steve_sordy
Wedding Crasher
During the pandemic so no test rides and (as I discovered), mostly no bikes. So my old one sold very quickly and for more than I thought possible.
I wanted more travel than my previous bike (tick), I wanted a bigger battery (tick). I wanted a bike that had five-star reviews everywhere I looked (tick). The geometry had to be good for me (tick). Not a crap colour combo (tick). No Shimano motor (fail).
I had experienced zero problems with my previous Shimano powered bike, but I wanted to vote with my wallet about their customer service, and their "no repair" design ethos. But bikes were in short supply and I believe that I bought the last Merida eOne-Sixty 9000 in the UK. The retailer didn't even know that they had one in stock (at their warehouse in another city) when I rang them. I found it after running repeated searches over three weeks, coming up negative every time - except for those who led me along, harvested my details and then said "sold out!" and tried to sell me something else.
Despite having to compromise about the motor, it has been flawless over the last 3200 miles.
I wanted more travel than my previous bike (tick), I wanted a bigger battery (tick). I wanted a bike that had five-star reviews everywhere I looked (tick). The geometry had to be good for me (tick). Not a crap colour combo (tick). No Shimano motor (fail).
I had experienced zero problems with my previous Shimano powered bike, but I wanted to vote with my wallet about their customer service, and their "no repair" design ethos. But bikes were in short supply and I believe that I bought the last Merida eOne-Sixty 9000 in the UK. The retailer didn't even know that they had one in stock (at their warehouse in another city) when I rang them. I found it after running repeated searches over three weeks, coming up negative every time - except for those who led me along, harvested my details and then said "sold out!" and tried to sell me something else.
Despite having to compromise about the motor, it has been flawless over the last 3200 miles.