Taiwan is home to a whole host of bike manufacturers, including two of the world’s biggest: Giant and Merida. Both companies make bikes under their own name, as well as frames for other brands, and they’re both title sponsors of pro-tour teams (Giant-Alpecin and Lampre-Merida).
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Gram-shaving Scultura credentials
Merida, however, currently claims the distinction of being the manufacturer of the lightest frame, with its 680g Scultura 9000. That's too light for even the pros to use, because it falls foul of the UCI’s 6.8kg minimum weight limit in any sort of race build.
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The front end is firmer than the rear but still comfy enough
As a result, Lampre-Merida’s riders are forced to use the Scultura Team frame, which weighs in at 750g. The Scultura 4000, which is the considerably more wallet-friendly version, may not match those weights, but at a claimed 1050g it’s hardly porky.
It’s good-looking too. The gently arching top tube swoops back to the seat tube and segues into a flattened wishbone that transforms into triangular, arching seatstays. All of this combines to give the frame a purposeful, muscular look.
Confident cornering
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