New Merida One Twenty

[PjT]

So this is interesting....they refined/redesigned the Merida 120

I very much liked the previous design with the rear shock upright like the Giant Trance and Scott Spark....funny how one's perception is.

It looked a lot more like a fun/trail bike. 

Now the shock is underneath the top tube, which looks too much like a XC bike instead of a Trail bike. 

https://www.merida-bikes.com/en-gb/p/product-news-bikes/the-new-one-twenty-630.html

 

[BaGearA]

11 minutes ago, PjT said:

So this is interesting....they refined/redesigned the Merida 120

I very much liked the previous design with the rear shock upright like the Giant Trance and Scott Spark....funny how one's perception is.

It looked a lot more like a fun/trail bike. 

Now the shock is underneath the top tube, which looks too much like a XC bike instead of a Trail bike. 

https://www.merida-bikes.com/en-gb/p/product-news-bikes/the-new-one-twenty-630.html

 

Looks much more XC than the bigger cousins but looks are just looks.

 

Good points are 34.9mm seatpost and 170mm cranks ( although 165 would be cooler )