Merida has launched a new gravel race bike named the Mission today. The brand claims this is a speed-oriented gravel bike with road and cyclocross influence.
The Merida gravel range isn’t vast; the Mission slots into the line between the road-influenced Scultura Endurance GR and the Silex, which is a more adventure-focused machine.
A racy machine to complement an existing adventure-focused model makes sense. Merida is calling the Mission ‘the ultimate gravel race bike for every surface’.
The five model strong Mission range will retail for £2,250 / €2,700 for a base 4000 spec model, rising up to £7,000 €8,400 for the range-topping 10K machine.
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At the heart of the Mission is a Merida carbon fibre UDH-friendly frame in one grade of CF4 carbon fibre, which every model shares.
There are non-dropped seatstays, which produce a good-looking frame that looks angular and fast. There aren’t any wattage saving or aero design claims to give you, but Merida does mention more aerodynamic tube profiles being used on the Mission that take influence from the…
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