Merlin Malt 725 Steel NX

Name: Merlin Malt 725 Steel NX
Brand: Merlin

2025 MountainTrail Manufacturer page

Price: Not published

Prices shown first for United States
United Kingdom: £2,199 Last known price
Fork travel: 120 mm
Wheels: 29″
Drivetrain: 1 × 12 32t / 11–50t
Gear range: 455%
Frame: Steel
Brakes: Hydraulic disc

Not published by the manufacturer

Sizes and geometry

Components

11 of 15 identified

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Frame and fork

1 part

Frame

Reynolds 725 Cr-Mo, 148x12 TA Not identified

Suspension

1 part

Fork
- RockShox Judy Silver TK

Drivetrain

5 parts

Brakes

2 parts

Wheels and tires

2 parts

Cockpit and contact points

5 parts

Handlebar
- Controltech
Pedals

Not Included Not identified
Saddle

Charge Spoon Not identified
Seatpost

RSP Plummet Stealth Dropper Not identified
Stem
- Controltech

Specifications

Frame and fork

Intended fit: Unisex
Frame material: Steel

Suspension

Suspension configuration: Hardtail
Front travel: 120 mm

Drivetrain

Derived by Bikelake

Front chainrings: 1
Smallest chainring: 32
Largest chainring: 32
Rear sprockets: 12
Smallest sprocket: 11
Largest sprocket: 50
Lowest gear: 18.6 in
Highest gear: 84.4 in

Wheels and brakes

Wheel configuration: Same size
Brake type: Hydraulic disc

Fit and controls

Seatpost: Dropper seatpost
Shifting: Mechanical

Additional specifications

Tire width: 2.25″
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

120 mm

This value is within the central range for this class.

Cohort: Mountain / Trail Model year: 2025
Sample: 1,808 bicycles with this information
Coverage: 97.5% of the class

Lowest gear

18.6 gear inches

This value is within the central range for this class.

Cohort: Mountain / Trail Model year: 2025
Sample: 1,382 bicycles with this information
Coverage: 74.5% of the class

Highest gear

84.4 gear inches

This value is below the central range for this class.

Cohort: Mountain / Trail Model year: 2025
Sample: 1,382 bicycles with this information
Coverage: 74.5% of the class

Shifting

Mechanical

387 of 1,847 bicycles with this information use electronic shifting.

Cohort: Mountain / Trail Model year: 2025
Sample: 1,847 bicycles with this information
Coverage: 99.6% of the class

Gearing

Estimated speeds at 80 rpm

Lowest gear: 7.1 km/h
Highest gear: 32.3 km/h

Total gear range 455%

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: 18.6–84.4 gear inches
Class reference (p10–p90): 17.1–98.6 gear inches; The band runs from p10 for the lowest gear to p90 for the highest gear.

Cohort: Mountain / Trail Model year: 2025
Lowest gear: 1382 bicycles with this information, 74.5% of the class
Highest gear: 1382 bicycles with this information, 74.5% 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 2025 builds
Specification	This bicycle Merlin Malt 725 Steel NX	Merlin Malt G2 Claris	Merlin Malt G2P Tiagra	Merlin Malt G2X GRX
Frame
Frame material	Steel	Aluminum	Aluminum	Aluminum
Fork material	Not informed	Carbon	Carbon	Carbon
Bicycle weight	Not informed	11.3 kg	Not informed	Not informed
Suspension
Suspension configuration	Hardtail	Rigid	Rigid	Rigid
Front travel	120 mm	Not informed	Not informed	Not informed
Drivetrain
Front chainrings	1	2	2	1
Smallest chainring	32	34	34	40
Largest chainring	32	50	50	40
Rear sprockets	12	8	10	11
Largest sprocket	50	28	32	42
Lowest gear	18.6 in	35.2 in	30.8 in	27.6 in
Highest gear	84.4 in	131.8 in	131.8 in	105.5 in
Brakes
Brake type	Hydraulic disc	Mechanical disc	Mechanical disc	Hydraulic disc
Cockpit
Seatpost	Dropper seatpost	Rigid seatpost	Rigid seatpost	Rigid seatpost
Other specifications
Suspension	Hardtail	Rigid	Rigid	Rigid
Tire width	2.25″	38c	35c	35c
Wheel size	29″	700c	700c	700c