Best Value for Money Bike in the Pro Peloton? (Merida Reacto Review)
Channel: Cam Nicholls
Date: 2020-09-09

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Time Stamps:

Merida Story: 2:05
Value for Money: 3:16
Weight: 5:08
Merida Frame Updates: 6:25 
Riding Experience/Rating System: 9:30
The overall package: 13:40
Back on disc breaks: 14:15
What rider does the Reacto suit: 15:45

In this video I will be reviewing the all new 2021 Merida Reacto, with Shimano Ultegra Di2 and Reynolds ar58 disc carbon wheels. This Merida model is actually the 8000-E, and the team edition frame set here is Australia, right now, is only coming as a frame set. Word on the street is that a top end model will be available shortly in the market, which will include a power meter for just under $12,000 AUD. In this review I will focus on weight, price, aesthetics, riding experience and the overall package. 

Rating System: 

COMFORT:
Front end comfort (absorbing road bumps & divots) 
Rear end comfort  (absorbing road bumps & divots) 
Vibration on coarse roads 
Bouncing on seat over bumps
General fatigue in the body after riding 

SPEED:
Ability to hold speed free pedaling 
Ability to hold speed in bunch 
Ability fo hold speed in draft 
Ability to maintain or generate speed on descents
General feel when riding a steady state 
Ability to hold speed and accelerate out of corners

HANDLING
Control & feel when out of saddle climbing 
Control & feel when out of saddle sprinting 
Steering control around corners
Ability to quickly move to bike (avoiding potholes, riders, traffic) 
General feel at steady state riding 
General feel at high speed riding 

PRACTICALITY
Ability to alter/change touch points with ease (Saddle and Handlebars) 
Ability to easily clean the bike. Does the paint hold grit and grim? 
Does the paint scratch/mark easily 
Will the bike resale with ease

STIFFNESS: 
Does there appear to be flex in the frame during general riding 
How responsive does the bike feel when pressure is applied to the crank 
How well does the bike comply when out of the saddle sprinting 

VALUE FOR MONEY 
For the price, how much value does the bike deliver 

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