Range topping superlight carbon road bike with wish list spec. CF5 sueprlight frame SRAM Red AXS transmission with power meter and Zipp 353 carbon wheelset 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! Highlights: Superlight CF5 Carbon frame and fork SRAM Red AXS groupset with Power meter Zipp 353 NSW carbon wheelset with Continental GP5000S TR 28c tyres Fully integrated carbon cockpit Merida S-Flex carbon seatpost Disc cooler technology 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 Gears 24 Shifters SRAM RED AXS Front Derailleur SRAM RED AXS Rear Derailleur SRAM RED AXS Bottom Bracket BB DUB PF ROAD; 86.5 Chain Sram Red E1 Chainset SRAM RED AXS; 50-37 tooth chainset; Power Meter; Crank length – 165mm XXS 170mm XS 172.5mm S/M/L 175mm XL Cassette SRAM CS XG 1290 E1; 10-36 teeth; 12 speed Brake Lever SRAM RED AXS Front Brake SRAM RED AXS; Hydraulic disc brake caliper with SRAM DB Paceline X Centrelock; 160mm rotor Rear Brake SRAM RED AXS; Hydraulic disc brake caliper with SRAM DB Paceline X Centrelock; 160mm rotor Grip Merida Expert Handlebar Team SL 1P Integrated; carbon; 380mm XXS-XS-S 400mm M-L-XL Stem Team One-Piece Integrated; carbon – Length – 90mm XXS-XS 100mm S 110mm M-L 120mm XL Headset Merida Team SL OP-203 neck Pedal Not Included Saddle Prologo Scratch M5 with V-mount adapter; includes Merida minitool Seatpost Merida Team SL; 27.2mm diameter; 15mm layback; Carbon; S-Flex Wheel Size 700C Rims Part of wheelset -Zipp WH-353-NSW Tubeless; 25mm inner rim width; Carbon Spokes Part of wheelset Front Hub Part of wheelset – Zipp WH-353-NSW Tubeless; 100 x 12mm; Centerlock Rear Hub Part of wheelset – Zipp WH-353-NSW Tubeless; 142 x 12mm; Centerlock; Sram xdr Front Tyre Continental Grand Prix 5000S TR; 700 x 28C; Kevlar bead; tubeless ready Rear Tyre Continental Grand Prix 5000S TR; 700 x 28C; Kevlar bead; tubeless ready
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