 Ladies and gentlemen boys and girls in this video. I'm out of there Ladies and gentlemen boys and girls in this video. I'm gonna. I'm going to be it's not that hard to say ladies and gentlemen Ladies and gentlemen boys and girls in this video. I'm gonna be sharing with you the road bike I'm gonna be giving away to one of you a week before Christmas this year the 2020 Merida Skull Tura 4,000 and in addition I'm gonna share with you some very interesting insights about this road bike brand Merida Some insights that actually impressed me a lot and we're gonna also be talking about a second and third prize That's right. We're gonna be giving away three prizes as part of this giveaway and I'm gonna be talking about the flexibility We have with the number one prize because I know a lot of people out there Not everyone, but there will be some they're gonna be like camnickles. I've already got a shitload of bikes I don't need another one. So to get you excited I'm gonna share with you some flexibility We have around prize one and lastly we're gonna finish off with the rules of this giveaway But before I get in to these three prizes I wanted to explain to you quickly why I'm doing this giveaway because I've had a lot of people in the comment section in Videos where I've explained that I'll be giving away a road bike Cam you don't need to give away a road bike I'm happy with just watching your content the way it is and while I appreciate those people's comments and their support What I realized probably about five or six months ago when this channel started to grow particularly in terms of the views on videos Was that I was getting a lot of views across a number of videos and I clicked into these videos and looked at the analytics And the analytics suggested that over 80 percent It was close to 85 percent of people that watched my videos weren't subscribers now I want to build my subscriber Base because it's not a dick swinging contest many people will know that road bike reviews are a cornerstone To this channel and to get access to road bike reviews all my reviews are free I'm not trying to charge anyone just to get access. It's actually quite challenging and One of the first things a road bike brand will do when they're assessing the credentials of me They'll look to the subscriber base and unfortunately where it sits right now It's just not quite large enough to have enough impact for them to go Yes, Cam Nichols, we're willing and prepared to work with you So I do get ignored a lot and I'm keen to change that So I thought how can I incentivize people to hit that subscribe button to support the channel? And I get it these days everyone is super busy phones and laptops are going off like a frog in a sock They're zing pings and dings all over the place and when somebody subscribes to your channel They're giving you their time So that is where this thing came in. This is an incentive and to be honest to date I have mentioned it a lot in videos and I haven't seen a huge uplift But I'm hoping now that it's real between now and Christmas We can get some more support on the channel and I would be interested to learn from you If you've watched one of my videos in the past and you've heard that I'm giving away a road bike You decided to subscribe because of that and now you watch my videos purely from an enjoyment perspective I'd be keen to get your stories below. Can you turn that thing off Alice, please now? Let's talk about the third prize the second prize and we'll work our way to prize number one now to be as Part of the draw for prizes two and three There is a slight catch need to be a YouTube subscriber and I'm also trying to build out my email newsletter list Which I'll link to below so to be permitted for prizes two and three you have to be a YouTube subscriber and also Subscribe to my email newsletter list below, but just know I'm not spamming anyone over there I do a weekly email newsletter on training tips. So if you enjoy my Video training tips on YouTube. I'm pretty sure you'll love my weekly email newsletter list and I'll link to that below So prize three I'll be giving away a set of Sun God Pastebreakers that I'm wearing right now with the Sun God paste breakers you get to build your own custom design Cycling glasses and if you've been supporting this channel for a while You'll know we've given a few of these away already In fact, we recently had a slight conundrum when we gave away this road bike stand probably about a month or two ago Where the winner we had two people with the exact same name. So we had to go in with first in best rest and Gareth number two To make up for the confusion Sun God came to the party and we're able to give Gareth a set of Sun Gods And I also gave a set away recently to channel patron Tom So thank you to Sun God and a set of Sun God paste breakers will be our third prize Moving on to our second prize, which is you might have guessed it once again This beautiful westwood bike stand, which is what this marita is currently perched on as you may know We've already given one of these away on the channel and they have proven to be a popular item I've had a ton of people say great video, but can you tell me more about that bike stand? Well, if you want the complete details on the bike stand I've got a video for you below to watch and if you can't actually wait for the giveaway to my Australian channel supporters I actually