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DARK SECRETS: Merida org - The Real Truth

Argon 18 Nitrogen review – blending time trial bike-like speed with drop-bar comfort

The Nitrogen is as refined as it is fast, a polished all-rounder that deserves a WorldTour berth

Cycling Weekly

The Illegal Seagull: Merida's new aero bike has a UCI illegal configuration only amateurs can use

Despite cockpit issues, the new Merida Reacto V lands fastest ever Tour Magazine test result thanks to a Classified build

Cycling News

Men's WorldTour bikes and tech 2026: What are teams using this season?

Rapha leaves the WorldTour, Orbea joins it and Ineos Grenadiers switch wheels

Cycling News

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Bahrain Victorious announce 2026 bike sponsor

Bahrain Victorious have partnered with Bianchi as the official bike supplier for the 2026 racing season and beyond

Cycling News

'We say goodbye to a great partner who we will be racing against in the near future' - Bahrain Victorious and Merida bikes part ways after nine seasons together

Team rumoured to be partnering with Italian brand Bianchi for future seasons

Cycling News

'We say goodbye to a great partner who we will be racing against in the near future' – Bahrain Victorious confirm Merida exit

No announcement on future partner yet, but Bianchi reported

Cycling Weekly

Would Tadej Pogačar win on a bike from 10 years ago? Luke Rowe says 'no chance'

'It's advanced too much'

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Merida’s Mission is claimed to be its fastest, most aerodynamic gravel bike yet

The prototype we spotted at Gravel Worlds was actually an entirely new gravel platform - say hello to the Merida Mission

Cycling Weekly

Merida bucks the wide gravel tyre trend with its new Mission race bike

Merida has actually reduced tyre clearance on the new Mission compared to its Silex gravel bike

Cycling News

Merida Mission gravel bike first ride review: A stock wheel and tyre combo that limits the bike more than it aids it

The Mission is a great-looking bike that's brilliant fun to ride, but it's not a bike for all terrains

Cycling News

Brands built on marketing ‘will just evaporate’: Industry experts weigh in on what US tariffs mean for the bike industry, and, the cost of your next machine

It’s too early to judge the winners and losers from last week’s tariff announcements, so we asked the experts and those affected most for their views.

Cycling Weekly

WorldTour bikes 2025: our guide to the most awesome tech in the pro peloton

We run you through all the spectacular bikes and components in the WorldTour this year

Cycling Weekly

I test bikes for a living - my most highly recommended bike for value is 31% off this Black Friday, making it an astonishingly good buy

My pick for best value race bike of the year has now been reduced by a further 31%

Cycling Weekly

Merida Scultura 9000 review: a slept-on road bike with racing pedigree

The Scultura is light, stiff, and reasonably priced

Cycling Weekly

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Bike Perfect

Now could be the worst time ever to launch a new MTB, so how are bike brands handling that and should you buy one?

It’s a really hard time to launch a new MTB for a whole bunch of reasons, but why is that and who’s doing it best?

Bike Perfect

I rode Merida’s all-new Big Trail 600 hardtail MTB and the fresh geometry makes it a fantastically rad riding freak

The kick stand compatible daily driver that can totally kick ass on the raddest enduro trails

Cycling Weekly

2024 Tour de France bikes: what are the pros riding?

Twenty-two teams will start this year's Tour de France in Florence. Here are the bikes they'll be riding

Bike Perfect

Merida One-Twenty 600 review – budget-friendly, short travel, trail ripper

Merida’s One-Twenty 600, with its 130mm of travel, aims to be a jack-of-all trades at an affordable price, but can the component package compromises still shred?

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Cycling Weekly

Merida bikes sales drop by 29.8% as industry slump rumbles on

Brands sales drop in the first quarter of the current financial year

Cycling Weekly

Merida Scultura 6000 Di2 offers impressive spec and performance at a remarkable price

World Tour race bike with electronic gearing delivered at an affordable price point

Bike Perfect

I've been long-term testing Merida's One-Forty 6000 trail MTB, here's my verdict after 12 months of riding...

Rich Owen used the One-Forty as his daily driver for the past year. So how did he get on and does he still agree with the high score it originally received?

RideApart

New Merida eOne-Forty And eOne-Sixty E-MTBs Are Here To Shake Up The Trails

Merida tackles both sides of the spectrum with the new eOne-Forty and eOne-Sixty e-MTBs for both hardcore enduro riding and everyday commuting.

Cycling Weekly

Gravel bikes aren't fit for the cobbles: five tech trends from Paris-Roubaix

Gravel bikes, aero bikes, double wrapped tape or no gloves at all - the weekend's racing certainly showed us that there's no one way to ride the Hell of the North

Bike Perfect

Merida unveils a one-of-a-kind Silex gravel bike honoring Matej Mohorič's World Championship win

The special edition Silex includes a touching tribute to Mohorič's Team Bahrain Victorious teammate Gino Mäder who died last year

Bike Perfect

Merida radically overhauls its e-MTB range with brand new eOne-Sixty and eOne-Forty models

The German brand brings its e-MTBs into line with its capable trail/enduro conventional bikes

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