Compare: 2015 Merida One-Eighty 6. 500 vs One-Eighty 6. 900

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	One-Eighty 6. 5002015 Merida	One-Eighty 6. 9002015 Merida

MSRP
Where to Buy	— $1 At	— $1 At
Category	Downhill	Enduro
		Manitou Mattoc
		RockShox Vivid
Wheels	Aluminum	Aluminum
Wheel Size	26″	26″
	Shimano Deore Hydraulic Disc	Shimano Zee Mechanical Disc
	X4	X0, X1
Drivetrain	1 × 8	1 × 11
Suspension	Full	Full
Front Travel	180mm	170mm
Rear Travel	-	-
Brand Site	merida-bikes.com	merida-bikes.com
Summary	The Merida One-Eighty 6. 500 and Merida One-Eighty 6. 900 are both 26″ full suspension mountain bikes. The One-Eighty 6. 500 has slightly higher gearing, while the One-Eighty 6. 900 has a dropper post and better components.

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One-Eighty 6. 500

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Gear Range

A bike with lower gearing will be easier to ride up steep hills, while a higher top end means it will pedal faster down hills.

Lowest gear

(climbing)

25 mph

One-Eighty 6. 500

25 mph

One-Eighty 6. 900

Highest gear

(descending)

Geometry

Specs

	One-Eighty 6. 5002015 Merida	One-Eighty 6. 9002015 Merida

Frame	ONE-EIGHTY	ONE-EIGHTY
Fork	Mazocchi 888CR 180 20mm Travel: 180mm	Manitou Mattoc 15mm 170 taper Travel: 170mm
Shock	RS KAGE RC LM	RS Vivid Air
Bottom Bracket	attached	attached
Headset	Big Conoid semi neck [1-1/8]	Big Conoid A-bearing neck
Handlebar	Gravity light OS 760 R25	Gravity light OS 760 R25
Saddle	Velo VL-1318	Velo VL-1318
Seatpost	MERIDA pro H SB0 31.6 Type: Rigid	Rock Shox Reverb Stealth 31.6 Type: Dropper
Pedals	DH Comp	no

Groupset

Rear Derailleur	RD X4 MEDIUM CAGE BLACK E-COAT	SRAM X1 11s
Front Derailleur	No	NO
Crank	FSA Step Up ISIS 36T	FSA Afterburner 32T 11s
Shifters	No / X4 Trigger shifter	NO / SL TRIGGER X0 11SPD RR
Cassette	SRAM PG820 11-32	SRAM X11s 10-42
Chain	KMC Z7 8s	KMC X11 11s
Brakes	Shimano M506 203 disc Type: Shimano Deore Hydraulic Disc	Shimano Zee 203 disc / Shimano Zee 180 disc Type: Shimano Zee Mechanical Disc
Brake Levers	attached	attached

Wheels

Rims	DT Swiss 533D-26	DT Swiss 533D-26
Front Hub	Bearing disc-20 / Bearing disc-12	DT Swiss 370 15 disc / DT Swiss 370-11s disc
Rear Hub	Bearing disc-20 / Bearing disc-12	DT Swiss 370 15 disc / DT Swiss 370-11s disc
Tires	Maxxis Minion DHR II 2.4	Schwalbe Hans Dampf 26 2.35 TSC / Schwalbe Rock Razor 26 2.35 PSC

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