Merida One-Sixty 700 - Bronze - MY23 Mountain Bike

Bike Radar / MBUK gave Merida double honours crowning the One-Sixty 6000 Enduro bike of the year and the One-Forty 700 Trail bike of the year. Of the One-Sixty they said: "it was the Merida’s proportions, supportive suspension and electrifying ride feel that finally clinched it.“The fun we had riding some of the gnarliest trails around Dolceacqua, skimming over jagged rocks and drifting loose turns, meant it had to be the winner.” The One-Sixty 700 gets all the cutting edge enduro performance of Merida's radical new design but with a high-value and fully featured all-aluminium frame.

That means hard-hitting modern geometry with the new FAST kinematic suspension that delivers a chaos taming ride alongside quality Marzocchi and Fox suspension. Shimano’s proven 12-speed Deore drivetrain means reliable shifts time after time, while four-piston brakes make short work of keeping everything under control.

The One-Sixty is a radical, all-new design that pushes Merida's hard-hitting enduro platform to new heights. Just as well, because once it’s there it’s ready to rip the longest, toughest descents too.

Merida's new suspension system uses a flexstay design with an adjustable rocker, so whether you choose to run it as a full 29er (162mm travel) or mixed 29/27.5” setup (171mm travel), the geometry is preserved. There’s a radically steep 79° seat tube angle for goat-like climbing and slack 64° head angle plus 170mm fork to deal with downhill trail chaos.

New sizing allows riders to run a longer or shorter reach frame independently of their height, while suspension becomes more progressive as you size up, all with long-travel dropper posts. Wire Port cable routing plus reliable threaded bottom bracket round out the package, while carbon frame models offer on-board tool storage and Fid Lock magnetic bottle cages.

Specification Frame Lite Aluminium, Next Generation enduro geometry, internal cable routing, long seat post insert depth. Boost axles standard, threaded BB, trail mount and bottle bosses, flip chip for mullet or 29er. max tyre size - 2.5" Rear Shock FOX Float X Performance; platform Fork Marzocchi Z1; Air; 170mm travel; Tapered; 44mm fork offset; Max tyre size: 29" x 2.6" Headset Merida 8158 1-1/8"-1.5" cartridge bearing Shift Levers Shimano XT; Multi Release and Shimano SL-MT500-IL dropper post lever Rear Derailleur Shimano SLX M7100 Shadow+; SGS Speeds 12 Cassette Shimano Deore M6100; 10-51 teeth; 12 speed Chain KMC X12 Chainset Race Face Aeffect; 32 tooth chainset.

Merida Expert TR ISCG05 chainguide. Crank length: 170mm Bottom Bracket Race Face BSA 68/73 – 24mm Brake Type Hydraulic disc Brake Lever Shimano SLX M7120 Front Brake Shimano SLX M7120 4 piston hydraulic disc brake caliper with Shimano RT64 203mm rotor Rear Brake Shimano SLX M7120 4 piston hydraulic disc brake caliper with Shimano RT64 203mm rotor Wheel Size 29" / 27.5" Rim Merida Expert TR; 29mm inner rim width; aluminium; Tubeless ready (tubeless tape and valves not included); Rear 27.5" for XS/S & M, 29" for L & XL Spokes Double Butted Black stainless Front Hub Shimano SLX; 110x15mm; 32 spokes; Center lock Rear Hub Shimano SLX; 148x12mm, 32 spokes; Center lock.

With Merida Expert TR axle including removable lever, 6/4mm allen key Front Tyre Maxxis Assegai; 29" x 2.5"; Kevlar bead, folding; TR DD 3C MaxxGrip Rear Tyre Maxxis DHR II; 27.5" x 2.4" for XS/S & M; 29" x 2.4" for L & XL; Kevlar bead, folding; TR DD 3C MaxxTerra Stem Merida Expert eTRII; aluminium; 35mm diameter; 0 degree rise - Stem length: 40mm (all sizes). Go Pro & Supernova mount point.

Handlebar Merida Team; TR; aluminium; 780mm wide; XS/S 18mm rise; M/L/XL 30mm rise Grips Merida Expert EC Saddle Merida Expert SL with V-mount; including Merida minitool Seat Post Merida Team TR; 34.9mm diameter; in-line; all sizes 30-230mm seat post travel Pedals Not included Geometry