Ridley Falcn 105 2x12 vs Merida Scultura 4000: price?

The Ridley Falcn 105 2x12 is £1 cheaper — £2,299 against £2,300.

Ridley Falcn 105 2x12 vs Merida Scultura 4000: riding position?

The Merida Scultura 4000 sits you more upright (1.43 stack-to-reach against 1.39). The Ridley Falcn 105 2x12 is the more aggressive of the two — quicker if you can hold it, harder work if you cannot.

Ridley Falcn 105 2x12 vs Merida Scultura 4000: tyre clearance?

The Ridley Falcn 105 2x12 takes 34mm tyres against 30mm — the single most common thing buyers wish they had more of.

Ridley Falcn 105 2x12 vs Merida Scultura 4000

Both are race bikes at a similar price. Here is what actually separates them.

The short answer

These two score within 1 point of each other for a typical all-round rider, so there is no single winner — the right one depends entirely on which of the differences below you care about.

Ridley

Falcn 105 2x12

75% for a typical rider

£2,299 at Brand website

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Merida

Scultura 4000

74% for a typical rider

£2,300 at Brand website

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What actually separates them

Price: The Ridley Falcn 105 2x12 is £1 cheaper — £2,299 against £2,300.
Riding position: The Merida Scultura 4000 sits you more upright (1.43 stack-to-reach against 1.39). The Ridley Falcn 105 2x12 is the more aggressive of the two — quicker if you can hold it, harder work if you cannot.
Tyre clearance: The Ridley Falcn 105 2x12 takes 34mm tyres against 30mm — the single most common thing buyers wish they had more of.

Side by side

Spec	Falcn 105 2x12	Scultura 4000
Price	£2,299	£2,300
Weight	8.6 kg	8.5 kg
Frame	carbon	carbon
Groupset	Shimano 105 R7100 2x12 mechanical	Shimano 105 R7100 12-speed mechanical
Stack / reach	1.39	1.43
Tyre clearance	34 mm	30 mm
Lowest gear	27 in	27 in
Mudguard mounts	No	No
Comfort	37	37
Speed	70	69
Climbing	65	66
Value	40	41

Neither might be the right answer

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