Team Bahrain Victorious put the fifth generation Scultura thoroughly through its paces, winning mountain top stages of the Tour de France and the Vuelta a Espana before the bike was even launched. Gen 5 keeps the Scultura's fabled lightweight, agility and rider comfort focus and even manages to improve on both measures. The Scultura now incorporates learnings from the Reacto in terms of aerodynamics; they now share the same race proven geometry. Improving weight, comfort and aerodynamics requires plenty of engineering ingenuity. Round tubes are lighter than aero profiled tubes, fatter tyres are more comfortable but less aerodynamic. There are always compromises to be made. The new Scultura is the most aerodynamic ever and shows outstanding compliance, providing class-leading rider comfort. The marketing blurb suggests this helps keep the body fresh for the final sprint or ascent. A couple of mountain top, grand tour stage victories underline that point quite well! SPECIFICATION - FRAME - SCULTURA CF3 V, 700x30C max wheelsize, 100x12/ 142x12mm axle standard, Pressfit 86,5 FORK - SCULTURA CF3 Disc BRAKES - Sram ED Rival eTap AXS, Hydraulic Disc ROTORS - Sram DB Rotor Centerlock Paceline, 160mm BRAKE LEVER - Sram ED Rival eTap AXS HEADSET - FSA ACR HANDLEBAR - MERIDA EXPERT SL HANDLEBAR STEM - FSA SMR ACR GRIP - MERIDA ROAD Expert DERAILLEUR (F) - Sram Rival eTap AXS DERAILLEUR (R) - Sram Rival eTap AXS SHIFTERS - Sram Rival eTAP AXS HRD SEAT POST - MERIDA TEAM SL SEAT CLAMP - MERIDA EXPERT SADDLE - MERIDA EXPERT SL CHAIN - Sram Rival 12s CRANK - Sram Rival eTap AXS FREEWHEEL - CS XG 1250 D1 BOTTOM BRACKET - Sram Pressfit Dub, Presfit 86.5 WHEELSET - Fulcrum Racing 800 DB TYRES - Continental Grand Sport Race, 700x28C AXLES - MERIDA EXPERT SL MAX. WEIGHT - 120 kg