![]() I've been pleasantly surprised by the Reacto's ability to deal with pimply tarmac, and although I wouldn't want to be taking it over broken and rutted roads too often, it handles with composure when faced with the kinds of roads I ought to write a strongly worded letter to Wiltshire County Council about.Ĭlimbing on the Reacto is good fun, too. There's some comfort to be had here, too. Every pedal stroke is channelled into forward motion, and once you get up to 30km/h or so on a flat piece of road, it simply glides along, seemingly winning the invisible battle with the air. Whether you're controlling your effort in the saddle, or getting out of it for a short spurt, it laps up the punishment with ease. The Reacto frame even in this version is among the most laterally stiff road frames I've ever ridden. More on that weight penalty later – the key take-home is this: Merida has managed to instil the same stiffness and handling as you'll find in its high-end Reacto frameset, for which it should be applauded. Happily, this is where the CF3 version of the Reacto frame comes in, supposedly delivering the same racy performance and pedigree of its CF5 sibling, just with a small weight penalty thanks to the heavier carbon layup, and a big cost saving. Trouble is, most of us can't (or won't) spend that kind of cash. He found it to be every inch the race bike that a WorldTour team rider could want (more or less), but of course, we should all be so lucky if we can afford a bike that retails close to five figures. > Buy now: Merida Reacto 6000 from Merida Bikes for £2950.00Ībout a year ago, Liam was one of the first reviewers to get his lucky mitts on the Reacto Team-E, Merida's top exponent of the all-singing, all-dancing CF5 iteration of its latest Reacto frame. The cost savings come with some inevitable downsides, and the overall ride may be too stiff and aggressive for some, but if you want to ride fast then the Reacto CF3 frame has bags of potential and will suit weekend speed merchants as well as keen racers who don't mind upgrading the wheels. It's unfortunately that the Merida/Specialized agreement stops them from selling in the US.Just like its big brother, the Reacto Team-E, the Merida Reacto 6000 is a very fast and very stiff aero road bike, and in this guise is a great aero bike on a budget. I do think it's a good "one bike solution" for a race bike on which you can do some light gravel riding, which is actually an issue for me. In short, I like the bike and dig the cable-less look, but not enough to swap out my current Reacto. Looking at the new one, you could likely fit 35 rear/38 front if you wanted to get your aero gravel on. I'm coming off of a Propel Advanced (rim brake), and while I liked the Propel, the Reacto handles better and is more comfortable. comfort wise, the last gen Reacto disc is plenty plus, particularly with the 32's, but even with 25's. This old bike already had a lot of clearance. I've also run GravelKings, 32 rear, 35 front. Right now, I'm running Conti 5000TLs in a 32. tire clearance: they're claiming clearance for 30's. ![]() actual reduction in drag is pretty minimal (they're claiming 1W with 28's with a rider aboard, compared to the olde bike with 25's. I'm in the US, but as I spend part of the year in Taiwan and have some factory connections, I'm currently riding an older 7000-E Reacto Disc.
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