Compare: 2021 Elves Avari Base XL-53 vs 2026 Merida Scultura 4000 S

Insights

Somewhat aggressive stack and reach vs trend of endurance road bikes

Design deviates from other sizes of Elves Avari

Somewhat aggressive stack and reach vs trend of performance road bikes

Design deviates from other sizes of Merida Scultura

Stack	537mm	542mm +5mm
Reach	386mm	390mm +4mm
Stack to Reach Ratio	1.39:1	1.39:1
Seat Tube Length, Unknown	530mm	481mm -49mm
Top Tube Length, Effective/Horizontal Unknown	545mm	545mm +0mm
Top Tube Slope	3.1deg	8.7deg +5.6deg
Head Tube Angle	72.75deg	72.5deg -0.25deg
Seat Tube Angle	73.5deg	74deg +0.5deg
Head Tube Length	140mm	128mm -12mm
Bottom Bracket Drop	68mm	66mm -2mm
Bottom Bracket Height	268mm	273mm +5mm
Chainstay Length	408mm	408mm +0mm
Chainstay Length Horizontal	402.3mm	402.6mm +0.3mm
Front-Center	583mm	590.1mm +7.1mm
Front-Center Horizontal	579mm	586.4mm +7.4mm
Wheelbase	981.3mm	989mm +7.7mm
Fork Offset/Rake	45.3mm	44.2mm -1.1mm
Fork Length, Unknown	—	385mm
Trail	56.9mm mid/neutral	60.6mm +3.7mm mid/neutral
Mechanical Trail	54.4mm	57.8mm +3.4mm
Wheel Flop	16.1mm	17.4mm +1.3mm
Standover Height	—	765mm
Tire to Pedal Spindle	72mm 175 mm cranks	81.1mm +9.1mm 170 mm cranks
Pedal Spindle to Ground Clearance	93mm 175 mm cranks	103mm +10mm 170 mm cranks

Wheel Size	700C/29 in 622 mm BSD	700C/29 in 622 mm BSD
Tire Width	25mm	28mm +3mm
Tire Outer Diameter	672mm	678mm +6mm
Bike Length with Tires	1653.3mm	1667mm +13.7mm
Crank Length	175mm	—
Handlebar Width	380mm	—
Stem Length	110mm	—
Stem Angle	-7deg	—
Suspension Type	Rigid, non-suspension corrected	Rigid, non-suspension corrected
Bar Type	Drop Bar	Drop Bar
Frame Material	Carbon/Composite	Carbon/Composite
Fork Material	Carbon/Composite	Carbon/Composite
Brake Type	Rim	Disc