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Me gusta mucho! And I bet it is also made by Merida anyway, as are Specialized, Cannondale, Boardman, Carrera etc. It's just badge engineering.
Hmmm. Like many I don't race and like the CX bikes for their versatility with 'guards and racks etc. I'm still thinking of just trying different brakes (V-type this time) and making the CX9 as light as possible for as little money as possible with different wheels, forks, Ultegr etc before going for a cheap Boardman with SRAM or save my pennies for a new CX/Road bike with discs next year
Tha Specialized is not brilliant considering the Merida and Rose for example have better finishing and specs, but I had an Allez for a year or two and it was nice as a commuter.
9 speed is sooo passe and hard to shift from the drops, although very robust.