£950 – Merida Big Trail 200 29er Mountain Bike 2024 XX-Large – Grey/Black

Description

The Merida Big Trail has been a hit with the mountain bike press and trail riders alike. Bikeboard.cc confirmed that we ‘nailed it’ while MBR IMB and many more confirmed that the Big Trail is firmly at the top of the trail hardtail game. Modern trail bike geometry with long reach slack head angle and steep seat angle 120mm coil sprung fork 1 x 9 Shimano CUES drivetrain Boost Axle standard Extremely low standover height Multiple fixing points for bottles and other equipment internal cable routing Conversations between UK bike shops and Merida’s German R and D team resulted in the development of a fun-packed and hugely capable bike perfectly suited to UK riding. The modern trail bike geometry has a slack enduro inspired 65.5° head angle steep seat angle and a long reach. A short seat tube delivers a low standover height giving plenty of space to manoeuvre on the bike when the trail gets technical but still accommodates a long travel dropper post. The geometry means most sizes work for most body sizes so riding style can be factored in. If you want to go crazy fast take the longer size for agility take a shorter size. The Big Trail has hidden talents in addition to two sets of bottle bosses there’s a trail mount under the top tube allowing you to carry tools and extra gear on the bike. It’s also possible to fit mudguards and a rack if you want to trek further afield. FRAME TFS – 6061 double butted technoformed aluminium smooth welding Boost axle standard tapered head tube inboard disc mounts internal cable routing BSA BB standard Max tyre size 29′ x 2.5′ FORK Suntour XCM32 DS; Coil; 120mm travel; Lockout; 46mm fork offset; 15mm thru-axle; Max tyre size 29′ x 2.4′ GEARS 9 SHIFTERS Shimano CUES U4000 REAR DERAILLEUR Shimano CUES U4000 GS BOTTOM BRACKET Shimano BB-UN101; 73mm CHAIN Shimano LG500 CHAINSET Shimano CUES U4000; 32 tooth chainset. Crank length: 170mm S 175mm M L XL XXL CASSETTE Shimano LG300; 11-46 teeth; 9 speed BRAKE LEVER Shimano MT200 FRONT BRAKE Shimano MT200 2 piston hydraulic disc brake caliper with Shimano RT10 180mm rotor REAR BRAKE Shimano MT200 2 piston hydraulic disc brake caliper with Shimano RT10 180mm rotor GRIP Merida Comp EC HANDLEBAR Merida Expert CC; aluminium; 740mm wide; 10mm rise STEM Merida Comp CC; aluminium; 31.8mm diameter; 7 degree rise. Stem length: 50mm all sizes HEAD SET Merida M4455 PEDAL VP VPE-891 SADDLE Merida Comp SL with V-mount SEAT POST Merida Comp CC; MAT aluminium; 30.9mm diameter; 0mm lay back WHEEL SIZE 29′ RIMS Merida Comp TR; 29mm inner rim width; aluminium; Tubeless ready tubeless tape and valves not included SPOKES Black stainless FRONT HUB Shimano TC500-B; 100x15mm; 32 spokes; Centerlock REAR HUB Shimano TC500-HM-B; 148x12mm; 32 spokes; Centerlock with Merida Comp TR axle including removable 6mm allen key FRONT TYRE Kenda Regolith; 29′ x 2.4′; wire bead REAR TYRE Kenda Regolith; 29′ x 2.2′; wire bead COLOUR Grey/Black