have an affiliate code so I get a little bit of commission and you get a little bit of a discount 7% discount code linked to below for my International viewers unfortunately at this stage because of the complexity around shipping and handling don't have a code sorted yet But please stay tuned for the future. So just to reiterate Prizes two and three you need to be a YouTube subscriber and also subscribe to my email newsletter list which I'll link to below. So the number one prize that's sitting right behind me here, which is the 2020 marita scultura disc 4,000 I don't know about you But I actually knew very little about the brand marita before I kick started this process with Mark Rycroft who is the brand manager at advanced traders Thank you very much Mark for coming to the party with this if you don't know much about advanced traders They are the Aussie distributor for BMC Norco and marita here in Australia Now I am still in the process of testing this road bike because a full review will be coming on this bike in the lead Up to the giveaway. So for now, let's keep it pretty high level as discussed This is the marita scultura 4,000 which retails for 2,899 AUD. It's a complete carbon frame and fork Shimano 105 components disc brakes marita expert SL rims Continental tyres and the weight of this 54 centimetre that I have right here came in at 8.5 45 kilograms at A local dealer here on the Sunshine Coast Trilogy cycles and I must say after the first couple of rides I've been super impressed the big thing that I've noticed is that it is super comfortable for an all-round race bike The geometry is more relaxed than others in the same category yet It does a great job of maintaining that racy feel with some narrow tube shapes and stiffness Which technically is the same stiffness as its bigger brother ridden by the pros It just requires more carbon fiber and thus weighs a little more now What's interesting about marita is I think they have a bit of an unknown strength to many people out there now a Lot of bike brands will have strengths in particular categories. It might be marketing It might be branding could be their history might even be the pros that actually ride their road bikes And in the case of marita, it's actually their Manufacturing capabilities they invest a lot in the process owning the process from start to finish In Taiwan and in fact Some of the biggest brands in the world so specialized all their road bikes or bikes in general are actually manufactured through the marita manufacturing Facilities now what's also interesting is they do their manufacturing in Taiwan and Their design and engineering comes out of Stuttgart in Germany, which is actually known to be an engineering hub Some of the biggest brands in the world like Bosch Porsche and Mercedes all come out of Stuttgart So what's interesting about their engineers and designers on marita? They've actually come from some of the most well respected engineering firms in the entire globe It's no wonder this bike rides exceptionally well and a few people have since spoken to me about marita And they only have positive things to say so a full review will be coming on this marita Very shortly just know that this isn't the one that I'll be giving away This one's going back to a local dealer and they'll probably sell it as a demo You'll get a brand spanking new one that is size Relevant so let's talk about the rules for this prize and first up I talked about the flexibility you have with the first prize. So I've just some rules down here So number one if you are the first prize winner, I'm happy to give you the cash I can't tell you exactly what I've spent on this bike because it is confidential But I'll tell you offline and if you prefer to take the cash over the road bike I'm happy to do that number two mark and advanced traders. Who's the brand manager for marita? He said if someone would prefer another marita bike We'll take what you've spent on this as a credit and you'll get a special camnickles prize on any other marita road bike Or any other marita bike for that matter and the third one is I'm currently speaking to a wheel brand Okay, and instead of the road bike you can take home a set of high-end carbon wheels So I haven't quite negotiated that one so stay tuned for that Now to win this prize you must be a subscriber of the channel. That's the first prize You don't have to be an email subscriber. You just need to be a subscriber to the channel Your profile must be set to public not private. You don't have to do that straight away you'd need to do that around the 13th of December so I'm going to draw the prize a week before Christmas, which is the 18th and between the 13th 14th and 15th, so there's three days you'll need to be set To public because I'm going to be extracting all the subscribers and then we're going to do the draw and if you are set to private Unfortunately, your name won't appear when we're extracting the names So you can keep yourself as private then on the 13th 14th and 15th flick yourself over to public and then you'll be sure to be part of the draw and the 18th as I said we'll publish the video we'll announce the winner of the first second and third prize and the last thing I want to mention if People don't come forward to claim their prize across the three categories within the first 30 days will do a redraw So that's pretty much it catch you in the next video