Are Merida bikes made in China?

Are Merida bikes made in China?

Founded in 1972 by Ike Tseng (1932–2012), the company designs and manufactures over 2 million bicycles a year at its factories in Taiwan, China and Germany. After making bicycles as an original equipment manufacturer for numerous other brands, the company established its own brand, Merida, in 1988.

Is Merida bikes a good brand?

In general, the Merida frames are quite good, even on their low end bikes. The low end bikes save costs by skimping on the peripherals, the front ends are generally pretty average, if not insultingly awful, in order to keep costs low.

Where are Merida frames made?

TAIWAN
HANDMADE IN TAIWAN We have been in the business of making bikes for over 48 years and while lots of things have changed over the years, we still make our bikes by hand.

Is Trek better than Merida?

Trek is by far the better frame. They have way more experience than Merida. However in this fine country of ours, Trek has possibly the worst back up service and support of any brand. At that price point, not too much can go wrong, so I would go with the Trek, I am not too keen on the Merida Fong Kong logo on my bike.

Are Merida scultura bikes good?

Overall the Merida Scultura 8000 is a great-looking, versatile and super-desirable bike… Make no mistakes, this test bike is not masquerading as a high-end all-round race bike, what we have is a genuine professional grade platform designed for serious riding.

Is Merida MTB good?

The well established geometry provides good stability on the trails. Merida has built up a reputation for sensibly specced and priced bikes covering all major cycling disciplines. Merida also make it a much easier process to decode the models thanks to (mostly) a pretty simple naming and numbering system.

Is Merida made by Giant?

In 1971 Giant first went into the bike business, and the rest as they say, is history. In 1988 Tseng took the bold decision to produce and market bikes under his own Merida brand.