A look at the 2017 race bike for the Bahrain-Merida team
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Giovanni Visconti's Merida Scultura(Image credit: Colin Levitch)
Visconti has spint shifters on the thumb position of the handlebar drops(Image credit: Colin Levitch)
25mm tyres are the general consensus in the peloton(Image credit: Colin Levitch)
Prologo OneTouch handlebar tape(Image credit: Colin Levitch)
The rear brake internal cable exits underneath the downtube(Image credit: Colin Levitch)
Shimano Dura-Ace 9000 series front brake(Image credit: Colin Levitch)
The seat position is just beyond the recommended maximum limits and marked for ease of setup(Image credit: Colin Levitch)
The brand new SRM PC-8 had not had it's protective sticker removed(Image credit: Colin Levitch)
A closer look at the bottom bracket area(Image credit: Colin Levitch)
The SRM speed sensor(Image credit: Colin Levitch)
The Fulcrum wheels are equipped with Campagnolo ceramic bearings(Image credit: Colin Levitch)
Shimano Dura-Ace Di2 brake/shift levers(Image credit: Colin Levitch)
The gold SRM PC-8(Image credit: Colin Levitch)
Neat gear cable exits on the chainstay(Image credit: Colin Levitch)
Shimano Dura-Ace Di2 derailleurs(Image credit: Colin Levitch)
A closer look at the pedals(Image credit: Colin Levitch)
Bahrain-Merida use Continental Competition tubular tyres(Image credit: Colin Levitch)
Carbon hubs on the Fulcrum wheels(Image credit: Colin Levitch)
Bahrain-Merida Merida Scultura for 2017(Image credit: Colin Levitch)
The Bahrain-Merida team are equipped with SRM's new powermeter crankset(Image credit: Colin Levitch)
Shimano Dura-Ace pedals for the new WorldTour team(Image credit: Colin Levitch)
Visconti opts for 53-39 chainrings(Image credit: Colin Levitch)
Elite Custom Race Plus bottle cages(Image credit: Colin Levitch)
The Prologo saddle features a flash of the team colours(Image credit: Colin Levitch)
Prologo's Nago C3 saddle(Image credit: Colin Levitch)
The rear end of the Scultura(Image credit: Colin Levitch)
The rear brake is positioned under the bottom bracket(Image credit: Colin Levitch)
Each Bahrain-Merida rider received a custom gold coloured SRM PC-8 unit(Image credit: Colin Levitch)
Vision Trimax 4D carbon handlebars(Image credit: Colin Levitch)
The FSA OS stem has been fitted with a carbon face plate(Image credit: Colin Levitch)
FSA SL-K seatpost(Image credit: Colin Levitch)
Visconti runs a Dura-Ace 11 speed cassette with 11-28 cogs(Image credit: Colin Levitch)
The newly formed Bahrain-Merida team enters the WorldTour with part of the infrastructure of the Lampre-Merida setup, while the majority of the old squad has formed the newly named UAE-Abu Dhabi team. The Merida namesake has stuck with the Bahrain team however, giving options of the Merida Scultura, Reacto and Warp frames combined with Shimano groupsets and Fulcrum wheels.
The distinctive blue, red and gold colours of the team form the main design for the frame, whilst flashes of the same colours also appear on the saddle. SRM supply the team’s powermeters and issued each rider of the team with a special gold coloured SRM PC-8 head unit. As well as the head unit, SRM supply the eye catching cranks, developed from existing THM Clavicula cranks and newly branded as SRM. Shimano Dura-Ace Di2 supplies the chainrings, brakes and shifting.
Finishing kit on GionvanniVisconti’s bike comes from FSA and Vision components; with Italian brand Prologo supplying contact point comfort with a Nago C3 saddle and OneTouch handlebar tape. Visconti’s saddle is set forward, with the clamp positioned beyond Prologo’s recommended safety limits.
Visconti rolls on Fulcrum Speed 40 tubular wheels paired with Continental Competition 25mm tubular tyres. The Fulcrum wheels are equipped with CULT bearings. Developed by Campagnolo, CULT bearings’ tests claim when spun to 500rpm, the wheels will continue to spin for nine times longer than wheels with standard bearings.
