Merida provides 3 all-new Shimano EP801-powered ebikes to their lineup with a brand new full carbon eOne-Sixty CF, greater vary alloy eOne-Sixty Lite & versatile aluminum eOne-Forty Lite. All three eMTBs get comparable geometry and journey upgrades like their pedal-powered siblings. Plus new non-compulsory vary extender exterior batteries to take your massive rides additional with out weighing you down every single day.
2024 Merida eONE-SIXTY & eONE-FORTY ebike household
Full ebike pedal-assist energy. Enduro or trail-ready journey and geometry selections. Lighter weight, extra maneuverable choices. And vary extender batteries add as much as over a thousand Watt-hours of juice for giant eMTB days. Merida’s new eOne-Sixty & eOne-Forty ebikes ship extra efficiency and vary, with fewer trade-offs. Like their lately revamped 160 & 140 mountain bike line-up, the brand new e160 & e140 share an analogous platform that adapts to all the things from path to all-mountain to enduro driving.
Beginning with the alloy-only 29er eOne-Forty at 143mm of rear wheel journey paired to 150mm fork for lighter path or eSUV commuter duties.
Or decide the larger eOne-Sixty for extra technical terrain with 174mm of journey out again on the 27.5″ rear wheel within the mullet setup with 170mm on the 29″ wheel up entrance. Then, on the e160, decide from both light-weight carbon with a barely smaller 600Wh inside battery or aluminum with a 750Wh inside battery.
And all the brand new bikes share a quick-release exterior battery choice that snaps on an additional 360Wh of prolonged vary in a glance that harkens again to the early days of Shimano eMTBs. Meaning as much as 960Wh or 1110Wh of complete battery capability to energy the longest rides you may plan to your new ebike.
Shared tech particulars
Merida dubs the three new ebikes their eTrilogy as they share the identical frequent platform, like their trail-to-enduro mountain bikes. However right here with a bit extra specialization and fewer particular person fashions, you solely see the alloy eOne-Sixty & eOne-Forty Lites sharing the identical entrance triangle. Even so, there are many frequent tech particulars and options throughout the eTrilogy.
All of them characteristic an ebike-specific adaptation of Merida’s FAST suspension kinematics for the linkage-driven single-pivots. That features size-specific suspension leverage ratios so smaller, lighter riders can absolutely profit from their ebikes’ full journey and larger riders get correct help – all with affordable shock pressures.
And pivot-less flex seatstays in carbon or alloy for the e160, however a seat keep pivot that doubles as a decrease rear rack & fender mount on the alloy e140.
Plus, uneven sideways shock layouts that alloy for piggy bag shocks with out getting in the best way of the vary extender, or rubbing your legs.
In addition they get inside cable routing by the higher headset cap, UDH compatibility, Increase spacing, max 2.6″ tire clearance (2.4″ with EQ fenders), and premium wired-in Lezyne headlights. Each alloy & carbon frames embody a typical bottle cage mount plus one other set of bosses below the toptube to mount a software/spares service. However including the non-compulsory vary extender exterior battery means shedding the water bottle. After which, the carbon ebike will get a remnant of the OG e160‘s headtube heatsink vent that improves airflow to dissipate warmth on sizzling days.
Whereas the e160s come out of the field as a mullet and the e140 as a full 29er, each share a flip-chip on the high of the rocker hyperlink that lets all ebikes run a 27.5 or 29″ rear wheel with out impacting their geometry.
eMTB optimized geometry
Each the brand new eOne-Sixty & eOne-Forty get up to date lengthy, low & slack geometry, impressed by Merida’s newest 160/140 mountain bike household. That begins off with longer attain numbers in comparison with the earlier era e160 & e140 – stretched out round 2cm. Plus, Merida slackened the headtube angle one diploma to 64.4° for higher shredding. And gave them a whopping 3-degree steeper seat angle to 78.4° to get again up hills with ease. Add to that barely longer 446mm chainstays to steadiness all of it out.
The brand new eMTBs additionally share Merida’s newest Agiometer sizing idea with decrease standover heights & long-travel adjustable dropper posts so most riders can decide from at the very least two sizes to get the texture they like. Decide shorter body Attain for extra nimble dealing with (particularly useful to offset the added ebike weight) or go lengthy for extra stability driving quick and technical terrain.
2024 Merida eOne-Sixty & eOne-Forty – Pricing, choices & availability
The brand new Merida eTrilogy consists of three core body choices – carbon eOne-Sixty CF, alloy eOne-Sixty Lite and alloy eOne-Forty Lite. Every then will get a number of part construct spec choices to hit a variety of worth factors. And 5 sizes – XShort to XLong.
The carbon eOne-Sixty CF is available in 3 specs – from £6000 / 7200€ NX Eagle on the base to £7000 / 8400€ XT LinkGlide within the center and £10,000 / 12,600€ SRAM XX AXS transmission on the absolute top-end.
The aluminum eOne-Sixty Lite will get simply 2 specs – £6000 / 7200€ XT 11sp Hyperlink Glide or £5500 / 6600€ Deore 10sp LinkGlide for dependable shifting below energy.
Then, the 5 alloy Merida eOne-Forty fashions begin at decrease pricing tiers, from £4300 / 5150€.
Plus, the e140 provides two ranges of EQ ‘outfitted’ eSUV builds spec’d with a rack & fenders that add simply £100-150 / 100-200€ over a typical spec.
Attain out to your native Merida sellers now to come up with one.
