Merida Scultura 400 Road Bicycle 2022

Merida Scultura 400 Road Bicycle

The Ultimate Aluminium Road Bike for Performance and Enjoyment: Introducing the Merida Scultura 400 Bicycle, our top-tier aluminium road bike designed to deliver exceptional performance and an enjoyable riding experience. Crafted with precision and equipped with high-quality components, this bike is the perfect companion for challenging club outings or your first steps into road racing.

Triple Butted Aluminium Frame with Carbon Fork: The Scultura 400 features a beautifully crafted triple butted aluminium frame that strikes the perfect balance between strength, weight, and ride quality. Combined with a full carbon tapered fork, this bike offers enhanced steering precision and improved shock absorption, ensuring a smooth and comfortable ride on the road.

Proven Shimano 105 Groupset for Reliable Performance: Equipped with a proven Shimano 105 groupset, the Scultura 400 delivers smooth and precise shifting for efficient power transfer. The reliable and precise performance of the 105 components ensures that your gear changes are seamless, allowing you to focus on your ride without any distractions.

Hydraulic Disc Brakes for Optimal Stopping Power: Experience perfect modulation and powerful stopping power with the hydraulic disc brakes on the Scultura 400. These brakes provide consistent and reliable braking performance, even in wet conditions, ensuring your safety and control on the road. Enjoy the confidence to navigate any terrain with ease.

Less Aggressive Geometry for a Comfortable Ride: The Scultura 400 features a slightly more relaxed geometry compared to the race-proven CF5 and CF3 models. This geometry provides a comfortable and enjoyable riding position, making it ideal for riders who are new to the sport or those who prefer a slightly more upright stance. Hit the lanes and conquer the miles with comfort and control.

Features

Features of Merida Scultura 400 Road Bicycle

Lightweight 6066 Triple Butted Aluminium Frame: The Scultura 400 features a lightweight 6066 triple butted aluminium frame. This advanced frame construction ensures a perfect balance of strength, weight, and responsiveness, providing a solid foundation for an exceptional riding experience.

Full Carbon Tapered Fork: Equipped with a full carbon tapered fork, the Scultura 400 enhances steering precision and absorbs road vibrations for a smooth and comfortable ride. The carbon construction reduces weight without compromising on performance.

Less Aggressive Geometry: Compared to the Scultura CF5 and CF3 models, the Scultura 400 features a less aggressive geometry. This geometry offers a slightly more relaxed riding position, making it ideal for riders seeking a comfortable and enjoyable experience on the road.

Shimano 105 11-Speed Groupset: The Scultura 400 is equipped with a Shimano 105 11-speed groupset, renowned for its reliability, smooth shifting, and precise gear changes. Enjoy efficient power transfer and a wide range of gearing options to conquer any road conditions.

Merida Expert SL Handlebar and Merida Expert CC Stem: The bike features a Merida Expert SL handlebar and Merida Expert CC stem, offering a combination of lightweight construction and optimal control. The handlebar and stem provide a comfortable and responsive handling experience, allowing you to confidently navigate the roads.

Merida Expert CC Carbon Seatpost: The Scultura 400 comes with a Merida Expert CC carbon seatpost. This carbon seatpost enhances comfort by absorbing road vibrations, while also reducing weight for improved overall performance.

Specifications

Specifications of Merida Scultura 400 Road Bicycle

Geometry

Geometry of Merida Scultura 400 Road Bicycle

Technologies

Technologies of Merida Scultura 400 Road Bicycle

Prolite 66 Triple Butted Aluminum: When creating high-end aluminium frames, we use our proven Prolite 66 (6066) aluminium, as it is incredibly light and durable. In addition, it works exceptionally well with our hydroforming technology, allowing us to create complex shapes, featuring triple butted wall thicknesses, an almost carbon-like appearance and the best possible stiffness-to-weight ratio. While lesser alloys might be cheaper, it is the ideal choice for high-performance bicycle frames.

HFS - Hydro Forming System: To get the most out of an aluminium tube in terms of shape or varying wall thickness, we apply various forms of manipulation. The most complex but also the most effective is hydroforming, where an aluminium tube is inserted into a negative mould, and a hot emulsion of water and oil is forced through at pressure. The end result is a perfectly shaped aluminium tube that enables us to create beautifully crafted and lightweight aluminium frames.

X-Taper Headtube: Steering precision is vital to safe and confident handling, and the X-Taper Headtube allows us to significantly boost this precision. A larger headset diameter at the bottom paired with a smaller one at the top helps to deal with the strains modern riding and equipment can put on the headtube, all without adding unnecessary weight. It allows tapered forks to be fitted with ease and delivers precise and confidence-inspiring steering.

Smooth Welding: This is a process we use to give a nice flat finish to our welds instead of the scaled, 'stack of coins' effect TIG welded joints often have. The welder uses the welding torch to go over the joint twice, helping to smooth out the filler material. It takes a lot of skill to do this, but it delivers strong and smart-looking frames that have the appearance of a carbon fibre frame at first look.

Internal Cable Routing: On the majority of our frames, we run the gear and brake cables and hoses through the frame. The cables enter and exit the frame through smooth sockets, or we use one of our other systems like Smart Entry or Wire Port to be routed through. Running the cables inside the frame protects them from the elements, gives a clean and neat look and can offer aerodynamic advantages.