Merida Scultura - what is this?

MeridaBiker
MeridaBiker Posts: 3
edited October 2015 in Workshop
Hi,

Please see attached file, anyone who knows what this is? And can it be removed?

It is killing me that I don`t know. It is a picture of a Merida Scultura 7000.

Thanks!

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  • pippi_langsamer-2
    pippi_langsamer-2 Posts: 1,470
    Can only imagine it's a guide tube for internal mechanical shifting that may, or may not be redundant if running Di2 or similar?
  • StillGoing
    StillGoing Posts: 5,211
    The guide for the rear brake cable if the Scultura model is one with the rear brake mounted under the BB? The cable exits a bit higher up the downtube though on my Reacto and that looks like it's almost right under the BB. I run mechanical gearing and all cabling is internal with the front inner exiting behind and to the side of the BB. It isn't therefore a guide for the front derailleur cable.

    This is the underside of a Scultura 9000.
    3acd37cf107ea6405b54fd1161ed2bc4143576000518.jpg
    I ride a bike. Doesn't make me green or a tree hugger. I drive a car too.
  • StillGoing
    StillGoing Posts: 5,211
    I've just found this image of the Scultura Team model which shows the front derailleur inner exiting around the area of your image going through a guide to the derailleur. Therefore I would say Pippi is correct.

    Merida-BB-and-crank.png
    I ride a bike. Doesn't make me green or a tree hugger. I drive a car too.
  • MeridaBiker
    MeridaBiker Posts: 3
    [url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19717613#p19717613]philthy3[/url] wrote:
    I've just found this image of the Scultura Team model which shows the front derailleur inner exiting around the area of your image going through a guide to the derailleur. Therefore I would say Pippi is correct.

    Merida-BB-and-crank.png

    Thank you both guys :)

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