Merida Scultura
Racers who want Merida. Reacto for aero; Silex for gravel.
Merida's lightweight race bike, Bahrain Victorious DNA in high kits. Race-low, sharp, the climbing Merida versus Reacto aero.
Racers who want Merida. Reacto for aero; Silex for gravel.
Merida's lightweight race bike, Bahrain Victorious DNA in high kits. Race-low, sharp, the climbing Merida versus Reacto aero.
Racers who want Cervelo geometry without halo pricing. Compare stack/reach to R5.
The mid-tier Cervelo race bike: less exotic than R5/S5, still a race position. A lot of riders' first Cervelo that actually fits like a race bike.
Aero racers. If you want light and conventional, R5; if you want endurance, Caledonia.
The aero Cervelo: V-stem, deep tubes, and a bike that wants to be ridden fast in a straight line and still corners better than its looks suggest.
| Measurement | ![]() MeridaScultura 2013 | ![]() CerveloSoloist 2022 | ![]() CerveloS5 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stackmm | 566 | 566 | 565−1 |
| Reachmm | 392 | 392 | 392 |
| Head tube angle° | 73.0 | 73.0 | 73.0 |
| Seat tube angle° | 73.0 | 73.0 | 73.0 |
| Chainstaymm | 408 | 410+2 | 410+2 |
| Wheelbasemm | 1000 | 995−5 | 994−6 |
| BB dropmm | 68 | 72+4 | 70+2 |
| BB heightmm | — | — | — |
| Standovermm | — | — | — |
| Part | Scultura L | Soloist 56 | S5 56 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stem | 110 mm | 100 mm | 100 mm |
| Bar | 440 mm | 420 mm | 420 mm |
| Crank | 175 mm | 172.5 mm | 172.5 mm |
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