I ordered a Merida eone-sixty 700 in march. It was scheduled to ship in mid October, but in June I changed to another color because it had the earlier shipping date of 5/7. Got this message from the dealer today:
"Merida has postponed or canceled the confirmed deliveries for many bikes -...
I did find the protection and it also fits the allu frame! It would be nice to here a review once you put it to the test, how durable the plastic is towards impact and if it helps preventing water and mud.
Cheers!