Big-hitting enduro bikes usually come with a price tag to match, which is what pushes plenty of riders towards something less capable than they want. The Merida eOne-Eighty 700 is the answer to that. You get proper big-mountain travel and a strong motor without paying for flash you will never use.
Made for lap after lap
The tough aluminium frame carries 180 mm of travel, so this long-travel bike shrugs off drops, rock gardens and steep, rooty chutes, the sort of terrain you meet at UK bike parks on a wet weekend. The RockShox Zeb Select fork and Vivid Select shock keep things calm when the trail turns rough, so you can look further ahead and ride with more confidence rather than fighting the bike.
The Bosch CX drive unit and 800 Wh battery are the reason you can keep going. For anyone who has packed up early while fitter mates carried on lapping, this Merida electric mountain bike changes that, more descents in a day and something left in your legs at the end.
The kit at a glance
- Frame: aluminium, 180 mm travel
- Motor: Bosch CX drive unit
- Battery: 800 Wh
- Fork: RockShox Zeb Select, 180 mm
- Shock: RockShox Vivid Select
- Drivetrain: SRAM Eagle 70, direct-mount
- Wheels: mixed size
- Colour: Heritage Red/Brown
Handling that plays both ways
Mixed wheel sizes give this full suspension electric mountain bike rollover at the front and a snappier back end, so it threads tight woodland as happily as it holds a fast, open line. SRAM's direct-mount Eagle 70 drivetrain keeps shifting simple and reliable when your hands are cold and tired.
Who it suits
This one leans towards the descents and rough enduro terrain. It suits riders who want a capable electric enduro mountain bike for bike park days and technical trails, without stretching to a flagship price.
If your local trails are mellow and flowy, a shorter-travel model would fit better. Among Merida bikes in the UK, this is the sensible-value pick at the gravity end.