Merida Reacto
Aero racers shopping Merida.
Merida aero race bike. Deep tubes, race fit, the Scultura's wind-cheating sibling.
Aero racers shopping Merida.
Merida aero race bike. Deep tubes, race fit, the Scultura's wind-cheating sibling.
Gravel racers coming from a road-race fit who found Checkpoint too tall or too touring-oriented.
The gravel-race Trek: lower, longer, and more aero than Checkpoint. It wants speed on dirt, not a full frame-bag tour.
Riders who want a drop-bar bike for mixed-surface events, not a touring mule.
Gravel-race geometry with a distinctive front end. Quick to turn and happier on fast dirt than on loaded bikepacking tracks.
Right now, Nino Schurter and Scott's pros. Someday soon, us mere mortals. This bike is for the folks who need cutting edge and aren't afraid of the early-adopter tax.
We don't know yet. The press and Scott have been tight-lipped. But we bet there's going to be some fun to be had now that 32" wheels seem to be making their way over from mountain bikes to gravel.
| Measurement |  MeridaReacto 2018 |  |  CanyonGrail CF 2027 |  ScottAddict Gravel 2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stackmm | 559 | 580+21 | 558−1 | 575+16 |
| Reachmm | 396 | 403+7 | 394−2 | 398+2 |
| Head tube angle° | 73.0 | 72.2−0.8 | 71.5−1.5 | 70.0−3.0 |
| Seat tube angle° | 73.0 | 73.2+0.2 | 73.5+0.5 | 74.0+1.0 |
| Chainstaymm | 408 | 425+17 | 435+27 | 425+17 |
| Wheelbasemm | 998 | 1038+40 | 1039+41 | 1060+62 |
| BB dropmm | 68 | 74+6 | 75+7 | 78+10 |
| BB heightmm | — | — | — | — |
| Standovermm | — | — | — | — |
| Part | Reacto L | Checkmate SLR ML | Grail CF S | Addict Gravel M |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stem | 110 mm | 100 mm | 90 mm | 100 mm |
| Bar | 440 mm | 420 mm | 400 mm | 420 mm |
| Crank | 175 mm | 172.5 mm | 170 mm | 172.5 mm |
The Merida Reacto Disc Team-E is an excellent pro-level race bike. It's designed for aero efficiency, it's fast to react, it's comfortable and it has a superb ...
In re-visiting the design of the Reacto, Merida lowered the bottom bracket a little (5mm), but I still found myself wishing for more stability at high speeds.
More Foil than Addict up front: short forward-extended head tube, aero fork crown, dropped seatstays, and a D-shaped post from today's Addict Gravel RC.
Scott put 32" wheels and 50 mm rubber on a purpose-built carbon frameset at Unbound. Officially a prototype — the molds suggest otherwise.