Merida Speeder 500

2018 UrbanFitness Manufacturer page

Suspension: Rigid
Wheels: 700c
Drivetrain: 2 × 11 34–50t / 11–32t
Gear range: 428%
Weight: 9.41 kg 20.7 lb · Reference configuration not specified
Brakes: Hydraulic disc

Sizes

Size guide

XS
SM
SM/MD
MD/LG
LG
XL

The manufacturer did not publish rider heights for these sizes.

Components

15 of 20 identified

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Frame and fork

1 part

Frame

SPEEDER LITE Not identified

Suspension

1 part

Fork

Full carbon tapered fork with disc mounts Not identified

Drivetrain

6 parts

Brakes

2 parts

Brake levers
- Shimano
Brakes
- Shimano

Wheels and tires

5 parts

Front hub

Alloy, quick release, centerlock Not identified
Rear hub

Alloy, quick release, centerlock Not identified
Rims
- Merida
Spokes

Black stainless Not identified
Tires
- Maxxis Detonator

Cockpit and contact points

5 parts

Sizes and geometry

6 sizes Open in the geometry plotter

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

Size SM/MD

Table

Reach 371mm

Stack 589mm

Wheelbase 1019mm

Head angle 72.0°

Seat angle 74.0°

Every size is drawn to the same scale, in millimeters. Explanatory schematic on an assumed 700c wheel; exact published values are in the table below.

Size Reach Stack

Complete manufacturer geometry table 6 published sizes

Complete manufacturer geometry by size
Measurement
Reachmm	368	370	371	370	371	379
Stackmm	566	579	589	609	635	659
Top tube lengthmm	525	530	540	550	565	580
Seat tube lengthmm	470	500	520	540	560	590
Head tube lengthmm	150	160	170	190	215	240
Head tube angle	71°	72°	72°	72.5°	73°	73°
Seat tube angle	74.5°	74.5°	74°	73.5°	73°	73°
Chainstay lengthmm	435	435	435	435	435	435
Wheelbasemm	1018	1009	1019	1018	1017	1032
Front centermm	591	583	592	591	590	605
Bottom bracket dropmm	65	65	65	65	65	65
Standover heightmm	745	771	787	806	826	854
Fork rakemm	45	40	45	44	40	39
Trailmm	73	71	66	64	65	66
Stack/reach ratio	1.54	1.57	1.59	1.65	1.71	1.74

Not published by the manufacturer: Bottom bracket height, 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
Fork material: Carbon
Bicycle weight: 9.41 kg

20.7 lb

Suspension

Suspension configuration: Rigid

Drivetrain

Derived by Bikelake

Front chainrings: 2
Smallest chainring: 34
Largest chainring: 50
Rear sprockets: 11
Smallest sprocket: 11
Largest sprocket: 32
Lowest gear: 30.8 in
Highest gear: 131.8 in

Wheels and brakes

Wheel configuration: Same size
Brake type: Hydraulic disc

Fit and controls

Seatpost: Rigid seatpost
Shifting: Mechanical

Additional specifications

Tire width: 28c
Travel: Additional specification: Seat: Travel: 15 mm
Wheel material: Aluminum
Wheel size: 700c

Technical analysis

2 measures

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

Lowest gear

30.8 gear inches

This value is above the central range for this class.

Cohort: Urban / Fitness Model year: 2018
Sample: 166 bicycles with this information
Coverage: 87.3% of the class

Highest gear

131.8 gear inches

This value is above the central range for this class.

Cohort: Urban / Fitness Model year: 2018
Sample: 166 bicycles with this information
Coverage: 87.3% of the class

Gearing

Estimated speeds at 80 rpm

Lowest gear: 11.8 km/h
Highest gear: 50.5 km/h

Total gear range 428%

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: 30.8–131.8 gear inches
Class reference (p10–p90): 22.2–131.8 gear inches; The band runs from p10 for the lowest gear to p90 for the highest gear.

Cohort: Urban / Fitness Model year: 2018
Lowest gear: 166 bicycles with this information, 87.3% of the class
Highest gear: 166 bicycles with this information, 87.3% 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 2018 builds
Specification	This bicycle Merida Speeder 500	Merida Speeder 100	Merida Speeder 100 Juliet	Merida Speeder 200	Merida Speeder 300	Merida Speeder 400
Frame
Intended fit	Unisex	Unisex	womens	Unisex	Unisex	Unisex
Bicycle weight	9.41 kg	10.44 kg	10.24 kg	10.36 kg	9.88 kg	9.61 kg
Drivetrain
Front chainrings	2	3	3	2	1	2
Smallest chainring	34	28	28	34	44	34
Largest chainring	50	48	48	50	44	50
Rear sprockets	11	8	8	9	11	11
Largest sprocket	32	32	32	32	42	32
Lowest gear	30.8 in	25.4 in	25.4 in	30.8 in	30.4 in	30.8 in
Highest gear	131.8 in	126.6 in	126.6 in	131.8 in	116.0 in	131.8 in
Other specifications
Tire width	28c	32c	32c	32c	32c	28c
Travel	Configuration: RigidAdditional specification: Seat: Travel: 15 mm	Configuration: Rigid	Configuration: Rigid	Configuration: Rigid	Configuration: Rigid	Configuration: Rigid

Changes since 2017
Specification	2017 Merida Speeder 500	This bicycle Merida Speeder 500
Frame
Bicycle weight	9.79 kg	9.41 kg
Fork material	Not informed	Carbon
Drivetrain
Largest sprocket	28	32
Lowest gear	35.2 in	30.8 in
Other specifications
Bottom bracket standard	BSA	Not informed
Travel	Configuration: Rigid	Configuration: RigidAdditional specification: Seat: Travel: 15 mm
Tire width	Not informed	28c