Do you own the E180? What’s your impression of the bike?

[GlassKnee]

Hi everyone, I am trying to decide which bike to get, Looking closely at Trek Rail+ and E180 atm both 2025 models.

I was looking at the E160 and while doing my research I saw that E180 is available in NZ as well. Main difference is the motor and the suspension travel, I used to own a Trek Rail which has a bosch motor same as the E180 and it never failed me at all.

To anyone who owns the E180 model, what do you think are the pros and cons of the bike?

 

[RoJo]

Keen to know this too, as these are two of the best gen5 bikes. I love the straight seat tube and enormous dropper on the E180. It's heavy on paper (or more precisely on the scales) but looks like it might be fun:

I’ve tested dozens of e-bikes but none of them will ever thrill me like this regular pedal-powered MTB, and it’s my Bike of the Year 2024 - MBR

It’s been coming for a long time, but 2024 was the year e-bikes steamrollered normal, analogue mountain bikes. Leading brands pumped more energy into the electrified sector than ever before, launched more SL and full power e-bikes, and crucially sold more and more e-bikes to a hungry public. And...

www.mbr.co.uk

A bit nervous about the short 435mm chain stays.

 

[Bogdan_CH]

For the weight, it rides like a bulldozer. The guys at mtb-news had a test with it. I don't speak German but google translate does a good job : Merida eONE-Eighty 900 Test: Der Muskelprotz unter den E-Bikes