This article is a transcript of the EMTB Videos review. The video can be found further down in the article.
We’ve ridden the top of the line eOne-Sixty 10K on a few occasions and it’s quite impressive. It’s a pretty lightweight bike with a carbon frame, and the components are great. But it’s expensive, and dialing in the Fox Factory suspension can be challenging to some. Thankfully Merida has also got the eOne-Sixty 8000 model. At €6.299 it’s significantly cheaper than the 10K mode, and it isn’t that much heavier. The 8000 model is about 22,5 kg with pedals, tubless setup and a bottle cage, and that really is quite nice.
Suspension
The suspension on the eOne-Sixty 8000 is easier to dial in compared to the kit on the more expensive bike. There are less dials to set on the Marzocchi Bomber Z1 fork. The Z1 is basically a Fox...
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