Merida Launch new gravel race bike: the MISSION
Taking its name from our first step into the road/gravel crossover world, the MISSION, and incorporating the cyclocross race-derived genes of the MISSION CX, our new gravel race bike will continue our history of making bikes that are fast on any surface. Since we joined the gravel riding world more than eight years ago with […]
Merida announce all-new NINETY-SIX XC racer including a trail spec
Press Release Originally launched in 2008, our World Cup and World Championships proven full suspension race bike has gone through a number of changes and alterations over the last decade, with probably the most significant departure from ‘the old’ coming together in the new NINETY-SIX (MY2021). We are very excited to present our take on […]
New Merida Big.Trail targets fun-packed hardtail trail riding
Nowadays we often associated trail and mountain biking fun with more and sophisticated full suspension travel as modern full suspension bikes become not just more capable on the way down but also easier to pedal and more efficient on the way up. However, the simplicity and capability of the hardtail remain a strong contender in […]
Merida Big Nine Bikes are at Makro this Festive Season
Makro is famous for being a destination store where you can find everything that is on your daily family shopping list and more. If your festive wishlist includes a bicycle you’ll love the big news coming out of Makro. Makro has just announced that Merida Big Nine bikes are now available at selected Makro stores. […]
Merida announce redesigned eONE-SIXTY
The last three years have been an exciting time for MERIDA and in particular for the performance e-bike range, as the eONE-SIXTY dominated the test and review world and also collected a fair few rewards along the way. However, all good things have to come to an end. So, the time has come to say […]
Merida launch the new One-Twenty trail bike
The new ONE-TWENTY is the best all-rounder in the MERIDA line-up to date. Our short travel trail bike (front 130 mm/rear 120 mm) is equally at home on long and demanding uphills as it is on energy-sapping straights as well as technical downhills and singletracks. The updated geometry and frame design gives the bike a […]
Merida One-Forty 800 review
Merida has been methodically updating their trail bike ranges, two years ago it was the shorter travel One-Twenty, last year saw the enduro wand waved over the One-Sixty, and the 2018 model One-Forty recently received its makeover treatment. The frame For now, the One-Forty range is offered only as an aluminium frame with sturdy looking […]
Merida’s accessory range for 2018
Merida Bikes has an extensive product range globally that extends further than the bikes we love and ride in South Africa. The local distributor for Merida carries a range of well-priced accessories that will make your Merida feel brand new for 2018. The Charger helmet is a lightweight single mould MTB helmet. It is highly […]
Merida recalls Scultura CF2 forks
We would like to remind Merida consumers about the Scultura fork recall announced on the 27th of July 2017. Selected models of the carbon fork might break under stress and could cause crashes, serious injuries and even death. It is ESSENTIAL that the fork will be replaced and the bike should not be continued to […]
Merida introduce 2018 range with an array of new bikes
After the introduction of key models like the multiple award winning ONE-SIXTY, the lightning fast SCULTURA DISC, the test winning ONE-SIXTY and the super light weight BIG.NINE in 2017, our line-up of exciting innovations in 2018 is equally if not more breath-taking. For the upcoming 2018 season we are adding a large array of MTB, […]
Gunn-Rita continues her career with Merida
Gunn-Rita Dahle Flesjå’s career is unparalleled. For over 20 years she has been a part of mountain biking’s world elite, and the queen of MTB is hungry for more! After the demise of the Multivan MERIDA Biking Team at the end of the 2016 season, Gunn-Rita has been working to continue cycling at the highest […]
Review: Merida Reacto 4000
The Reacto forms part of Merida’s range of aero race road bikes boasting efficient teardrop tube profiles, with direct mount brakes, internal cable routing, and an integrated seatpost which features Merida’s S-Flex technology for some added comfort in the saddle. The Frame Merida have clearly poured development time and some good thinking into the design […]