Merida One-Twenty 600: one bike that covers most of what you ride
Most of us don't have room in the shed, or the budget, for a bike per discipline. The Merida One-Twenty 600 is the answer to that. It's a short-travel trail bike that climbs like it wants to get to the top and descends like it's got more travel than it does, so you're not stuck choosing between a bike that's fun going up and one that's fun coming down.
For a lot of riders stepping up from a hardtail, this is the bike that finally makes the rough descents feel manageable instead of something to survive.
Sorted when the trail points down
The progressive geometry and 130 mm of controlled travel, from the Marzocchi Z2 fork and RockShox Deluxe shock, keep you steady when the ground gets loose or steep.
That's the moment a lot of riders start grabbing brakes and losing flow. Here you can stay off them a bit longer and let the bike do the work. The Shimano Deore brakes back that up, with a 4-piston caliper up front for stopping power and a 2-piston at the rear for control.
Still quick on the ups and the flat
The LITE aluminium frame keeps the weight sensible, so all-day climbs don't leave you cooked before the good bit. A wide-range 12-speed Shimano drivetrain gives you a low enough gear for the grind and crisp shifting when you're picking up pace on singletrack.
Call it downcountry, call it short travel mountain bike, the point is it does a bit of everything well rather than one thing brilliantly and the rest badly.
Low fuss to live with
Merida's P-FLEX flexstay suspension design keeps the pivot count down, which means less to service and fewer bearings to replace over a wet British winter.
That matters if you'd rather ride than spend Sunday morning cleaning grit out of linkages. The AGILOMETER sizing also lets you pick stable or agile handling separately from your frame size, so the fit suits you rather than forcing a compromise.
If you've been comparing a full suspension trail bike in the UK and want one that suits both weekend blasts and bigger days out, this Merida trail mountain bike is a strong shout.
Features
- Trail-ready LITE aluminium frame with P-FLEX technology
- Progressive geometry and AGILOMETER sizing
- Marzocchi Z2 fork and RockShox Deluxe shock, 130 mm of travel
- Wide-range 12-speed Shimano drivetrain for crisp shifting
- Shimano Deore 4-piston front and 2-piston rear hydraulic disc brakes
- Merida dropper seatpost
The Merida One-Twenty 600 is available for sale in the UK in the grey, black and silver finishes.