2023 Merlin Cycles All Road Steel Base
- Category
- All-road/Gravel
- Design
- Drop Bar, Rigid, non-suspension corrected
- Frame
- Steel
- Fork
- Steel
- Features
- Disc brake
Geometry
53 | 47 | 50 | 50 | 56 | 59 | 59 | 59 | |
Stack | 580mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Reach | 371mm | 396mm | 397mm | 397mm | 400mm | 400mm | 400mm | 400mm |
Stack to Reach Ratio | 1.56:1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Seat Tube Length, C-T | 530mm | 470mm | — | 500mm | 560mm | — | — | 590mm |
Seat Tube Length, Unknown | — | — | 500mm | — | — | 590mm | 590mm | — |
Top Tube Length, Effective/Horizontal Center | 550mm | 510mm | — | 530mm | 560mm | — | — | 570mm |
Top Tube Length, Effective/Horizontal Unknown | — | — | 530mm | — | — | 570mm | 570mm | — |
Top Tube Slope | 7.9deg | — | 0deg | — | — | — | — | — |
Head Tube Angle | 70deg | 70deg | 70deg | 70deg | 71deg | 71deg | 71deg | 71deg |
Seat Tube Angle | 73deg | 73deg | 73deg | 73deg | 74deg | 74deg | 74deg | 74deg |
Head Tube Length | 160mm | 130mm | 140mm | 140mm | 170mm | 180mm | 180mm | 180mm |
Bottom Bracket Drop | 70mm | 70mm | 70mm | 70mm | 70mm | 70mm | 70mm | 70mm |
Bottom Bracket Height | 286mm | 286mm | 279mm | 286mm | 286mm | 281mm | 279mm | 286mm |
Chainstay Length | 435mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Chainstay Length Horizontal | 429.3mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Front-Center | 614.7mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Front-Center Horizontal | 610.7mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wheelbase | 1040mm | 1000mm | 1010mm | 1010mm | 1050mm | 1060mm | 1060mm | 1060mm |
Fork Offset/Rake | 50.8mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Trail | 75.5mm high | — — | — — | — — | — — | — — | — — | — — |
Mechanical Trail | 71mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wheel Flop | 24.3mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Tire to Pedal Spindle | 88.7mm 170 mm cranks | — 170 mm cranks | — 170 mm cranks | — 170 mm cranks | — 170 mm cranks | — 170 mm cranks | — 170 mm cranks | — 170 mm cranks |
Pedal Spindle to Ground Clearance | 116mm 170 mm cranks | 116mm 170 mm cranks | 109mm 170 mm cranks | 116mm 170 mm cranks | 116mm 170 mm cranks | 111mm 170 mm cranks | 109mm 170 mm cranks | 116mm 170 mm cranks |
Base Build
53 | 47 | 50 | 50 | 56 | 59 | 59 | 59 | |
Wheel Size | 700C/29 in 622 mm BSD | 700C/29 in 622 mm BSD | 700C/29 in 622 mm BSD | 700C/29 in 622 mm BSD | 700C/29 in 622 mm BSD | 700C/29 in 622 mm BSD | 700C/29 in 622 mm BSD | 700C/29 in 622 mm BSD |
Tire Width | 45mm | 45mm | 38mm | 45mm | 45mm | 40mm | 38mm | 45mm |
Tire Width Max | — | — | 40mm | — | — | — | 40mm | — |
Tire Outer Diameter | 712mm | 712mm | 698mm | 712mm | 712mm | 702mm | 698mm | 712mm |
Bike Length with Tires | 1752mm | 1712mm | 1708mm | 1722mm | 1762mm | 1762mm | 1758mm | 1772mm |
Stack and Reach vs. Category Trend
Very Upright
Somewhat Upright
Average
Somewhat Aggressive
Very Aggressive
The Bike Insights Upright/Aggressive scale is based on analysis of a bike’s proportions relative to similar sized bikes in the same category.
Learn more about the Upright/Aggressive ScaleCategory Trend
All-road/GravelSource:https://www.merlincycles.com/merlin-all-road-steel-gravel-1x-frameset-266840.html, https://www.merlincycles.com/merlin-all-road-steel-gravel-1x-frame-set-266840.html, https://www.merlincycles.com/en-us/merlin-all-road-steel-gravel-1x-frame-set-266840.html