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It is a cheap bike that's for sure...(tongue in cheek...firmly) Most of these are simply irritating marketing moves made by their marketing departments, just to differentiate products. I suppose Merida bean counters are there too but honestly the amount of money saved would be tiny. The big...

Anyone buying the 500 model (or any model really) need to be aware that is all... 1. Kenda wired rim tyres...useless for most MTB riders as they aren't tubeless ready. 2. The included charger is the cheaper Shimano one that is about half the power output of the bigger one and takes a good 10...

Yes, got the nice Maxxis DHF 2.5 on both ends but not the tough downhill tyres. It is just strange that they would fit something to any mountain bike that most people buying an expensive mountain bike would choose not to use. Punctures are a shocking intrusion into any ride and takes the fun out...

I don’t get it. Why do you bother replying when you have nothing to contribute?

I was actually really pissed when I got my E160 500 due to the Kenda Regolith tyres fitted. Even the shop manager was surprised when he found that they could not be converted to tubeless as they had a wired bead. I accept that shops can't have tubeless tyres with sealant on bikes for sale. The...

I have a number of lights and have now ridden my new E160 at night. I normally use a handlebar mounted Fenix BC30R which is great but the E115 is impressive. The E115 does a lot with the modest output of the light, in particular the beams design is one of the best I have seen. The point...

My brother lives in Christchurch. He might be looking at another eBike.

I got the E160 500 and it has the basic computer which works but it is very basic. The shop here ordered the switch, cables and EM800 for me. I have to wait until November but that is fine.

Bigger connectors are probably a good idea but then they take up more room. I guess you hope the designers know what they are doing when you buy a bike. The Bosch one is just reassuringly solid. When I bought the Scott bike four years ago, I was pretty surprised just how big the charger was. It...

Thanks for everybody's replies. I'm surprised it could put that much power through the small connector...but it obviously does work fine. My Scott Bike I bought for $3500, the Merida E160 500 $6900. I get it that I have a cheap entry level bike (LOL) and it came with the most basic computer...

I bought a Shimano based EP8 Merida E160 500 recently. Beautiful bike. The charger on the Shimano is 42V 1.8A while the Bosch is 36V with 4A, a huge difference. The Bosch was on my hardtail Scott eAspect 720. It is very noticeable, the Shimano takes a long time to charge almost twice as long...

I don't know why people choose to be negative and unhelpful... Your choice.

Well, I did get my eMTB...maybe courtesy of that hoarding. I think on tyres, it really is typical marketing at work, not cost. The extra cost if any of tubeless ready tyres is negligible. I remember buying a car many moons ago and we got the entry spec model. One of the omissions was a buzzer...

99Bikes were fine but I am surprised that Merida can not source tubeless tyres for their eMTB... It is a 7k bike here in Australia in AUD. Expensive. The even more expensive models all come with tubeless ready tyres. Merida seem to have found tubeless tyres when they wanted to. I don't think...

That is what 99Bikes say but I can't believe that there are no tubeless capable tyres worldwide for their expensive ebikes... Yes, the Kenda Regolith is everywhere but they are all tubeless capable Pro models. I don't see any tube only versions with a wired bead. It seems they did a special run...

I bought an E160 500 Merida eMTB recently. I was stunned frankly that Merida sell a mountain bike worth nearly 7k with tires that are not even tubeless ready. 99Bikes did put on Maxxis tyres, tubeless at installation only price which was fine. These have wired rims. I am now selling 27.5 x 2.6...