Titan vs Merida vs Silverback ~R40k road bike

[matthew de haast]

Hi,

Looking to finally upgrade my bike and at the moment my budget is ~R40k. I have seen these three options so far that seem to be comparabale

1.  Titan Valerian Elite

2. Silverback Scarosso Rival

3. Merida Scultura 5000

4. Other? Recommendations. Also would be fine to look at second hand but ideally want new.

 

Looking for something with hydralic disk and I am leaning towards the Titan at the moment.

 

@Titan Racing Bikes maybe you can answer. The carbon wheels that come with the Valerian Elite, what are they comparable to?

 

Matt

 

[RRIBike]

What size? I'm selling a bike within your budget, bike is as good as new it will have a good resale value should u want to sell

 

https://bikehub.co.za/classifieds/item/road-bikes/654216/specialized-tarmac-sl6

[Barry]

Giant TCR Advanced Disk Pro2. Or Merida Scultura 5000👌🏻

[DJuice]

Love the Merida paint job!

The Titan best value for money! Probably were I will spend my money.

Try and take them for a short ride, even in the parking lot.

Buy the bike, that makes you want to ride!

Ps. Nothing wrong with secondhand, two nice Giant TCR in the classified, with change to spare for new helmet or shoes.

[Ispeed_V]

Merida

[Dexter-morgan]

I like the look of the Silverback, 

[Titan Racing Bikes]

17 hours ago, matthew de haast said:

@Titan Racing Bikes maybe you can answer. The carbon wheels that come with the Valerian Elite, what are they comparable to?

 

Matt

 

Let me get that info from our tec team and get back to you.

[Andreas_187]

The Merida has a nice paint job but is something close to 9kg

[Danger Dassie]

Scultura is a heavily underrated bike here! Ultimately that and the SL6 posted here would be top of my list, especially for the money.

[dasilvarsa]

Merida

[Danger Dassie]

24 minutes ago, dasilvarsa said:

Merida

Yes ok, you've made your bias clear numerous times. It is a bit old now when people are genuinely asking for and providing objective discussion. 
Be lekker. 

[dasilvarsa]

1 hour ago, Danger Dassie said:

Yes ok, you've made your bias clear numerous times. It is a bit old now when people are genuinely asking for and providing objective discussion. 
Be lekker. 

You have to Look at the "Snob Rating" as Well

I give the Valerian  and the Scarosso Rival  a "Snob Rating" of Zero out of 100

While the Scultura 5000 gets a "Snob Rating" of at Least 33 out of 100. (Not Great But)

When Riding in Clubs Snob Rating is very Important and Would influence my Purchase Decision.

[Barry]

3 hours ago, dasilvarsa said:

You have to Look at the "Snob Rating" as Well

I give the Valerian  and the Scarosso Rival  a "Snob Rating" of Zero out of 100

While the Scultura 5000 gets a "Snob Rating" of at Least 33 out of 100. (Not Great But)

When Riding in Clubs Snob Rating is very Important and Would influence my Purchase Decision.

Marginal gains are expensive. 

[Heina13]

I am on a Merida Reacto 4000, bought from Bike Addict about 3 months ago.  Also looked at the Titan Valerian, which also seemed like a really good bike. My budget was also around 40 000. They are hard to get now with shortages but worth it if you can find one. Friend bought a Scultura 5000 for about the same price and it also looks great! I dont think you will go wrong with a Merida.

[figjam_sa]

Orbea Orca M30 was R40k a couple months ago at Cycle Lab. How would that compare?

[JRN89]

Sorry to hijack the thread but my question is the same - similar price bracket, first road bike. Not familiar with road components / value.  
 

I see the Valerians are:

Titan V Elite ~ R35k 

Titan V Comp ~ R35k

Titan V Ltd ~ R30k

And the Merida 5000 ~R42k

Not sure of the bike weights (which seems most important to the roadies) but I’ve got some of my own to shed 😂 

Anything else to consider perhaps for cruising the smoothest of Jhb streets?