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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!
Frameset | CF3 carbon, race geometry. Internal cable routing, 12mm through axles, flat mount rear brakes with Disc Cooler, 1 1/2" to 1 1/4" headtube. Max tyre - 30c |
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Fork | Scultura CF3 Disc; Material - carbon; Max. tyre size: 700 x 30c; Disc cooler technology |
Brakes | Shimano 105; hydraulic disc brake caliper with Shimano RT64; 160mm rotor |
Tyres | Continental Grand Sport Race; 700 x 28c; Kevlar bead, folding; |
Rear mech | Shimano 105 Di2 |
Wheelset | VP CLK170F; 100x12mm; 28 spokes, Center lock. With Merida Expert SL axle |
Headset | FSA ACR |
Stem | FSA SMR ACR; aluminium; -6 degree rise. Stem length: 90mm (XXS/XS), 100mm (S), 110mm (M), 120mm (L/XL) |
Handlebar | Merida Expert SL; aluminium; Width: 380mm (XXS), 400mm (XS), 420mm (S-M-L), 440mm (XL) |
Shifters | Shimano 105 disc Di2 |
Chain | Shimano CN-M6100-12s |
Chainset | Shimano 105; FCR7100, 50-34 tooth chainset. Crank length: 165mm (XXS), 170mm (XS), 172.5mm (S/M), 175mm (L,XL) |
Bottom bracket | Shimano SM-BB71-41B, Pressfit 86.5 |
Saddle | Merida Expert SL; V-mount; including Merida minitool |
Seat post | Merida Expert CC; Carbon; 27.2mm diameter; 15mm lay back |
Tape grips | Merida Road Expert |
Front mech | Shimano 105 Di2 |