comparison

Specialized ARIEL

General Infos

Model	ARIEL
Manufacturer	Specialized
Year of production	2015
Current price	Check price Here ==>
Color choice	- Gloss Charcoal and White and Silver and Emerald -Gloss White and Silver and Black
Sizes	- XS - S - M - L XL
Sizes	- XS - S - M - L XL

Wheels And Breaking System

Bike front tire	60TPI 700x38c BlackBelt Protection Wire Bead Specialized Trigger Sport
Bike rear tire	Not Available
Bike wheel size	700c
Brakeset type	60 (millimeters) Pads Die-cast Alloy V-brake
Hubs for disc brakes	32h QR Double-sealed
Rims manufacturer	32h CNC Sidewalls Alloy Double-wall Pin Joint 700c
Spoke nipples type	Not Available
Spoke wheel	14g Stainless

Frame and Body Specs

Frame materials	Aluminum
Frame type	Women's Fitness Geometry Forged Dropouts Kickstand Mount With Fender and rack Braze-ons Women's Double-butted Tubesets Specialized A1 Premium Aluminum
Handlebar construction	25.4 (millimeters) 25 (millimeters) Rise 4-degree Upsweep 8-degree Backsweep Alloy Specialized Riser
Handlebar extender	Not Available
Handlebar stem details	10-degree Rise 4-bolt Forged Alloy Specialized
Headset size	8 (millimeters) Cone Spacer Loose Ball Semi-integrated Ahead

Gearing Specifications

Bicycle chain	8-speed Reusable Missing Link KMC X8
Bottom bracket shell width	Not Available
Bottom bracket type	Cartridge Bearings Square Taper
Crankset parts and sizes	48/38/28t With Chainguard Forged Alloy
Gear shift levers	8-speed Shimano Acera
Rear gear set	12-32 8-speed Shimano

Specialized ARIEL Fork System Data

Derailleur (Front)	Dual-pull Top Swing Shimano FD-M191
Derailleur (Rear)	8-speed Shimano Altus
Fork material	Suspension
Fork type	63 (millimeters) Travel Hi-Ten 28 (millimeters) Stanchions V-brake Mount Alloy Lowers Custom Coil Spring Weights Hydraulic Lockout With Preload Adjust With Custom Multi-Circuit Damping Custom SR Suntour NEX

Other Specs of Specialized ARIEL

Component group sets	Co (millimeters)uter Mix
Pedals details	9/16 (inches) With Reflectors Composite Platform
Rear shock absorber	Not Available
Saddle seat	155 (millimeters) Steel Rails Body Geometry Women's Riva Sport Plus
Seat post extension	12.5 (millimeters) Offset 2-bolt 27.2 (millimeters) Anti-corrosion Hardware Micro-adjust Alloy

Nishiki Meridian SC

General Infos

Model	Meridian SC
Manufacturer	Nishiki
Year of production	1998
Current price	Check price Here ==>
Color choice	-Cherrywood
Sizes	- 14.5 (inches) - 16.5 (inches) - 18 (inches) - 20 (inches) - 22 (inches) - womens 16 (inches) - womens 19 (inches)

Wheels And Breaking System

Bike front tire	26 X 1.95 (inches) Rolleasy Comfort
Bike rear tire	Not Available
Bike wheel size	26 (inches) Wheels
Brakeset type	Aluminum Levers Shimano Altus Brakes
Hubs for disc brakes	Q and R Joy Tech OS Aluminum
Rims manufacturer	36-hole Weinmann 519
Spoke nipples type	Brass Nipples
Spoke wheel	2.0 (millimeters) Straight Gauge Chung Nan Stainless Steel

Frame and Body Specs

Frame materials	Chromoly Seat Tube and hi-tensile Steel
Frame type	TIG-welded
Handlebar construction	2 (inches) Rise Steel
Handlebar extender	Optional
Handlebar stem details	Steel
Headset size	1 (inches) Victor VP-H67

Gearing Specifications

Bicycle chain	1/2 X 3/32 (inches) KMC Z-51
Bottom bracket shell width	68 (millimeters) English
Bottom bracket type	117.5 (millimeters) Spindle Victor VPB-33
Crankset parts and sizes	24/34/42 Teeth SR XR17
Gear shift levers	Grip Shift MRX-170
Rear gear set	14 - 28 Teeth 7-speed

Nishiki Meridian SC Fork System Data

Derailleur (Front)	Bottom-pull and clamp-on 28.6 (millimeters) Shimano AceraX Top-swing
Derailleur (Rear)	Shimano AceraX
Fork material	Unicrown Crown Hi-tensile Steel
Fork type	Nishiki Comfort

Other Specs of Nishiki Meridian SC

Component group sets	Shimano AceraX
Pedals details	Resin
Rear shock absorber	Not Available
Saddle seat	Selle Stratos Hyper Plush Duo-Compound With Springs
Seat post extension	26.0 (millimeters) Diameter Aluminum Micro-adjust