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Merida ONE-FORTY 500 Review

Merida ONE-FORTY 500 Review

Price: 3199 €
category: All Mountain
Frame Material: Aluminium
Weight: 16,49 kg
Wheel Size: 29"
Travel Front: 150 mm
Travel Rear: 143 mm
Model Year: 2023
  • Minitool under the saddle
  • barely visible wires
  • 25 years warranty
  • a lesser groupset
  • with 16,49 kg unfortunately a bit heavy
fun to ride in
easy terrain extreme terrain
seating position
upright efficient
handling
playful easy calm
framesize runs
small big

Overall Bike Check

The most importanten ratings of the Merida ONE-FORTY 500 in comparison to the competitor bikes of following categorie: (All Mountain up to 4500 €) .

Value for Money Check

If you are keen on value for money, this is your chart. It shows you at a glance how many bike you get for 3199 €.

Geometry

Je steiler der Winkel des Sitzrohrs ist, desto effizienter können Sie in die Pedale treten.

SIZE XS S M L XL
Sizing of Manufacturer
XSHORT
SHORT
MID
LONG
XLONG
Wheelsize
29
29
29
29
29
Stack
607
607
607
616
629
Reach
426
453
480
509
535
Top Tube Length
532
559
586
618
649
Seat Tube Length
400
410
425
445
470
Seat Tube Angle
80
80
80
80
80
Head Tube Length
95
95
95
105
120
Head Tube Angle
65
65
65
65
65
Bottom Bracket Drop
35
35
35
35
35
Bottom Bracket Height (absolut)
-
-
-
-
-
Chainstay Length
437,5
437,5
437,5
437,5
437,5
Wheelbase
1177
1204
1232
1265
1298
Standover Height
722
725
732
731
771
Specification
  • Frame ONE-FORTY LITE III; 143mm suspension travel 29"; aluminium; 29x2.5" max. wheelsize; 148x12mm axle standard; BSA bottom bracket standard
  • Frame Material Aluminium
  • Fork Marzocchi Z2
  • Spring Unit air
  • Remote-Lockout yes
  • Damper Rock Shox Deluxe Select+
  • Gearrange 455%
  • Drivetrain 1x11
  • Gear Lever Shimano SL -MT500-IL / Shimano Deore M5100
  • Rear Derailleur Shimano Deore M5100 Shadow+
  • Crank Race Face Ride
  • Cassette Shimano Deore M5100 11-51 teeth
  • Chain KMC X11
  • Brake Set Shimano Deore M6120 4 piston
  • Brake Rotors 203/203
  • Rims MERIDA COMP TR 29mm inner width
  • Front Hub Shimano MT400-B
  • Rear Hub Shimano MT400-B
  • Tires Front Maxxis Minion DHF TR EXO 3C MaxxTera; 29x2.5"
  • Tires Rear Maxxis Dissector TR EXO+ MaxxTerra; 29x2.4"
  • Saddle MERIDA COMP SL
  • Seat Post MERIDA EXPERT TR II
  • Stem MERIDA EXPERT eTRII
  • Handle Bar MERIDA TEAM TR
  • Handle Bar Width 780
  • Head Set MERIDA 8158

Expirience with the Merida ONE-FORTY 500

Ludwig Döhl The model name suggests 140 millimeters of suspension travel at the fork. But this is a deceptive maneuver by the Taiwanese brand Merida. Because the ONE-FORTY 500 is equipped with lush 150 mm travel at the fork and thus also equipped for excursions into alpine terrain. The flat 65 degree head tube angle of the ONE-FORTY 500 gives the rider lots of confidence in challenging terrain. The combination of a long top tube and low stack value will make you sit sporty on the Merida ONE-FORTY 500. With shifting systems, other manufacturers in the price segment under 4500 Euro continue to top up to the shelf. Especially for light riders under 70 kilos, the weight of this bike is enormous. With 16,49 kg, the ratio of rider to bike weight could be lighter. A good argument for the ONE-FORTY 500: Such a successful geometry is usually only available if you have deep pockets. We like: 25 years warranty on the frame! Check the size chart exactly before buying: the Merida sizing runs big.

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About the author

Ludwig Döhl

Ludwig Döhl

... has spent more than 100,000 kilometers in the saddle of over 1000 different mountain bikes. The essence of many hours on the trail: Mountain bikes are awesome when they match your personal preferences! With this realization, he founded bike-test.com to assist cyclists in finding their very own dream bike.