MERIDA eONE-SIXTY 8000 £6,000

I It’s a shock when a bike as capable as the Merida eOne Sixty 8000 turns up with mudguards, a front light and a kickstand mount, but that’s the reality of the e-bike market. We guess it’s no different to seeing a Land Rover Defender, kitted out like a refugee from a Bond film, on the school run, but it doesn’t make it any less strange.

Aside from all the extras, you get a carbon front triangle, mullet wheels,