2016 Merida Scultura 740g

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by bigfatty on Wed May 13, 2015 9:17 am

ergott wrote:Were does one shop for Merida in the US?


in the US Mierda is sold under the Specialized brand. Specialized = Mierda :wink:
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by tymon_tm on Wed May 13, 2015 11:19 am

given Merida's prices, and especially their sweet off-season deals, this may also be the cheapest of lightest framesets. Merida was once on the forefront of pushing the weight, with their late 90's/early 2000's magnesium frames (mine was 1100g for a 56 :shock:) and I'm glad they're back on that road again. my only wish as a potential customer is they work on graphics, as their bikes look ugly as hell
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by micky on Wed May 13, 2015 1:40 pm

bruno2000 wrote:Stupid ugly cablerouting for the new Merido imo.

Did we allready see the new Merida at the Giro?


I personally don't like the idea of the under-BB brake, otherwise a nice standard looking frameset considering their prices are very competitive.

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by boots2000 on Wed May 13, 2015 5:10 pm

The Merida also has a high bb and really short stays.
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by micky on Thu May 14, 2015 9:04 am

1st pro victory yesterday for this frame, few days after the launch.
Not bad pubblicity.
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by Kayrehn on Thu May 14, 2015 1:18 pm

Same thoughts from me as well, though I highly doubt they were using the ltd version (if so they'll probably need a kg of lead weight!)
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by Raineman on Thu May 14, 2015 2:46 pm

I heard Lampre-Merida use the team version over the ltd as it is stiffer and a little stronger whilst still being light enough to be under the UCI limit.

I think the ltd version was more done as an exercise and to get people's attention than as a bike for pros. (would we be talking about it otherwise :D )
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by Jesper64 on Fri May 15, 2015 2:45 pm

tymon_tm wrote:given Merida's prices, and especially their sweet off-season deals, this may also be the cheapest of lightest framesets. Merida was once on the forefront of pushing the weight, with their late 90's/early 2000's magnesium frames (mine was 1100g for a 56 :shock:) and I'm glad they're back on that road again. my only wish as a potential customer is they work on graphics, as their bikes look ugly as hell


Yeah, Merida's last model year sales are normally pretty big. Maybe a Scultura 9000 this time next year? :D
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by sadisticnoob on Fri May 15, 2015 8:27 pm

Their prices are fantastic in my country.

I grabbed a 2014 Merida Reacto 905 for around 2275 usd (converted) around 30% off retail price

2015 Reacto 5000 in my country is around 2125 usd, a screaming deal especially when you consider the ultegra shifters and mech on it
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