With a massive head tube, a very voluminous down tube and rectangular seat stays aligned at right angles to the direction of travel, the Scultura frame offers the wind a lot of surface area to attack. 226 watts at 45 km/h or two and a half minutes behind the fastest bike on the virtual test track is a handicap in competition and means 24th place in the speed ranking. The bike is very comfortable to ride. It reacts spontaneously to acceleration and impresses with its smooth ride, high steering precision and good damping, to which a proportion of flax fibres in the carbon layup contribute. One drawback is the short rear triangle, where the mounted 23 mm tyre hits the seat tube when the wheel is removed. The 25 mm tyres that are becoming more and more fashionable cannot be fitted to the Scultura.
Price 7,699 Euro
Weight 6.7 kilos
Reference/Info www.merida-bikes.com
Weight frame/fork/steering bearing** 903/349/69 grammes
Frame sizes*** 47, 50, 52, 54, 56, 59 cm
Seat/steering angle 74°/74,5°
Seat/top tube/head tube 535/560/161 mm plus 18 mm headset cap
Wheelbase/caster 980/46 mm
Stack/Reach/STR**** 562/398 mm/1.46
EQUIPMENT
Steering bearing FSA, top 1-1/8, bottom 1-1/2 inch
Brakes/gears/bottom bracket Shimano Dura-Ace Di2 9070 (50/34 t., BB386 Evo)
Wheels/tyres Fulcrum Racing 1/Continental Grand Prix 4000S 23C
Handlebar/stem FSA K-Force/FSA OS99
Saddle/post Prologo Zero2/FSA K-Force (27.2 mm)
*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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