Merida BIG.Nine XT

2020 MountainCross-country Manufacturer page

Fork travel: 100 mm
Wheels: 29″
Drivetrain: 1 × 12 32t / 10–51t
Gear range: 510%
Weight: 10.51 kg 23.2 lb · Reference configuration not specified
Frame: Carbon
Brakes: Hydraulic disc

Sizes

Size guide

The manufacturer did not publish rider heights for these sizes.

Components

16 of 18 identified

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Frame and fork

1 part

Frame

BIG.NINE CF3, material: carbon, 29 wheelsize, 148x12mm axle standard, BB92 bottom bracket standard Not identified

Suspension

1 part

Fork
- RockShox Reba RL

Drivetrain

6 parts

Brakes

1 part

Brakes
- Shimano Deore XT

Wheels and tires

5 parts

Front hub
- Shimano SLX HB-M7110-B
HB-M7110
Rear hub
- Shimano SLX
Rims
- Merida
Spokes

Double Butted Black stainless Not identified
Tires
- Maxxis

Cockpit and contact points

4 parts

Sizes and geometry

5 sizes Open in the geometry plotter

Complete rider-height ranges are not published for these sizes. You can still explore the geometry below.

Size LG

Table

Reach 438mm

Stack 631mm

Wheelbase 1121mm

Head angle 70.0°

Seat angle 73.5°

Every size is drawn to the same scale, in millimeters. Explanatory schematic on an assumed 29″ wheel; exact published values are in the table below.

Size Reach Stack

Complete manufacturer geometry table 5 published sizes

Complete manufacturer geometry by size
Measurement
Reachmm	402	421	438	454	468
Stackmm	617	622	631	645	664
Top tube lengthmm	585	605	625	645	665
Seat tube lengthmm	380	444	483	532	584
Head tube lengthmm	95	100	110	125	145
Head tube angle	70°	70°	70°	70°	70°
Seat tube angle	73.5°	73.5°	73.5°	73.5°	73.5°
Chainstay lengthmm	433	433	433	433	433
Wheelbasemm	1080	1101	1121	1142	1163
Front centermm	655	676	696	717	738
Bottom bracket dropmm	65	65	65	65	65
Bottom bracket heightmm	309	309	309	309	309
Standover heightmm	681	744	778	819	842
Fork rakemm	46	46	46	46	46
Trailmm	87	87	87	87	87
Stack/reach ratio	1.54	1.48	1.44	1.42	1.42

Not published by the manufacturer: Front travel, Rear travel, Crank length, Handlebar width, Stem length, Stem angle, Seatpost length and Dropper post travel.

Specifications

Frame and fork

Intended fit: Unisex
Frame material: Carbon
Bicycle weight: 10.51 kg

23.2 lb

Suspension

Suspension configuration: Hardtail
Front travel: 100 mm

Drivetrain

Derived by Bikelake

Front chainrings: 1
Smallest chainring: 32
Largest chainring: 32
Rear sprockets: 12
Smallest sprocket: 10
Largest sprocket: 51
Lowest gear: 18.2 in
Highest gear: 92.8 in

Wheels and brakes

Wheel configuration: Same size
Brake type: Hydraulic disc

Fit and controls

Seatpost: Rigid seatpost
Shifting: Mechanical

Additional specifications

Bottom bracket standard: BB86/BB92
Fork spring: Air
Tire width: 2.2″
Wheel material: Aluminum
Wheel size: 29″

Technical analysis

4 measures

How these figures sit among bicycles of the same class and model year. Context, not a ranking.

Front travel

100 mm

This value is within the central range for this class.

Cohort: Mountain / Cross-country Model year: 2020
Sample: 1,088 bicycles with this information
Coverage: 86.0% of the class

Lowest gear

18.2 gear inches

This value is within the central range for this class.

Cohort: Mountain / Cross-country Model year: 2020
Sample: 1,057 bicycles with this information
Coverage: 83.6% of the class

Highest gear

92.8 gear inches

This value is within the central range for this class.

Cohort: Mountain / Cross-country Model year: 2020
Sample: 1,057 bicycles with this information
Coverage: 83.6% of the class

Shifting

Mechanical

57 of 1,264 bicycles with this information use electronic shifting.

Cohort: Mountain / Cross-country Model year: 2020
Sample: 1,264 bicycles with this information
Coverage: 100.0% of the class

Gearing

Estimated speeds at 80 rpm

Lowest gear: 7.0 km/h
Highest gear: 35.5 km/h

Total gear range 510%

Technical details and class reference

These speeds describe the gearing at the selected cadence, not how fast you can ride.
Calculated from published gear-inch values and their wheel-size assumptions.
These gearing values describe the bicycle, not a selected frame size.
A 100% range means one ratio; 500% means the highest ratio is five times the lowest.
For e-bikes, motor assistance cutoff is not represented.

Gear-inch range

Lower gear-inch values travel less distance per pedal revolution; higher values travel farther.

This bicycle: 18.2–92.8 gear inches
Class reference (p10–p90): 17.4–105.0 gear inches; The band runs from p10 for the lowest gear to p90 for the highest gear.

Cohort: Mountain / Cross-country Model year: 2020
Lowest gear: 1057 bicycles with this information, 83.6% of the class
Highest gear: 1057 bicycles with this information, 83.6% of the class

Lineup changes

The published facts that differ across this family's builds and from the same model a year earlier. Missing information never counts as zero.

Differences across 2020 builds
Specification	This bicycle Merida BIG.Nine XT	Merida BIG.Nine 100	Merida BIG.Nine 15-D	Merida BIG.Nine 200	Merida BIG.Nine 20-D	Merida BIG.Nine 20-MD
Frame
Frame material	Carbon	Aluminum	Not informed	Aluminum	Aluminum	Aluminum
Bicycle weight	10.51 kg	13.57 kg	15.2 kg	13.49 kg	15.6 kg	15.1 kg
Drivetrain
Front chainrings	1	3	3	2	3	3
Smallest chainring	32	22	24	22	24	24
Largest chainring	32	40	42	36	42	42
Rear sprockets	12	9	8	9	8	8
Smallest sprocket	10	11	11	11	11	11
Largest sprocket	51	36	32	36	32	32
Lowest gear	18.2 in	17.7 in	21.8 in	17.7 in	21.8 in	21.8 in
Highest gear	92.8 in	105.5 in	110.7 in	94.9 in	110.7 in	110.7 in
Brakes
Brake type	Hydraulic disc	Hydraulic disc	Hydraulic disc	Hydraulic disc	Hydraulic disc	Mechanical disc
Other specifications
Bottom bracket standard	BB86/BB92	BSA	Not informed	BSA	BSA	BSA
Fork spring	Air	Coil	Coil	Coil	Coil	Coil
Tire width	2.2″	2.2″	Not informed	Not informed	Not informed	2.2″

Changes since 2019
Specification	2019 Merida BIG.Nine XT	This bicycle Merida BIG.Nine XT
Frame
Bicycle weight	11.05 kg	10.51 kg
Frame material	Not informed	Carbon
Drivetrain
Front chainrings	2	1
Smallest chainring	24	32
Largest chainring	34	32
Rear sprockets	11	12
Smallest sprocket	11	10
Largest sprocket	42	51
Lowest gear	16.6 in	18.2 in
Highest gear	89.6 in	92.8 in
Brakes
Brake type	Mechanical disc	Hydraulic disc
Other specifications
Bottom bracket standard	BSA	BB86/BB92
Travel	Configuration: HardtailFront: Travel: 100 mmRear: Additional specification: Not available: Yes	Configuration: HardtailFront: Travel: 100 mm