Merida Scultura 9000 Road Bike

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Team Bahrain Victorious put the fifth generation Scultura thoroughly through its paces, winning mountain top stages of the Tour de France and the Vuelta a Espana before the bike was even launched. Gen 5 keeps the Scultura's fabled lightweight, agility and rider comfort focus and even manages to improve on both measures. The Scultura now incorporates learnings from the Reacto in terms of aerodynamics; they now share the same race proven geometry. Improving weight, comfort and aerodynamics requires plenty of engineering ingenuity. Round tubes are lighter than aero profiled tubes, fatter tyres are more comfortable but less aerodynamic. There are always compromises to be made. The new Scultura is the most aerodynamic ever and shows outstanding compliance, providing class-leading rider comfort. The marketing blurb suggests this helps keep the body fresh for the final sprint or ascent. A couple of mountain top, grand tour stage victories underline that point quite well!

• Frame: CF5 V carbon - Premium fibres for lightweight and performance, race geometry. Internal cable routing, 142 x12mm axle standard, flat mount rear brakes with Disc Cooler, 1 1/2" to 1 1/4" headtube. Pressfit 86.5 BB Standard, Max tyre size - 30c
• Fork: Scultura CF5 Disc; full carbon; Max tyre size: 700 x 30c - Disc cooler technology
• Headset: Merida Team SL (OP-203 neck)
• Stem: Team One-Piece Integrated; carbon - Length - 90mm (XXS-XS), 100mm (S), 110mm (M-L), 120mm (XL)
• Handlebar: Team SL 1P Integrated; carbon; 380mm (XXS-XS-S), 400mm (M-L-XL)
• Grip: Merida Expert
• Brake Type: Hydraulic disc
• Front Brake: Shimano Ultegra; Hydraulic disc brake caliper with Shimano CL800; 160mm rotor
• Rear Brake: Shimano Ultegra; Hydraulic disc brake caliper with Shimano CL800; 160mm rotor
• Tyres: Continental Grand Prix 5000S TR; 700 x 28C; Kevlar bead; tubeless ready
• Wheel Size: 700c
• Rim: Part of wheelset - Reynolds BL 46 Expert DB; 21mm inner rim width; 41mm rim depth; Carbon; Tubeless ready (tubeless tape and valves included)
• Front Hub: Part of wheelset - Reynolds BL 46 Expert DB, 100 x 12mm; Centerlock
• Rear Hub: Part of wheelset - Reynolds BL 46 Expert DB; 142 x 12mm; Centerlock; Shimano HG
• Speeds: 24
• Front Derailleur: Shimano Ultegra Di2; FD-R8150
• Rear Derailleur: Shimano Ultegra Di2; RD-R8150
• Shift Levers: Shimano Ultegra Di2
• Chain: Shimano CN-M8100-12
• Cassette: Shimano CS-R8101; 11-30 teeth; 12 speed
• Chainset: Shimano Ultegra; 52-36 tooth chainset; Crank length - 165mm (XXS), 170mm (XS), 172.5mm (S/M/L), 175mm (XL)
• Bottom Bracket: SM-BB72-41B, Pressfit 86.5
• Saddle: Scratch M5 with V-mount adapter; includes Merida minitool
• Seat Post: Merida Team SL; 27.2mm diameter; 15mm layback; Carbon; S-Flex