Merida BIG.Nine XT

2026 MountainCross-country Manufacturer page

Fork travel: 100 mm
Wheels: 29″
Drivetrain: 1 × 12 34t / 10–51t
Gear range: 510%
Weight: 9.9 kg 21.8 lb · Reference configuration not specified
Frame: Carbon
Brakes: Hydraulic disc

Sizes

Size guide

The manufacturer did not publish rider heights for these sizes.

Components

15 of 16 identified

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Frame and fork

1 part

Frame

BIG.NINE CF3 III, material: carbon, 29x2.4" max wheelsize, 148x12mm axle standard, BSA bottom bracket standard Not identified

Suspension

1 part

Fork
- Fox 32

Drivetrain

6 parts

Brakes

2 parts

Wheels and tires

2 parts

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 472mm

Stack 615mm

Wheelbase 1173mm

Head angle 68.0°

Seat angle 75.3°

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	432	452	472	492	512
Stackmm	606	606	615	624	634
Top tube lengthmm	591	611	633	655	678
Seat tube lengthmm	380	410	440	470	500
Head tube lengthmm	95	95	105	115	125
Head tube angle	68°	68°	68°	68°	68°
Seat tube angle	75.3°	75.3°	75.3°	75.3°	75.3°
Chainstay lengthmm	430	433	436	439	442
Wheelbasemm	1123	1146	1173	1199	1226
Front centermm	701	721	745	768	791
Bottom bracket dropmm	65	65	65	65	65
Bottom bracket heightmm	309	309	309	309	309
Standover heightmm	704	704	710	731	752
Fork rakemm	44	44	44	44	43
Trailmm	104	104	104	104	105
Stack/reach ratio	1.40	1.34	1.30	1.27	1.24

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: 9.9 kg

21.8 lb
Weight limit: 135 kg

297.6 lb

Suspension

Suspension configuration: Hardtail
Front travel: 100 mm

Drivetrain

Derived by Bikelake

Front chainrings: 1
Smallest chainring: 34
Largest chainring: 34
Rear sprockets: 12
Smallest sprocket: 10
Largest sprocket: 51
Lowest gear: 19.3 in
Highest gear: 98.6 in

Wheels and brakes

Wheel configuration: Same size
Brake type: Hydraulic disc

Fit and controls

Seatpost: Rigid seatpost
Shifting: Electronic

Additional specifications

Bottom bracket standard: BSA
Fork spring: Air
Tire width: 2.4″
Wheel material: Carbon
Wheel size: 29″

Technical analysis

2 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: 2026
Sample: 1,209 bicycles with this information
Coverage: 90.0% of the class

Shifting

Electronic

156 of 1,318 bicycles with this information use electronic shifting.

Cohort: Mountain / Cross-country Model year: 2026
Sample: 1,318 bicycles with this information
Coverage: 98.2% of the class

Gearing

Estimated speeds at 80 rpm

Lowest gear: 7.4 km/h
Highest gear: 37.8 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: 19.3–98.6 gear inches

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 2026 builds
Specification	This bicycle Merida BIG.Nine XT	Merida BIG.Nine 10K	Merida BIG.Nine 15	Merida BIG.Nine 200	Merida BIG.Nine 20	Merida BIG.Nine 3000
Frame
Frame material	Carbon	Carbon	Aluminum	Aluminum	Aluminum	Carbon
Bicycle weight	9.9 kg	9.1 kg	14.7 kg	13.6 kg	14.4 kg	Not informed
Suspension
Front travel	100 mm	100 mm	100 mm	120 mm	120 mm	100 mm
Drivetrain
Front chainrings	1	1	2	1	1	1
Smallest chainring	34	30	22	32	32	32
Largest chainring	34	30	36	32	32	32
Rear sprockets	12	Not informed	7	10	8	12
Smallest sprocket	10	9	12	11	11	10
Largest sprocket	51	45	32	48	45	51
Lowest gear	19.3 in	19.3 in	19.9 in	19.3 in	20.6 in	18.2 in
Highest gear	98.6 in	96.7 in	87.0 in	84.4 in	84.4 in	92.8 in
Brakes
Brake type	Hydraulic disc	Hydraulic disc	Mechanical disc	Hydraulic disc	Hydraulic disc	Hydraulic disc
Cockpit
Shifting	Electronic	Electronic	Mechanical	Mechanical	Mechanical	Mechanical
Other specifications
Fork spring	Air	Air	Coil	Air	Coil	Air
Tire width	2.4″	2.4″	2.2″	2.4″	2.4″	2.4″
Wheel material	Carbon	Carbon	Aluminum	Aluminum	Aluminum	Aluminum