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Fast reactor

£9000 Mark Cavendish’s latest ride is aero and light

We’ve always been fans of Merida’s Reacto bikes and, to be honest, aero road bikes in general. From the many iterations of Cervélo’s S-series bikes to Specialized’s now sadly deleted Venge range, to the far more comfortable than it has any right to be Trek Madone, we’ve been impressed with these machines. Yes, they may weigh a little more but they carry and hold speed like no other road drop-bar bikes.

With the previous-generation Reacto, Merida brought some comfort into the equation with

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