New Merida e-bike gets huge battery and confusing range + Norco goes short travel & high pivot

This time on the MBR Show we've been riding the latest new bikes from Merida and Norco, as well as revealing what caught our eyes at the UK's Core Bike Show.

00:00 - Intro
00:18 - Norco Optic and Sight
08:24 - Core Bike Show highlights – Michelin and RRP
11:25 - Merida eOne-Sixty

‪@MERIDABIKES-INT‬ has just launched the new eOne-Sixty e-bike range, with a split down the middle that aims to appeal to two different customers. Somewhere along the line the message has got lost in translation however, with the heavier, long-range platform being given the name 'Lite', and the slimmed-down, agile carbon bike being called the CF. And that's not the only head scratcher. Despite being called eOne-Sixty, the bikes have 174mm of travel.

Danny and Alan unravel the confusion and give their early ride impressions, which, once you get passed the muddled names, are really positive.

https://www.mbr.co.uk/reviews/electri...

In the other big launch news, ‪@NorcoBicyclesOfficial‬ has released new high-pivot versions of the Sight and Optic trail bikes. With the Optic being the shortest travel high-pivot idler bike so far. Or is it?

Jamie has been riding the Optic and trying to work out whether there's sufficient pay-off in suspension performance and ride quality to offset the extra weight, drag, and complication. All big potential drawbacks for a bike in a category that's all about minimalism and efficiency.

https://www.mbr.co.uk/reviews/120mm-1...

We've also been to the UK's Core Bike Show, where most of the major brands and distributors show up to talk to media and dealers and display their latest tech kit.

Some new bits that stood out to us were the new, reduced-drag ‪@MichelinGlobal‬ tyres, and RRP's new bolt-on mudguard.

https://www.mbr.co.uk/news/the-16-mos...

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