Merida ONE-FORTY 700 Diamant silk 2024

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€2,700GX Eagle AXS instead of SLX, decent aluminium rather than unidentified wheels, carbon rather than aluminium frame.

What you get

Frame

Aluminium

Drivetrain

Shimano SLX, 12-speed (mixed build)

Wheels

Aluminium VR: MERIDA EXPERT TR 29mm inner width Aluminium Tubeless ready (tubeless tape and valves not included) rear 27.5" up to Size M, rear 29" L &

Brakes

Hydraulic disc, 4-piston, the maker's mid series

Weight

not stated by the shop: not scored

Power meter

No

Suspension

full suspension

Fork

Marzocchi Z1, 170 mm travel

Rear shock

FOX Float X, the maker's mid series

Comes with

chainguard

Tyres

VR: Maxxis Assegai 29x2.5" fold TR DD 3C MaxxGrip, HR: Maxxis DHR II 27.5x2.4" fold TR DD 3C MaxxTerra

The compromises

• Mixed groupset: not every component is Shimano SLX.
• Mechanical shifting, at a price where electronic groupsets are common.
• Aluminium frame, at a price where carbon is common.
• 2024 model year.

Your size

What bikes.de 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.

Where to buy

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

Price so far

How sure we are