Merida ONE-FORTY 500 2022

Where it stands

Priced below the market rate for its equipment, but in stock in no size at any shop that sells it. That is why it is not our pick in its price range.

Our pick · €2,000 – €2,500

• Radon SKEEN TRAIL 10.0 at Bike-Discount€2,499EUR 259 more expensive, GX Eagle instead of Deore, decent aluminium rather than unidentified wheels, carbon rather than aluminium frame.

What you get

Frame

Aluminium ONE-FORTY LITE III

Drivetrain

Shimano Deore, 11-speed

Wheels

model not recognised: MERIDA COMP TR | Shimano MT400-B | Shimano MT400-B

Brakes

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

Weight

not stated by the shop: not scored

Power meter

No

Suspension

full suspension

Fork

Marzocchi Z2

Rear shock

RockShox Deluxe, the maker's upper series

Wheel size

29"

The compromises

• 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.
• 2022 model year.

Your size

What B.O.C. 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

B.O.C. is the only one of the 22 shops we check that sells this bike.

Price so far

• B.O.C. states an RRP of €2,699 (17% off). That is the shop's claim; we rank on today's price, never on the discount.

How sure we are