Merida ONE-TWENTY RC 9.XT-EDITION Diamant silk dark 2023

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 · €2,000 – €2,500

• Radon SKEEN TRAIL 10.0 at Bike-Discount€2,499EUR 400 more expensive, GX Eagle instead of XT, decent aluminium rather than unidentified wheels, carbon rather than aluminium frame, 13.3 kg vs 13.74 kg.

What you get

Frame

Aluminium

Drivetrain

Shimano XT, 12-speed (mixed build)

Wheels

model not recognised: VR: MERIDA EXPERT CC, HR: MERIDA EXPERT CC | Shimano SLX | Shimano SLX

Brakes

Hydraulic disc, 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

VR: Maxxis Rekon Race, HR: Maxxis Rekon Race

The compromises

• Mixed groupset: not every component is Shimano XT.
• 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.
• 2023 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