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Merida Big Trail 500 Hardtail Mountain Bike Cool Grey (Purple-Blue)
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- Durable double butted aluminium frame, internal cable routing
- Modern trail bike geometry
- Rock Shox Recon Silver RL 140mm travel fork
- Shimano Cues LinkGlide 1 x 10 speed drivetrain
- Tektro Gemini M530 hydraulic disc brakes
- Merida COMP TL long travel dropper post
- Maxxis Dissector 29 x 2.4" tubeless ready tyres
- Multiple fixing points for bottles and other equipment
You like your trails demanding, and you don't shy away from pedalling to the top to have another go. The test-winning Big Trail 500 is your ticket to ride, featuring a playful yet stable geometry that will deliver confidence and inspires you to go that little bit further. Chunky 29er tyres, a long travel fork and a long dropper post increase that confidence and capability even further.
Merida’s test-winning trail hardtails keep impressing the bike press and trail riders alike, having managed to perfectly combine a modern trail bike geometry with long-travel forks and chunky 29er wheels for amazing corner grip and comfort. Bikeboard.cc confirmed that they 'nailed it', while MBR, MBUK, IMB, Bikeradar and many more confirmed that the Big Trail is firmly at the top of the trail hardtail game. The Big Trail offers simplified and hassle-free trail fun in spades. Available from S to XXL giving the Big Trail ample size and reach options.
The Big Trail 500 model offers up a durable double butted aluminium frame with modern trail bike geometry with long reach, slack head angle and steep seat angle. The extremely low standover height is paired with a long travel dropper post. Kitted out with a Rock Shox Recon Silver RL 140mm travel fork, Shimano 1x10 Speed drivetrain and Tektro hydraulic disc brakes with burly 180mm rotors. Rounding off the build are fast rolling Merida comp tubeless ready rims with 29 x 2.4” Maxxis Dissector tyres for their excellent balance of minimized drag and cornering traction.
| Axles: | MERIDA COMP TR including removeable lever, 6/4 mm allen key |
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| Brakes: | Tektro Gemini M530 (4 piston front, 2 piston rear) |
| Chain: | Shimano LG500 |
| Colour (text): | COOL GREY (PURPLE-BLUE) |
| Crankset: | Shimano CUES U6000 32 teeth 170 mm-S, 175 mm-M up |
| Derailleur rear: | Shimano CUES U6000 GS |
| Fork: | Rock Shox Recon Silver RL 140 mm suspension travel Tapered 42 mm fork offset |
| Frame: | BIG.TRAIL TFS material: aluminium 29x2.5" max. wheelsize 148x12 mm axle standard BSA bottom bracket standard |
| Freewheel: | Shimano LG300 11-48 teeth 10 speed |
| Grip: | MERIDA COMP EC |
| Handlebar: | MERIDA COMP TR material: aluminium 780 mm width 20 mm rise |
| Handlebar stem: | MERIDA EXPERT TR material: aluminium 35 mm diameter 0° stem angle 50 mm |
| Headset: | MERIDA M4455 |
| Hubs: | Shimano TC500-B 110x15 mm width front hub 32 spoke holes Centerlock / Shimano TC500-HM-B 148x12 mm width rear hub 32 spoke holes Centerlock |
| Pedals: | VP VPE-891 |
| Rim: | MERIDA COMP TR 29 mm inner width material: aluminium Tubeless ready (tubeless tape and valves not included) |
| Rotor front: | Tektro TR180-45 180 mm |
| Rotor rear: | Tektro TR180-45 180 mm |
| Saddle: | MERIDA COMP SL V-mount |
| Seat clamp: | MERIDA EXPERT |
| Seat post: | MERIDA COMP TR |
| Spokes: | Black stainless |
| Tyre front: | Maxxis Dissector 29 mm inner width material: aluminium Tubeless ready (tubeless tape and valves not included) |
| Tyre rear: | Maxxis Dissector 29 mm inner width material: aluminium Tubeless ready (tubeless tape and valves not included) |
| Wheel size: | 29" |
| Frame Size | S | M | L | XL | XXL |
| Tyre Sizes | 29" | 29" | 29" | 29" | 29" |
| ST seat tube [mm] | 380 | 410 | 430 | 450 | 470 |
| TT top tube [mm] | 579 | 600 | 622 | 645 | 670 |
| CS chain stay length [mm] | 435 | 435 | 435 | 435 | 435 |
| HTA head tube angle [°] | 65.5 | 65.5 | 65.5 | 65.5 | 65.5 |
| STA seat tube angle [°] | 75.5 | 75.5 | 75.5 | 75.5 | 75.5 |
| BD bottom bracked drop [mm] | 66.5 | 66.5 | 66.5 | 66.5 | 66.5 |
| HT head tube [mm] | 95 | 100 | 110 | 120 | 120 |
| FL fork length [mm] | 550 | 550 | 550 | 550 | 550 |
| R reach [mm] | 415 | 435 | 455 | 475 | 500 |
| S stack [mm] | 636 | 641 | 650 | 659 | 659 |
| WB wheel base [mm] | 1150 | 1172 | 1196 | 1220 | 1245 |
| SH stand over height [mm] | 716 | 723 | 725 | 728 | 730 |
Merida Big Trail Sizing Chart
Merida is an international bike brand with its headquarters in Taiwan, the R&D department is based near Stuttgart in Germany. To be based in Germany has historical reasons for MERIDA but the precise location was chosen specifically because the region around Stuttgart is one of the hot spots of the automotive and machine building industry which Germany is famous for and attracts a hugely skilled design and engineer labor force.
The Merida team are more than just highly trained and experienced bicycle creators – they simply love everything ‘bike’. Most of their R&D staff are daily bike commuters while others are serious mountain bikers, who regularly compete in Marathon, Enduro and Downhill competitions, or licensed road racers and even ambitious Ironman triathletes. Get the behind the scenes view of the Merida R&D centre and meet some of their key members of staff in the below video.
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Please note, due to challenges in the product supply chain, bike specifications are subject to change without notice. Specifications listed below may not match exactly as shown in the photo.
