Vincenzo Nibali's Merida Time Warp Time Trial Bike | Bahrain Merida Pro Bike

[@alkiou3613]

The not-so-quick release.

[@ericoschmitt]

Hey I use those daily, not that slow really.

[@nimaforoughi7266]

Interesting episode, I like those individual touches. Also, compare the frame to the 6 year older BMC Timemachine Road (TMR01). Looks like hidden front callipers and seat stay mounted ones are still acceptable. Except that the BMC ones look just slightly more accessible. On that note, here’s an idea for an episode: compare a couple of common (old and/or new) aerodynamically optimised bikes and rate how easy they are to work/live with. That would suit your channel perfectly, and I think many who own an aero bike wants to know what the others struggle with too.

[@wrxzboost]

i use that quick release on my tri bike. even when it's super tightened, all you need is an 8mm allen key or the tool on one side and you can hold the other side with your fingers. 99% of riders keep at least an allen key of some sorts so not a big deal. but it's super sleek and aero AF!

[@typhoon3s943]

GOT TO BE ONE OF THE NICEST TT BIKES ALONGSIDE THE PINARELLO BOLIDE

[@brakesmadly]

Weird hybrid front tyre: The Conti TT is a slick but that has a GP4000 tread pattern.

[@lfoster7601]

Classy. Looks better than most TT bikes

[@ilanpi]

In last year's Giro, the team rode with two of those water bottles, which seems to indicate it was more aero that way.

[@chetlangford2144]

Yea that front wheel with the custom skewer is awesome! Wish he would have told you what gripes where used!

[@caillou450]

That chain ring !!

[@iamthesunnyboy]

Spec-tech-ular.. 😂😂

[@dhananjaysahu6276]

58/46 I fucking love it!!

[@jonathanzappala]

Other than the cockpit, I’d guess they make it in the same factory as the trek speed concept. Overall frame shape and brakes look identical.

[@N3pq]

Is it weird that the thing I like the most of this bike, is the cable tie holding the rear derailleur Di2 cable?

[@diamonddogie]

If your rear wheel is right against the botom bracket and half of chainring ring covers the wheel, you know its going fast

[@georgedimops2727]

Can you purchase this bike at all? Merida only have their Warp 5000 on their website so hopefully it comes into production, great looking bike

[@Edwardlb20]

www.merida-bikes.com/en/p/stories/time-warp-tt-142.html Looking at the way they've presented this page (USPs and features etc.), they'll probably sell to the public eventually. Fingers crossed... EDIT: Merida say Summer 2019 availability as a limited edition frameset: www.merida.no/infosenter/produkt/the-new-time-warp-tt-faster-and-lighter-than-ever-before/

[@seancfix7703]

That rear wheel seemed to be a tad unbalanced 🤔

[@cliffcox7643]

slight out of round.

[@LUCYDIAMONDBOXER1]

Those inner tube valves must be 20 cm long to cover those deep wheels😐😮

[@JS-tb9hu]

Don't think you can bet tubes longer than 80mm so they are probably valve extenders

[@user-el6mc6rj5l]

@@JS-tb9hu those are tubs

[@joco8587]

It's actually shimano dura ace 9160

[@frazergoodwin4945]

Weight saving on the skewer makes sense - its extremely unlikely they'd change wheels instead of just swapping bikes in the event of a mechanical on a TT.... Surprised this isn't standard practice from "marginal gains"...

[@Cortes19882012]

You’ll see him on a Speed Concept next year.

[@janwillemkuilenburg7561]

The spokes in the front wheel seem not to be bladed/aero?

[@indonesiaamerica7050]

It's not clear but what is clear is that the nipples are exposed. That's a no no on a TT wheel.

[@richardsonj96]

Actually, some aero testing has found that bladed spokes are not measurably faster than round spokes. However, the spokes do change in thickness as you go towards the center so I think they might actually be ovalized spokes. Would make sense looking at how the rest of the bike is meticulously put together.

[@georgedimops2727]

@GCN Tech, will this bike be available for the public? I cant seem to find it anywhere?

[@treyquattro]

supernice

[@richfi9576]

I keep seeing that wider tyres - 28mm say - offer lower rolling resistance, which I would have thought was a significant issue on a TT bike. What are the trade-offs of narrower (23mm) tyres vs wider (25-28mm) on a TT bike, and how does that affect rim width choice?

[@david131092]

23mm tyres are fastest - Corsa Speed

[@janwillemkuilenburg7561]

If the road deck is smooth, the 23 mm are faster if you inflate to a higher pressure. Besides, the wider internal widths of current rims make 23 mm tyres widen up to 25 mm.

