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Being able to choose from multiple bike is a luxury that many teams had only ten years ago did not. Then it was either a time trial bike, or the racing bike. Today, almost every brand also a bike in their range that should cockpit group provide some comfort. For the pros means more control and less tired body by the blows are better absorbed. That's also interesting for the cyclist! You have the comfort and endurance racers often a slightly more relaxed attitude, a slightly longer wheelbase and innovations to the material to be hit by bad road partially offset by bike instead of your lower back.
During the special press camp Merida in February organized Mallorca they had ready two bikes; REACTO the Evo, their aero bike where they almost all races to drive, and the Ride Pro. On the first we wrote fast and stiff, the ride comfort is top. The first impression of the ride anyway unlike the REACTO. The Ride is simply a lot less conspicuous. More rounded shapes and a slightly sloping top tube. Not the clean, cockpit group straight lines of the aero REACTO. The low Fulcrum Racing 1 wheels are also less spectacular than the High Racing Speed XLR's. But despite the contrast is certainly cockpit group no ugly bike! Black with the green of Merida and the fuchsia Lampre actually go surprisingly well together.
In close-Like as in the embodiment REACTO we get a note which is almost equal to that of the pros. Full Dura Ace Di2 including the special shifter on the handlebars so that you with your hands on top of the handlebar switch during the bumpy classics. Only real difference is that our execution Fulcrum Racing 1 for clincher tires (with Conti Gp4000s) has instead tubes. Furthermore, even in the Ride lot FSA components.
Furthermore, there is not much to see remarkable. Or do they? FSA K-Force seatpost has a diameter of only 25mm. So flexible! And you have to look good but the bike has both front and rear dropouts tabs for mounting a fender! We had not seen in other racers in this class. We are curious if so ever 'in action' will see during a race.
Swingarm and fork have been two important points in the quest for more comfort. The oblique swingarm well down against the seat tube than the horizontal pipe for example. Merida there used their Flex stay compound to absorb some of the blows. When you see that the front fork legs near the end are thinner. This is also to unevenness cockpit group in the road surface as much as possible to filter out. The FSA OS 99 stem with the SL-K handlebar with handlebar tape Prologo (grip), creates a solid cockpit. It is striking that there are 23mm straps on while we still had 25mm expected. Also in the pro peloton, you see that now more so why not just on a bike like this? Furthermore, the bike is equipped with Rotor 3D cranks and Q-Rings oval blades. Like the REACTO brands we not drive much. Perhaps it on longer journeys does offer benefits for us as a cyclist. For the pros can make the difference, cockpit group of course, just that. It looks sleek in any case!
As for finishing late the Ride nothing to be desired. All cables enter through and also on those points where they enter and leave the frame is finished all net. The steering and seatpost FSA are also included in the color scheme. Logical course for a team bike. For a team bike ride this is still quite a modest color scheme and also the amount of logos that bad. That makes the colors in combination with predominantly black come out well.
That is more focused on the Ride comfort is also reflected in the geometry of the bike. The bike has a 17mm shorter reach and 22mm higher compared to the stack REACTO (at 59cm). These sizes are the horizontal and vertical distance of the bracket relative to the steering head. Because the reach is shorter denotes therefore more compact and by higher stack denotes wheel again higher. However, the Pro version of the Ride continues to focus on more serious work. At the cheaper CF 94 implementation example you have an even shorter reach and higher stack for a more relaxed sitting.
Although there is nothing wrong with the infrastructure in Majorca (good asphalt!) Ride feels right at home. The bike feels good light and handles very easily. Small ridges in the road seem less noticeable than in the REACTO. cockpit group The bike has all the features of a real racer. Turning goes directly, if you want a little deeper you go nicely in the brackets. The switch is of course not enough to notice, the Dura Ace Di2 drive runs like a charm. The switch