Merida Dirt 500

2026 MountainCross-country Manufacturer page

Price: Not published

Prices shown first for United States
United Kingdom: £950 Last known price
Fork travel: 100 mm
Wheels: 26″
Drivetrain: 1 × 1 32t / 14t
Gear range: 100%
Weight: 12 kg 26.5 lb · Reference configuration not specified
Frame: Aluminum
Brakes: Hydraulic disc

Sizes

Size guide

The manufacturer did not publish rider heights for these sizes.

Components

16 of 19 identified

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Frame and fork

1 part

Frame

DIRT TFS, material: aluminum, 26 wheelsize, 135x10mm axle standard, BSA bottom bracket standard Not identified

Suspension

1 part

Fork
- Manitou

Drivetrain

4 parts

Bottom bracket
- Samox
Cassette

14t singlespeed cog Not identified
Chain
- KMC Z1 Narrow 1 speed
Crankset
- Merida

Brakes

2 parts

Brakes
- Shimano BR-MT200
BR-MT200
Disc rotors
- Shimano SM-RT26
SM-RT26

Wheels and tires

5 parts

Front hub
- Novatec
Rear hub
- Novatec
Rims
- Alex Rims
Spokes

Black stainless Not identified
Tires
- Kenda K-Rad

Cockpit and contact points

6 parts

Handlebar
- Merida
Headset
- FSA
Pedals
- VP VPE-536 BMX bike pedal
VPE-536
Saddle
- Merida
Seatpost
- Merida
Stem
- Merida

Sizes and geometry

2 sizes Open in the geometry plotter

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

Size MD

Table

Reach 415mm

Stack 564mm

Wheelbase 1054mm

Head angle 68.5°

Seat angle 76.2°

Every size is drawn to the same scale, in millimeters. Explanatory schematic on an assumed 26″ wheel; exact published values are in the table below.

Size Reach Stack

Complete manufacturer geometry table 2 published sizes

Complete manufacturer geometry by size
Measurement
Reachmm	415	440
Stackmm	564	564
Top tube lengthmm	549	574
Seat tube lengthmm	300	300
Head tube lengthmm	110	110
Head tube angle	68.5°	68.5°
Seat tube angle	76.2°	76.2°
Chainstay lengthmm	385	385
Wheelbasemm	1054	1079
Front centermm	670	695
Bottom bracket dropmm	25	25
Bottom bracket heightmm	318	318
Standover heightmm	637	640
Fork rakemm	40	40
Trailmm	92	92
Stack/reach ratio	1.36	1.28

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: Aluminum
Bicycle weight: 12 kg

26.5 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: 32
Largest chainring: 32
Rear sprockets: 1
Smallest sprocket: 14
Largest sprocket: 14
Lowest gear: 59.4 in
Highest gear: 59.4 in

Wheels and brakes

Wheel configuration: Same size
Brake type: Hydraulic disc

Fit and controls

Seatpost: Rigid seatpost
Shifting: No shifting

Additional specifications

Bottom bracket standard: BSA
Fork spring: Air
Tire width: 2.3″
Wheel material: Aluminum
Wheel size: 26″

Technical analysis

1 measure

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: 1,182 bicycles with this information
Coverage: 89.8% of the class

Gearing

Estimated speeds at 80 rpm

Lowest gear: 22.8 km/h
Highest gear: 22.8 km/h

Total gear range 100%

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: 59.4–59.4 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

Differences across 2026 builds
Specification	This bicycle Merida Dirt 500	Merida Dirt 700
Frame
Bicycle weight	12 kg	11 kg
Drivetrain
Smallest sprocket	14	13
Largest sprocket	14	13
Lowest gear	59.4 in	64.0 in
Highest gear	59.4 in	64.0 in
Brakes
Brake type	Hydraulic disc	Mechanical disc