[@david131092]

Jan Willem Kuilenburg nope

[@ScottBayvel]

John is so punny haha

[@daleviza]

Sorry but this is not Nibali 2019 Giro TT bike! Check the armrests in video and check armrests in stage 9 TT of Giro.

[@JamesLee-zr1er]

Not good enough for Rohan?

[@user-rc7cx9jr7t]

7.9kg？？really？？amazing

[@charlietompkins8576]

Tub on the rear and Clincher on the front?

[@TriRussell1]

I thought they were ”cracking down” on filing down the “lawyer tabs”?

[@jonnythelegs2597]

A recent press release from team manager Allen Pieper stated it is safe to say that with the time it takes up, the mechanics quickly fell out of favour with the tabs and with enough leverage they got the UCI to loosen the regulations a bit, they deemed the risk of getting screwed over by lawyers worth it.

[@muhammadirsyadmarican8171]

Hey GCN! What size is this frameset?

[@andreasaigner421]

Is it available to buy?

[@bultesamuel1496]

Hello, Do I make a mistake or is their still not one video or part of a video about Victor CAMPENAERTS unbelievable world record 1h = 55km ???????

[@davidmoreno790]

No, it's not been done yet. I suppose they are going to take a time to talk about it in the next GCN Show or GCN Racing News.

[@paulhowell7103]

punch in his name on youtube all the info you require is there even the full UCI live stream of him breaking the hour record

[@bultesamuel1496]

@@paulhowell7103 I know, watched it live on Belgium TV, but i am surprised that there is no reaction on GCN because it is one of the most special results of the past years.

[@david131092]

paul howell how long did he ride for?

[@paulhowell7103]

@@david131092 have not seen it yet david still catching up on the classics

[@Edwardlb20]

Funny to see a clincher on the front wheel and a tubular on the back...

[@chrisko6439]

I was wondering if the front tyre was a clincher.... ;-)

[@Edwardlb20]

@@chrisko6439 You're right, front is a clincher! Campag say their WTO wheels (not tubular) are fastest with tubeless, but Merida clearly don't want to run a GP5000 TL, so they settle for a clincher in the GP TT.

[@johnora3857]

Where is Emma???

[@richfi9576]

Emma left. Has gone to work for an engineering company in Zurich, using that PhD

[@johnora3857]

@@richfi9576 pity

[@williamclements918]

I miss Emma, her perspective was refreshing, she is soooo smart!

[@leonardosoares2002]

Sub 8 kg TT bike? 😮

[@TheWaxChainFanClub]

#poty2019

[@Quickdraw811]

The front tire looked like a clincher

[@jonathanzappala]

All that work and he is using a Grand Prix tt clincher. Don’t they know gp5000 is faster rolling?

[@JS-tb9hu]

Maybe there aren't gp5000 tubulars

[@jonathanzappala]

J S those are clinchers, they don’t make the Grand Prix tt in a tubular, it has a different name.

[@DaanHoogland]

@Jon, I hate myself saying this but Watt is not a measure of speed 🤬. I t is a measure of energy consumption (translation error may be at play). So if you say ## Watt speed is really nonsense. Are you selling the bike or the tech here? (end of rant). nice video

[@_bryan46619]

Fs Road bike or TT road bike??? Well it's alla a waste of money,.........

[@svenamundsen7958]

some of these bikes look so much like other Time Trial bikes...I can't help but wonder who is suing who for infringement or copyright whatever...

[@taufikabidin412]

This Bike would just be expensive trash if fairing and recumbents are allowed. I thought UCI didn't allow fairings, did they change their mind? if not, hat bike is illegal. And at what price? Surely we would ensure fairness, but if a good racing recumbent bike cost around 5,000 USD and velomobiles costing around 10,000 USD, and are surely faster in most TT and T2 courses, why UCI and ITU are banning them? The price of this bike with all those tech surely costs more than that, probably double or triple

[@taufikabidin412]

@@ska042 I get the point, but to what point ? The regulation are stiffling Innovation and Wedgies are more dangerous as it is painful (wrist, neck, back and butt), put the head upfront (serious risk if crashing) and there have been reported genital problems (erectile dysfunction and Vagina swelling). Meanwhile, the value for the price isn't there. In terms of economics, aerodynamics and ergonomics, Recumbent and fairing makes sense. It's always funny debating cyclists, many citing injustice done to Obree and Lotus, while not acknowledging Mochet an Faure. And the media reflects that too, Keep quiet about recumbents as sponsors don't want that. They do know many racing bents are up for grabs right? Velokraft VKII, Nocom and ultracom as the company has stopped making them, Windcheetah designed by Mike Burrows where the company has problems, Challenge also has problems. Many big bike companies can just takeover. And remember, the modern road bikes are here thanks to a bent enthusiast. Mike Burrows, who designed TCR and Lotus, is a BHPC (British Human Power Club) founder. And remember UCI banned Lotus and was going to ban TCR. Why don't you lot just race those round tube bikes, and have UCI ban those aero tubes. isn't it about the rider, not the bike?

