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New Merida XC hardtail range starts from £575
The new Big.Nine and Big.Seven range tops out at £1,250 and comes in a whopping seven sizes.

Merida eOne-Sixty SL 6000 review
Merida eOne-Sixty SL 6000 is only a handlebar swap away from being pretty much perfect.

Merida Big Trail 600 review
The latest generation Merida Big Trail takes the previous incarnation and runs with it. It runs all the way to…

Merida One-Twenty 700 review
The confusingly-named 130mm-travel Merida One Twenty is essentially more at the XC end of the trail bike spectrum.

Merida Big Trail 400 Review
The Merida Big Trail 400 may not have some of the more boutique brands’ bits bolted to it, but it…

Fresh Goods Friday 619: Accept No Substitutes Edition
Truth bombs: George Benson sang "The Greatest Love Of All". Rupert Holmes sang "Escape (The Piña Colada Song)".

Merida One-Sixty First Ride Review: Long & Purple
The evolution of the Merida One-Sixty enduro bike sees it packed with new features. Here's our first impressions.

Top 10 Bike Reviews of 2020
It’s been a pants year for a lot of reasons, but we’ve still managed to test some great bikes. Here…

2021 Merida Ninety-Six updated for the XC and Downcountry crowd
Merida’s lightweight Ninety-Six is updated for XC race and down-country larking about. Had you told me this time last year…

10 hardcore hardtails to build and ride when the trails turn to mush
The glorious weather of the past weeks has been a treat, but deep down inside we all know the slop…

Merida Big.Trail 600 First Ride Review | All the hardtail you’ll ever need, for just £1500
It’s no secret that the writers at Singletrack love a nice boutique hardtail. The lure of a custom steel frame,…

New Merida BIG.TRAIL Hardtail Launches With UK In Mind
Wow, it seems to be hardtail season. And when one of the biggest bike companies in the world looks to…

Merida Matts J24+ | For the Mini-Shredder with Big Dreams
Eliza Marsh swings a leg over the Merida Matts J24+ little-hitter from Merida It’d be easy to sweep an abstracted…

Fresh Goods Friday 500! Happy Birthday To FGF!
It’s the five-hundredth Fresh Goods Friday! Wow! That means that it’s getting on for ten years of a weekly check…

It’s Friday? Again? | Fresh Goods Friday 499
It seems my rum recipe went down quite well last week, so I delved deeper into my drinks cabinet and…

The Merida EX Enduro Returns for 2020
The Merida EX Enduro returns in 2020 with perfect trails, stunning scenery and possibly the best food and drink ever…

Review | The 2019 Merida One-Twenty 8000 is a zippy, fun-loving trail bike
Wil reviews the 2019 Merida One-Twenty – a zippy, fun-loving trail bike Following a 2.5 year gestation period, the Merida…

On Board | Testing The Merida One-Twenty 8000 Trail Bike
Wil takes us for a ride on the 2019 Merida One-Twenty test bike Last year Merida unveiled the latest generation…

Merida Factory Team racing modified One-Twenty trail bike at Absa Cape Epic
Known as one of the hardest mountain bike stage races in the world, the 2019 Absa Cape Epic is currently…

A £1000 titanium crank, a £6000 bike and a £2000 car! Fresh Goods Friday 435
What a jam-packed episode of Fresh Goods we have for you this week! Below we have 17 of the freshest,…

9 Sweet Highlights From Our Merida One-Twenty 8000 Test Bike
Fresh off the workstand and ready for an upcoming review is this slick 2019 Merida One-Twenty trail bike. Ooh er!…

Join us for Fresh Goods Downunda LIVE with Wil: Tonight 10pm
Join Wil live from Bendigo, Australia tonight at 10pm - and every Thursday night at 10pm

2019 Team Rumours Roundup, Who’s Going Where Next Season?
We discuss a few of the major 2019 MTB team rumours, some of which are all but confirmed and others…

Gunn-Rita Dahle ‘Most Successful Mountain Biker Of All Time’ Decides To Hang Up The Cleats
Gunn-Rita Dahle retires. 30 World Cup wins. 9 World Championship Gold medals. 8 European Championship Gold medals. Olympic Gold. Just…

First Ride Review: Merida’s New 2019 One-Twenty Trail Bike
Merida has recently launched a brand new One-Twenty trail bike for 2019. Featuring 120mm of rear suspension travel, a 130mm…

Merida Has A Brand New One-Twenty Trail Bike For 2019
Merida has a brand new One-Twenty trail bike for 2019, and with a raft of frame and suspension updates, this…

Review: Merida’s playful One-Forty 800 trail bike
6 weeks on Merida's black beauty One-Forty has been a blast, but now Rob wraps up his review of this…

Fresh Goods Friday 394 – Office Redecoration Whitewash Edition
We are in a state of some upside down-ness. Chipps is back from his long haul trip and might be…

Review: Merida One-Sixty 7000
The One-Sixty is Merida’s longest travel full suspension bike, with 160mm of rear travel and a 170mm travel fork. Designed…

Factory Tour: Merida Bikes R&D Centre In Stuttgart
How is a new mountain bike developed? We take a tour through the R&D centre of one of the world's…

First Ride Review: 2018 Merida One-Forty 800
We get a ride on the new 140mm travel One-Forty from Merida that features progressive geometry, a new suspension design…

First Look: Merida One-Sixty 7000
Merida has completely overhauled its One-Sixty enduro bike, and we've got the XT-spec model in for a Pennine pasting

Fresh Goods Friday 348
Without any adult supervision in the office today, Rob & Wil managed to get hold of the camera. Don't say…

50 Bikes Of Fresh Goods Friday In 2016
Can you name all of the mountain bikes that we tested in 2016? Here's the top-50 bikes that were featured…

Review: Merida One-Twenty 900
Just how much value has Merida packed into the One-Twenty 7.900? Tom investigates this sporty 120mm travel trail bike.

From Race to Trail, Merida Launch Three New BIG Hardtails
Cross-country comfort to plus-sized plushness

Tested: Merida Big Nine 1000
It feels as if you’re going twice as fast as you should for the same amount of effort...

Fresh Goods Friday 225
Laid out before you like a metallic, rubbery and woolly feast, it's the latest kit to hit the office

Merida 2015 line up
A very positive move towards more trail orientated bikes that are looking to offer good value for money.

Eurobike 2014: Dave’s Photo Gallery Part One
Here's a catch up on all the extra Eurobike product that caught our eye whilst rushing between halls...

Merida Big 7 Alloy XT Edition
The Big 7 feels sharp, nimble, more sprightly; very much like a 26in but still with a slightly smoother roll…

Fresh Goods Live – Episode The Third
This week featuring stuff from Datatag, Merida, PRC Components, Great Rock and more.

Thieves make off with Lampre-Merida bikes and cars
Team Lampre-Merida robbed of 111 bikes, seeks help

Midweek Mini Movies 174
If we succeed in just one person sacking off work and daydreaming about riding bikes, it will all be worthwhile

Fresh Goods Friday 164
It's Friday, the weekend's almost here. Check out the Fresh Goods and we can all be outta here.