#MERIDA REACTO 7000E REVIEW FREE#
The small tool will see a lot of wheel-spray and is vulnerable to rust but the odd smear of grease or blast of silicone shine should keep it relatively shiny and free moving. An integrated toolbox under the saddle houses a slimline multi-tool that has your basic array of Allen keys and screwdrivers for fixes at the side of the road. Merida has added some thoughtful design features to make the Reacto easy to live with. Three headset spacers allow for some adjustability if you want to commit to a more aggressive position. The standard cockpit comes from Merida’s Expert CW stock giving a comfortable and controlled position while riding.
#MERIDA REACTO 7000E REVIEW PLUS#
Merida’s Expert SL axle adds to cornering stiffness and includes a neat lever that can be used to remove both axles with its 6mm Allen key plus it works as a 4mm Allen key should you get caught without tools. The wide 28mm external and 19mm internal rim width gives good support to the Maxxis High Road tyres. Reynolds AR 58 DB carbon wheelset slip through the wind with urgency and allow confident lines to be cut through high-speed corners. Owing to the fact that I don’t have an alpine descent to put these claims to the test I will have to take Merida’s word on that and so far there’s been no hint of brake fade when tackling fast twisty Scottish hillside roads. Bigger discs are much better at managing temperature build-up and to further help the dissipation of heat, Merida has added cooling fins that it claims to reduce temperatures by 35 per cent as well as speeds up cooling times. A bike designed to go fast must be able to come to a stop quickly and Merida has specced 160mm rotors front and back to wrangle speeds. The choice of a 172.5mm crankset feels a touch long for my liking but they spin well on a PF30 bottom bracket which has so far been creak-free despite some grimey early spring conditions. A Shimano Ultegra Di2 groupset blends slick gear changes with lightweight and dependable durability. Merida’s set out to equip the Reacto with a well-considered spec and for 99 per cent of riders, the kit supplied will offer more than enough performance. The rear light housed in the silicon seatpost cutout is a nice idea but struggles with reliability (Image credit: Graham Cottingham) Specifications For those looking to steepen the seat angle, the Reacto features a 15mm setback seatpost head that is flippable to give a 15mm set forward position. Headtube and seat tube angle come in at 73- and 73.5-degrees on an M/L (54cm) frame which puts it in the middle of the road when compared to other aero bikes. When compared to the CF4 race machines, a taller headtube of 177mm and a reach of 560cm reduce the aggressive positioning.
The Reacto LTD uses Merida’s CF2 frameset, consisting of slightly heavier carbon fibre stock (a claimed 1150g for an M/L disc frameset) and more relaxed geometry than its CF4 race-bred brother.
Merida says architecture and interior design has been the source of inspiration for the three-block design, creating a 'fluid interaction between shapes and geometry' and breaking up the aesthetics-by-numbers look of modern aero road bikes. Visually the Reacto LTD’s contrasting black and white line colour scheme has been designed to complement the shapes of the frame.
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