With its predecessor, the Taiwanese brand jumped on the aero bandwagon early on. Compared to typical round tube frames, the old Reacto was already relatively fast, but only the new one with the Evo suffix takes the idea a step further. Second place in the aero ranking is not only proof of the expertise of the Swabian development team, but also good news for the professionals of the Lampre team, who are to ride the Reacto Evo in 2014. The other laboratory measurements are solid, but not outstanding. The functionally impressive direct mount brakes from Shimano, the rear one of which is located behind the bottom bracket, are still rare. The aero seat post allows a wide range of seat angles - good for triathletes. An elastomer shock absorber noticeably reduces the hardness otherwise typical of this design.
Price 6,499 Euro
Weight 7.4 kilos
Reference/Info www.merida-bikes.com
Weight frame/fork/steering bearing** 1,075/403/75 grammes
Frame sizes*** 50, 52, 54, 56, 59 cm
Seat/steering angle 73,5°/73,5°
Seat/top tube/head tube 535/565/160 mm plus 15 mm headset cap
Wheelbase/caster 995/52 mm
Stack/Reach/STR**** 554/401 mm/1.38
EQUIPMENT
Steering bearing FSA, top 1-1/8, bottom 1.5 inch
Brakes/gears/bottom bracket Shimano Dura-Ace 9000 (50/34 t., BB386 Evo)
Wheels/tyres Fulcrum Red Wind 50/Continental Grand Prix 4000S 23C
Handlebar/stem FSA K-Force/FSA OS99
Saddle/post Prologo Zero2/Merida (aero profile)
*The grades are calculated up to the final grade with all decimal places; for a better overview, however, we indicate all grades 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.
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