Merida bikes

Toe knee
Toe knee Posts: 525
edited August 2012 in Road beginners
Hi all,

Any opinions please, anybody own one ?
Would you buy one ?

Thanks for any replies..

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  • Twelly
    Twelly Posts: 1,437
    Any particular one?
    Epic Threads
  • Toe knee
    Toe knee Posts: 525
    Any road bike really, my lbs is a Merida dealer and he always goes on about how good they are,which he would,but you don't see to many on the roads,to be fair they are nice looking bikes, may be my next upgrade ?

    Ps. Sorry about my replie the other day ( the sexist thing ) I was well p***ed off with not been on my bike for a week.

    Thanks
  • thistle_
    thistle_ Posts: 7,217
    I have a Merida road race I bought off someone second hand a few years ago. It was £600 new, not sure what sort of budget you're looking at.

    It has a Sora groupset which has needed the odd repair to brakes and levers and the wheels weren't great so have been replaced (but it was a cheap bike). Overall it's a nice bike and I'm pleased with it and it's still going strong.

    They had some nice looking mountain bikes on display when they sponsored the MTB marathons, but £7000 was a bit out of my budget :roll:
  • Bar Shaker
    Bar Shaker Posts: 2,313
    Merida own and make Specialised so the pedigree is reasonable.

    They look to be good entry level bikes.
    Boardman Elite SLR 9.2S
    Boardman FS Pro
  • inseine
    inseine Posts: 5,788
    FWIW, Merida own on small percentage of Specialized.
    http://cyclinganddesign.blogspot.fr/
  • t.m.h.n.e.t
    t.m.h.n.e.t Posts: 2,265
    inseine wrote:
    FWIW, Merida own on small percentage of Specialized.
    If 49% is small then yes.
  • Rigga
    Rigga Posts: 939
    James Cracknell used Merida bikes when he did his ride across USA FWIW.
  • woodywmb
    woodywmb Posts: 669
    Merida is the world's second biggest bike manufacture. Giant is the biggest.
    http://www.pinkbike.com/photo/1296598/
  • Toe knee
    Toe knee Posts: 525
    Thanks all. :D
  • Wirral_paul
    Wirral_paul Posts: 2,476
    Spoilt for choice for excellent cycle shops around our area Tony. There's at least 6 major shops close by that offer a great range of bikes. Shop around as you're spoilt for choice really.
  • liquor box
    liquor box Posts: 184
    I love mine, and would try to upgrade to another Merida given the chance.

    I think they own Boardman bikes too

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