Merida Silex
Gravel and all-road riders.
Merida gravel/adventure. Stable, mounts, calmer than Scultura.
Gravel and all-road riders.
Merida gravel/adventure. Stable, mounts, calmer than Scultura.
Riders who want Pinarello but found Dogma F too low.
Endurance Dogma: more stack and compliance than Dogma F, still a Pinarello race family bike rather than a touring frame.
Sportive riders who found Teammachine too low.
BMC endurance road: taller stack, more compliance, all-day. Still Swiss-precise steering compared with some endurance bikes.
All-day road riders who found SuperSix too low.
Endurance Cannondale with SmartSense on some kits. Taller stack, calmer than SuperSix, still a road bike rather than Topstone gravel.
| Measurement |  MeridaSilex 2024 |  PinarelloDogma X 2023 |  |  CannondaleSynapse Carbon 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stackmm | 590 | 590 | 590 | 595+5 |
| Reachmm | 386 | 385−1 | 383−3 | 383−3 |
| Head tube angle° | 71.0 | 72.3+1.3 | 72.0+1.0 | 72.3+1.3 |
| Seat tube angle° | 73.5 | 73.0−0.5 | 73.5 | 73.3−0.2 |
| Chainstaymm | 430 | 412−18 | 415−15 | 415−15 |
| Wheelbasemm | 1045 | 1014−31 | 1014−31 | 1016−29 |
| BB dropmm | 74 | 74 | 73−1 | 76+2 |
| BB heightmm | — | — | — | — |
| Standovermm | — | — | — | — |
| Part | Silex M | Dogma X 545 | Roadmachine 56 | Synapse Carbon 56 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stem | 100 mm | 100 mm | 100 mm | 100 mm |
| Bar | 420 mm | 420 mm | 420 mm | 420 mm |
| Crank | 172.5 mm | 172.5 mm | 172.5 mm | 172.5 mm |
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