This is the 2016 Merida Ride Disc 5000, and at £1,950 (we'll add Aus pricing as soon as we have it) it's a bike that sits near to the top of a line of endurance road models from the Taiwanese firm. It's a bike that blends much of the features and versatility of recent gravel bikes but is still very much optimised for its time on tarmac. Let's take a closer look.
The carbon frame of the 5000 appears to have remained unchanged from last year, and so there's the same endurance specific geometry, which pairs a lengthy front triangle and tall head tube to a relatively compact rear end.
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The tall head tube, short rear end and relatively steep angles amount to a relatively compact wheelbase
Compare it with the BMC Granfondo Disc, our benchmark in this category, and you’ll find that size for size both bikes will share the same 16.2in (412mm) rear end but the Merida offers longer reach figures up front. The seat and head tube angles of both bikes only vary by half a degree too, but this along with other differences in geometry mean that the Merida has a shorter overall wheelbase. The 500 frame is paired to a carbon fork with a 15mm thru-axle which, just like the seatstay bridge at the rear of the frame, has concealed mudguard mounts.
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