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Until now, the Merida gravel range has comprised two gravel bikes – the Silex and the Scultura Endurance GR model.
Despite being billed as a more comfortable, adventure-ready machine, the Silex was ridden to a world gravel title by WorldTour road ace Matej Mohoric in late 2023, at the second-ever gravel worlds.
Design and Aesthetics
The Mission is designed to sit between the Scultura Endurance GR and Silex gravel bikes in the Merida range.
This definitely isn’t a gravel machine with large tyre clearance and a focus on letting you tackle rough off-road terrain with pace. According to the brand, the design inspiration for the Mission is drawn from the road-like Scultura Endurance GR bike.
According to Merida, it’s been designed and specced for fast gravel riding and ‘speed-oriented gravel riders’, including professionals from Bahrain Victorious like Mohoric, who want a fast-feeling road bike-like gravel machine.
The Mission is built around a carbon fibre CF4 frame, which all five Mission models use. The frame weighs a claimed 1100 grams for a Medium,…
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