[@jonnythelegs2597]

Top end fully faired recumbents cost far more than top end TT bikes this bike would be in the region of 10 grand the only out of the ordinary part on it is the crank and other than the frame set being the most up to date version which will be released in a few months everything else is standard gear with minor mods. You could take it far further with Berk composites, dash cycles, and wattshop custom made finishing kit. Don't get me wrong recumbents make absolute sense from an aerodynamics standpoint and on flatter roads velodromes and straight descents are way way faster but they are still considered to be a niche area of cycling they will almost certainly gain more popularity once cars get more and more phased out and excluded from citys. Those brakes are integrated in to the forks and the chainstays are thereby using the structural elements of the frame albeit shaped as best they can to act as fairings so they kinda stick within the rules, but there are very small fairings like those on the Pinerello that don't really. But skinsuits and aero helmets are technically aerodynamic aids and against the rules. Basically the UCI set the rules manufacturers can push them as far as possible but if they think you're taking the piss the UCI will step in and call a halt. Just like it's been in F1 over the years. If your competitors get an edge on you don't get angry and start bitching get even, until the governing body gets involved sod it, it's game on let's ride.

[@taufikabidin412]

@@jonnythelegs2597 Probably, even a basic stock of a racing recumbent, which costs around 5000 would beat this bike. Which is why it already don't make sense if we want some kind of baseline. I don't consider Recumbent a niche, as there is clearly a market for it. People who want to go faster, who want to be free from pain and genital disease, people who want to be more comfortable, and people who want to be more safe. But who knows? who knows about it if all the media give is what their sponsors give? Who knows the fastest bicycle one hour record is held by Francesco Russo on 92.43 km? Who knows the fastest bicycle without drafting is Aerovelo ETA with ~140 km/h? Who knows the winner of trans America 2018 was on a velomobile? And why do these bikes which are clearly inferior in eco, ergo, aero and safety are at the olympics, which one of its motto is faster? Let's ride? how? How can we ride together if bents are discriminated and can't get into many rides. even social ones? we aren't allowed to race either side by side, be it by UCI or ITU. yes, even triathlon who always claim they re the cutting edge of bike tech.

[@jonnythelegs2597]

@@taufikabidin412 mate, don't get too hung up on it they're just different areas of human powered sport in the same way a le mans car is different to a touring car. Fear not though , i'm not clueless to recumbents when I lived in London I was chums with the guys at Bikefix i used to help out and had many many late nights and good times there including having some rather lengthy conversations with Mr Burrows. I've have ridden a few including some Mike creations, Stuart was always trying to convince me to race them and i still have a bit of banter with John Williams from time to time. Yeah they're faster machines but they're different machines and have their own racing scene, personally I'll ride anything human powered and have a big grin on my face and there's nothing to stop us riding together and having some fun. We might be from different mothers but we're all still brothers.

[@TheLogicult]

@@taufikabidin412 The regulations are there a) so we consumers can get tech that's close enough to the pros that we can be competitive without it being pay to win and b) to maintain the safety of riders so frame design doesn't become who makes the thinnest tubes. So yes, to some extent, at the professional end, the gadgetry is rent seeking one-upmanship, but the regulations are there for a reason. If enough people wanted the sport to move on, it would. But there isn't reason to. If people really wanted to see the vehicles that went the fastest, they'd stick an engine in them and it becomes motor racing.

[@jonathanlund2456]

Please don’t let Jon make a pun again. Ever.

[@JonCannings]

Please let me...

[@jonathanlund2456]

No.

[@thrownchance]

can you please stop with that bullshit 3Watts faster. That says absolutely nothing and it is just plain wrong to say it like that.

[@MattSezer]

Why are they getting a free pass for being sponsored by a brutally repressive government that murders its own population? I get that certain things like the Giro being in Israel are complicated and have many sides, but this is pretty clear cut: the prince responsible for the team personally tortured people. GCN, the riders, and Merida Bicycles shouldn't normalize torture.

[@futurememeudontgetyet1202]

"GCN, the riders, and Merida Bicycles shouldn't normalize torture." wow, don't sprain yourself on that impressive stretch!

[@MattSezer]

@@futurememeudontgetyet1202 How is that a stretch? The guy responsible for the team existing personally tortured people and all three entities that I mentioned actively show the name of the entity responsible for it.

[@uneulvedal2571]

Agree 100%.