Merida DIRT 26in wheel singlespeed (dirt jump bike)

Merida DIRT 26in wheel singlespeed (dirt jump bike)

Those with longer memories might remember the United Merida Freeriders from the early noughties

New Merida XC hardtail range starts from £575

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 review

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

Merida Big Trail 600 review

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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!

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’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 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

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

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

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

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

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 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?

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 ‘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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

From Race to Trail, Merida Launch Three New BIG Hardtails

Cross-country comfort to plus-sized plushness

Fresh Goods Friday 288

Fresh Goods Friday 288

Is it new? Yup. Is it shiny? You betcha. It's also in the office this week

Eurobike 2015: Merida

Eurobike 2015: Merida

New Merida 120mm One Twenty

Merida One-Sixty 7. 900

Merida One-Sixty 7. 900

160mm of Merida trail monster, ridden and rated

Tested: Merida Big Nine 1000

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

Fresh Goods Friday 225

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

Fresh Goods Friday 222

Fresh Goods Friday 222

It's Fresh Goods Fri(boxing)day!

Merida 2015 line up

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

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

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

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

Thieves make off with Lampre-Merida bikes and cars

Team Lampre-Merida robbed of 111 bikes, seeks help

Midweek Mini Movies 174

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

Fresh Goods Friday 164

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