The perfect combination of low weight, razor-sharp handling, aerodynamic efficiency and class-leading comfort - welcome to Merida's SCULTURA 9000. Equipped with some of the best components from Shimano, Reynolds and Continental, the new SCULTURA 9000 is as much at home at the races as it is on your challenging club runs and long training sessions on the open road. This bike symbolises 'streamlined race compliance'.

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!

"So often on bikes, the first way to cut costs is to skimp on tyres. With Merida fitting one of the best road bike tyres available on the Scultura 9000, it has created a bike that hits every mark out of the box. I can’t think of one part I’d look to change, or even add, because Merida also includes both an out-front GPS mount and a pair of carbon bottle cages as standard. It’s an exceptionally fast, light, sharp-handling aero road bike that builds on the Scultura’s heritage and reaches another level of excellence"

- Bike Radar 4 out of 5 stars

SPECIFICATION - 

FRAME - SCULTURA CF5 V, 700x30C max. wheelsize, 100x12/ 142x12mm axle standard, Pressfit 86,5
FORK - SCULTURA CF5 Disc
BRAKES - Shimano Ultegra, Hydraulic Disc
ROTORS - Shimano MT800, 160mm
BRAKE LEVER - Shimano Ultegra
HEADSET - MERIDA TEAM SL
HANDLEBAR - MERIDA TEAM SL 1P INTEGRATED
HANDLEBAR STEM - MERIDA TEAM ONE-PIECE INTEGRATED
GRIP - MERIDA ROAD Expert
DERAILLEUR (F) - Shimano Ultegra Di2
DERAILLEUR (R) - Shimano Ultegra Di2
SHIFTERS - Shimano Ultegra Disc Di2
SEAT POST - MERIDA TEAM SL
SEAT CLAMP - MERIDA EXPERT
SADDLE - Prologo Scratch M5
CHAIN - Shimano CN-M8100-12
CRANK - Shimano Ultegra
FREEWHEEL - Shimano CS-R8100
BOTTOM BRACKET - SM-BB72-41B, Pressfit 86.5
WHEELSET - Reynolds AERO 46 DB
TYRES - Continental Grand Prix 5000S, 700x28C
AXLES - MERIDA EXPERT SL
MAX. WEIGHT - 120 kg