Merida ONE-TWENTY RC XT-EDITION HP2 2021

Where it stands

Priced below the market rate for its equipment, but another bike in its price range is priced further below it in the sizes where both are in stock. That is the only reason it is not the pick.

Our pick · €2,500 – €3,000

• Cube Stereo ONE44 C:68X SLX 2023 at Multicycle€2,700EUR 49 cheaper, GX Eagle AXS instead of XT, decent aluminium rather than unidentified wheels, carbon rather than aluminium frame, 12.6 kg vs 13.74 kg.

What you get

Frame

Aluminium ONE-TWENTY RC LITE

Drivetrain

Shimano XT, 12-speed (mixed build)

Wheels

model not recognised: MERIDA EXPERT CC

Brakes

2-piston, the maker's entry series

Weight

13.74 kg as published

Power meter

No

Suspension

full suspension

Fork

RockShox Reba, 120 mm travel

Rear shock

RockShox Deluxe, the maker's upper series

Comes with

mudguards

Wheel size

29"

Tyres

Maxxis Rekon Race

The compromises

• Mixed groupset: not every component is Shimano XT.
• Mechanical shifting, at a price where electronic groupsets are common.
• Wheels not identified from the listing, so we scored them level with basic aluminium rather than guess.
• Aluminium frame, at a price where carbon is common.
• 2021 model year.

Your size

What BikeExchange lists, and what it has today

This brand publishes no centimetre equivalence we can verify, so the bike appears only when you pick a letter size. This shop prices each size separately.

Where to buy

BikeExchange is the only one of the 22 shops we check that sells this bike.

Price so far

• BikeExchange states an RRP of €3,149 (13% off). That is the shop's claim; we rank on today's price, never on the discount.

How sure we are