Merida eOne-Sixty Lite 675

The Merida eOne-Sixty Lite 675 is a full-power, full-suspension electric enduro bike built for riders who want serious assistance on the climbs and real composure once the trail turns steep and rough. It sits on Merida's aluminium eONE-SIXTY LITE IV platform, and this UK build pairs a Shimano EP801 motor with a large removable battery, a long-travel Marzocchi suspension package and four-piston brakes, so it's aimed at riders doing demanding trail and enduro-style riding rather than gentle towpath commuting.

What Lite actually means here

It's worth clearing this up before anything else, because Lite doesn't mean lightweight. It's Merida's label for the aluminium version of the eONE-SIXTY range, distinct from the brand's carbon eONE-SIXTY frames and from the more lightweight-focused eONE-SIXTY SL. This 2025 LITE IV generation, built as described here, carries a UK list price of £5,500; treat that as useful context for what the bike is worth new rather than today's selling price, since live retailer offers can move independently of it.

The motor and battery, and what they mean day to day

Power comes from Shimano's EP801 motor, rated at 85Nm, a proven unit for pushing a heavy enduro bike up steep, technical climbs without running out of shove. The main battery is a removable 750Wh unit, which matters if you don't have a handy socket near where you store the bike: you can lift the battery out and charge it indoors rather than wheeling the whole bike to a plug. If you want more range for bigger days out, Merida offers a 360Wh extender battery as an optional accessory; it isn't fitted as standard, so factor its cost in separately if you know you'll want it. Battery capacity on its own doesn't tell you how far you'll get, since that depends heavily on terrain, assistance mode and rider weight, so treat 750Wh as a strong starting point rather than a promised mileage.

Suspension, brakes and drivetrain built for hard descents

The suspension is where this bike shows its enduro intent. A Marzocchi Z1 air fork gives 170mm of travel up front, matched to a Marzocchi Bomber Air shock and 174mm of rear-wheel travel in the stock mixed-wheel setup, that's a 29-inch front wheel with a 27.5-inch rear. That combination is aimed at absorbing rough, sustained descents rather than darting through tight, playful trails. If you'd rather run two 29-inch wheels, the frame's flip-chip allows that conversion, though rear travel drops to 160mm in that configuration, so it's a genuine handling trade-off rather than a straightforward upgrade. Stopping power comes from Shimano Deore M6120 four-piston brakes with a 220mm front rotor and 203mm rear, sized generously for controlling speed on long, steep descents. Gear-changing uses Shimano's Deore LinkGlide 1x10 rear derailleur with an 11-43-tooth cassette; LinkGlide is built to shift reliably under the higher torque loads an e-bike drivetrain has to cope with, rather than chasing the lightest possible weight.

Sizing, fit and where the review evidence points

Merida publishes a five-step UK height guide from XShort to XLong for the standard frame, so it's worth checking the size guide for the band that matches your height rather than assuming one middle size fits everyone. Dropper post travel is matched to frame size too, though the exact XLong specification isn't consistently published across sources, so it's worth confirming that detail directly before buying if you're at the top of the height range. An independent hands-on review of a Long-size demo bike found it noticeably steadier on fast, rough descents and easier to keep settled on steep climbs than earlier eONE-SIXTY generations, though the same reviewer found the steering slower to respond on narrow, low-speed technical trails, a fair trade for a bike built primarily for descending confidence rather than tight singletrack agility.

Owning a bike like this generally means planning around its bulk: at an approximate catalogue weight of 26.6kg, it's not something you'll want to carry up a flight of stairs regularly, but that mass buys genuine composure once you point it downhill, which is exactly the trade-off riders drawn to this bike are making.