Comfort road bike test: Eddy Merckx Mourenx 69 - Test 2015: Eddy Merckx Mourenx 69

With this bike, too, the Belgians have opted for an independent design with angular tubes that vary several times in cross-section. The support, which has a slot at the back, is fixed in the seat tube with two bolts from a clamping plate. Due to the continuous tube cross-section, the adjustment range is significantly larger than that of its sister model. Although the seat post doesn't offer a great deal of suspension, the comfortable Prologo saddle and wide 25 mm tyres mean that the bike doesn't feel overly hard. The complete Ultegra groupset with its versatile 52/36 tooth chainring gradation deserves unreserved praise.

CONCLUSION Customised and stable, geometry on the borderline between racing and comfort models, lifetime warranty

Reference/Info www.eddymerckx.be

Price 3,099 Euro
Weight 7.9 kilos
available in specialised shops

MEASURED DATA

Frame/fork/steering bearing weight 1,190/421/82 grammes
Frame sizes 47, 50, 53, 56, 59, 61 cm
Seat/steering angle 73°/72,5°
Seat/top tube/head tube 480/555/174 mm plus 15 mm headset cap
Wheelbase/caster 995/58 mm
Stack/Reach/STR 572/378 mm/1.51

EQUIPMENT

Steering bearing No-name, top 1-1/8, bottom 1.5 inch
Brakes/gears/bottom bracket Shimano Ultegra 6800 (52/36 t, Press-Fit BB86)
Wheels/tyres Fulcrum Racing 5/Vittoria Rubino 25C
Handlebar/stem Deda Zero M35/Deda 35
Saddle/post Prologo Scratch Pro/Eddy Merckx (integrated)

*The frame set accounts for 40 per cent and the equipment for 60 per cent of the overall grade. The grades are calculated with all decimal places up to the final grade; however, for the sake of clarity, all grades are given with rounded decimal places.
**Weighed weights.
***Manufacturer's specification, test size bold.
****Stack/Reach: projected vertical/horizontal measurement from the centre of the bottom bracket to the top of the head tube; STR (Stack to Reach): 1.36 means a very stretched, 1.60 an upright riding position.