The LITHOS 5000 pairs dialled handling and sublime ride feel with the power of a Bosch CX drive unit and big capacity 800 Wh battery to give a bike that delivers on both value and performance. With the new geometry and kinematics of our lightweight carbon fibre frame, we've made a machine that turns technical terrain into your playground, with a little help from the controlled RockShox Domain fork and Super Deluxe shock and powerful TRP brakes. Add in our very own tubeless-ready wheelset plus tough and grippy tyres from Continental and you're set to go, whether you're riding or racing.
Even in the most imposing terrain, it is possible to find flow. Named after the Ancient Greek for rock or stone, the LITHOS is designed for serious enduro riders and racers, with a single-minded focus on speed, no matter what turn the trail takes.
With a full carbon frame and 170 mm of travel at either end, it’s built for the toughest tracks, pushing hard with friends and racing against the clock. The handling has been engineered to help you carry speed, no matter what the gradient or ground. The geometry is made to maximise traction on flat turns and confidence on steep sections with a longer chainstay and higher stack, while travel-adjustable dropper posts and our AGILOMETER sizing mean you can fine-tune fit and handling.
Because you need absolute faith in your setup for flat-out technical riding, we doubled down on versatility, durability and reliability when creating the LITHOS. That’s why we use the latest Bosch CX and CX Race drive units plus 600 and 800 Wh batteries, giving big-brand performance with proven worldwide sales support.
You can run a lightweight 600 Wh battery for agile handling or a high-capacity 800 Wh for the big days, plus it’s possible to route the cables cleanly through our WIRE PORT or semi-externally via headtube ports if you need rapid access. We also give the choice of running a full 29” setup for flat-out speed or the standard mixed 29/27.5” setup to retain plenty of agility, while both air and coil rear shocks will work perfectly.
- Lightweight carbon fibre CF3 frame with 170/174 mm travel
- Mixed 29/27.5" size wheel setup as standard can be swapped to full 29"
- Bosch CX drive unit with 120 Nm torque and 800 Wh removable battery
- RockShox Domain Gold fork, Super Deluxe shock plus 12-speed Shimano Deore drivetrain
- Tubeless-ready MERIDA COMP TR II wheelset and Continental Kryptotal tyres
- Lifetime frame warranty for Category 4 All Mountain (AM) + Enduro use
- material: carbon
- 174mm suspension travel
- 29" x 2,4" max. wheelsize
- 148x12mm axle standard
- removable battery
- Air, 170mm suspension travel
- Tapered 44mm fork offset, 29x2,6" max wheelsize
- 4 piston
- 200mm
- 34.9mm diameter
- 0mm setback
- XS: 125mm travel seatpost - S: 150mm travel seatpost - M: 170SPT - L: 200mm travel seatpost - XL: 230mm travel seatpost
- V-mount
- incl. MERIDA minitool
- 160mm for all sizes
- 10-51 teeth
- 12 speed
- 110x15mm width front hub
- 32 spoke holes
- 6 bolt
- 148x12mm width rear hub
- DT Swiss ratchet compatible
- 32 spoke holes
- 6 bolt
- MS freehub
- 110x15mm width front hub
- 148x12mm width rear hub
- 28mm inner width
- material: aluminium
- Tubeless ready (tubeless tape and valves not included)
- front 29"
- rear 27.5"
- 29x2.4"
- tubeless ready
- Enduro casing
- Soft compound
- 27.5x2.4" *tubeless ready
- Enduro casing
- Soft compound
- including removeable lever, 6/4mm allen key
- black nipples
- 800Wh vertical
| Frame Size | XShort | Short | Mid | Long | XLong |
| Tyre Sizes | 29/27.5" | 29/27.5" | 29/27.5" | 29/27.5" | 29/27.5" |
| ST seat tube [mm] | 400 | 410 | 425 | 445 | 465 |
| TT top tube [mm] | 553 | 570 | 593 | 621 | 650 |
| CS chain stay length [mm] | 447 | 447 | 447 | 447 | 447 |
| HTA head tube angle [°] | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 |
| STA seat tube angle [°] | 78.5 | 78.5 | 78.5 | 78.5 | 78.5 |
| BD bottom bracket drop [mm] | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| HT head tube [mm] | 100 | 110 | 120 | 130 | 145 |
| FL fork length [mm] | 586 | 586 | 586 | 586 | 586 |
| FO fork offset [mm] | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 |
| R reach [mm] | 425 | 440 | 460 | 485 | 510 |
| S stack [mm] | 628 | 637 | 646 | 655 | 669 |
| WB wheel base [mm] | 1216 | 1235 | 1259 | 1289 | 1320 |
| SH stand over height [mm] | 757 | 762 | 762 | 765 | 769 |