Ultimate Enduro Bike? First Ride Merida eONE-SIXTY

Steve Jones heads north to the Lake District, hoping to challenge himself on punchy climbs and technical descents. But he's not alone in this endeavour, he is joined by Jon Woodhouse from Merida. Both are equipped with the new Merida eONE-SIXTY a long travel, 'full-fat' eBike built for tackling these tricky conditions.

⏱ Timestamps ⏱
00:00 - Welcome!
02:08 - We’re on the move!
03:05 - The Merida eONE-SIXTY
06:51 - Let's talk suspension numbers
07:35 - Lightweight OR Full Power… How about both?
09:35 - On the business of climbing
10:59 - The personality of the motor
14:12 - What a Day!

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[RubenJFernandes]

That's why i ride ebikes, to appreciate those kinds of views. Talking of bike that Merida looks very nice to ride, and the shimano motor is a good combination, loving my 3months old canyon spectral-on-cfr ltd, and still learning about the modes configuration to suit me better.

[sparky]

Very nice looking bike. Seems to be the perfect combination of bike, motor and battery.

[chargeriderepeat]

Superb ride, a lot of people write embn off as as corporate front, but over the years it has produced some utterly epic and inspiring videos, if thats advertising then Im not complaining.

[jezarnold]

I've got the aluminium 875 with the 750wh battery and its an awesome bike. I upgraded the stock shimano/merida wheels to dt swiss and a one up dropper post. My previous bike was the old 9000 model which is a great trail bike, but the new bike is like night and day compared. I just hope that shimano update the app so that all of the settings for the bike can be adjusted on the go instead of having to go to a dealer for certain changes.

[enriquee.k]

Your videos are getting so great to watch bro, the beginning of the video I thought am watching National Geographic 👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻 Your the best and always bringing us the best of e-bikes 💪🏻
Am so enjoying my Trek Rail 9 model 23, it’s a beast on any trail or mountain or single tracks, sometimes I climb hills there is no way on a regular bike, my next e-bike will be bigger battery 💪🏻

[BrawndoDrinker]

Fun fact, shimano motors are considered disposable by the manufacturer. They don't support repair or overhauls.

[emotioneering]

Great vid, thanks! I think we should stop obsessing about bike weight if our body weight is 2st over where it should be (and where I’m at). Could save a fortune by going on a diet and get loads more range

[johnackerlind]

No question Steve, pretty much everywhere you ride a full power bike is the way to go. So many places have hills that are no more 300 meters or 1000 feet in elevation. That is where the light weight ebikes really shine. With the motor off there’s no drag in the system. The bikes even though there only 3 kilos or 10 lbs lighter the feel of these bikes and there agility is so much fun. They’re so close to a regular mountain bikes.

[garyalexander]

The latest Merida E-160 (my first time on an ebike was an older model of same bike) has came a long way in terms of design, battery and motor look sleeker, well designed to handle the rough terrain out in the Lake District would probably opt for full power myself, great episode thanks for sharing EMBN Team! 😁🤙

[rogerthompson]

HI, Great video on the bike, but would have liked to learn what distance you rode and what battery % remained please for each of your weights? thanks,

[jeanmarc_in_Hudson]

The art of drinking beer, slowly. Beautiful video and bike! 👍

[scottbagley]

Need to do this route looks ace 👍🏻 great vid as always

[warren]

Looks stunning place to ride and love the bike.

[simonfaux]

Good to see the Range Extender is avail in Britain we are still waiting in Australia, but they are great bikes and Love the review.

[shannonmtb]

Fantastic bike. Whats the route pls? Any gpx?

[pszichosocial]

Electric motors go BRRR! My lower back pain would go BRRR as well, but I would love to try one of these!

[juleskayak]

Enjoyed the video and as a regular rider in the Lake District was trying to work out your route, some bits were recognisable but I did wonder if the video was made from a single day's ride in a loop or sections from different days ? Guessing you had to walk some bits ;-)

[euanholmes]

Love the vid and review as always, but simply don't agree you need that much travel for that riding, having done those passes a number of time. Do agree about motor torque though to get up, as my 18kg (measured, with 'sturdy' kit) hasn't enough for some of the punchy climbs, but 150/160 R/F is plenty, more about geometry and good suspension rather than needing anymore travel.

[mattwoods]

I have the 675 in mid ..
It's a pretty decent bike spec for the money,
Modest spec, but everything works great, geo is spot on and long travel ..
Never too much travel for trail riding, is fun n easy to pop, pedal, jump n turn ..
But point it down steeper rocky terrain and it opens up, stable, composed, fun n still poppy ..
If ya ride steep rough terrain all the time, I would get a fork that goes to 180mm, slacker the front and lengthen the front centre ..
Headset cables a pain for ergonomics, and definetly put a higher rise bar, 30mm to 40mm rise ..
Climbs like a boss, up ridiculous steep terrain, front a bit hard to keep down, but easy enough to manage ..
27.5 kg not that noticeable, the speed cut out at 25km/hr is more noticeable than the weight ..
No complaints from me so far ..
I average 35-40kms on about 50-60% battery usage, wi th plenty of up n down, I don't use boost as front lifts to much, but 4/7 or 5/7 on trail gets me up fast on the climbing I do

[vashon]

3:30 If the motor is an 801, why does it show EP8 on the side?