2021 Merida Bikes Big Trail 500

Design
Flat Bar, Hardtail (Front suspension)
Frame
Aluminum
Fork
Aluminum
Suspension
140mm fork travel
Features
Disc brake
Somewhat upright stack and reachvs category
Suspension sag unknown
Geometry may mis-represent actual riding geometry
Somewhat upright stack and reachvs category
Suspension sag unknown
Geometry may mis-represent actual riding geometry
Somewhat upright stack and reachvs category
Suspension sag unknown
Geometry may mis-represent actual riding geometry
Somewhat upright stack and reachvs category
Suspension sag unknown
Geometry may mis-represent actual riding geometry
Somewhat upright stack and reachvs category
Suspension sag unknown
Geometry may mis-represent actual riding geometry

Geometry

S
M
L
XL
XXL
Stack
636mm
641mm
650mm
659mm
659mm
Reach
415mm
435mm
455mm
475mm
500mm
Stack to Reach Ratio
1.53:1
1.47:1
1.43:1
1.39:1
1.32:1
Seat Tube Length, C-T
380mm
410mm
430mm
450mm
470mm
Top Tube Length, Effective/Horizontal Unknown
579mm
600mm
622mm
645mm
670mm
Top Tube Slope
27.7deg
24.4deg
22.6deg
20.8deg
18.3deg
Head Tube Angle
65.5deg
65.5deg
65.5deg
65.5deg
65.5deg
Seat Tube Angle
75.5deg
75.5deg
75.5deg
75.5deg
75.5deg
Head Tube Length
95mm
100mm
110mm
120mm
120mm
Bottom Bracket Drop
66.5mm
66.5mm
66.5mm
66.5mm
66.5mm
Bottom Bracket Height
305.5mm
305.5mm
305.5mm
305.5mm
305.5mm
Chainstay Length
435mm
435mm
435mm
435mm
435mm
Chainstay Length Horizontal
429.9mm
429.9mm
429.9mm
429.9mm
429.9mm
Front-Center
723.2mm
745.1mm
769mm
792.9mm
817.8mm
Front-Center Horizontal
720.1mm
742.1mm
766.1mm
790.1mm
815.1mm
Wheelbase
1150mm
1172mm
1196mm
1220mm
1245mm
Fork Offset/Rake
41.5mm
41.2mm
41.1mm
41mm
41mm
Fork Length (Axle-To-Crown)
550mm
550mm
550mm
550mm
550mm
Trail
123.9mm
very high
124.2mm
very high
124.3mm
very high
124.4mm
very high
124.4mm
very high
Mechanical Trail
112.8mm
113mm
113.1mm
113.2mm
113.2mm
Wheel Flop
46.8mm
46.9mm
46.9mm
47mm
47mm
Standover Height
716mm
723mm
725mm
728mm
782mm
Tire to Pedal Spindle
181.2mm
170 mm cranks
198.1mm
175 mm cranks
222mm
175 mm cranks
246mm
175 mm cranks
270.9mm
175 mm cranks
Pedal Spindle to Ground Clearance
135.5mm
170 mm cranks
130.5mm
175 mm cranks
130.5mm
175 mm cranks
130.5mm
175 mm cranks
130.5mm
175 mm cranks

500 Build

S
M
L
XL
XXL
Wheel Size
700C/29 in
622 mm BSD
700C/29 in
622 mm BSD
700C/29 in
622 mm BSD
700C/29 in
622 mm BSD
700C/29 in
622 mm BSD
Tire Width
2.4in
2.4in
2.4in
2.4in
2.4in
Tire Width Max
2.5in
2.5in
2.5in
2.5in
2.5in
Tire Outer Diameter
743.9mm
743.9mm
743.9mm
743.9mm
743.9mm
Bike Length with Tires
1893.9mm
1915.9mm
1939.9mm
1963.9mm
1988.9mm
Crank Length
170mm
175mm
175mm
175mm
175mm
Handlebar Width
780mm
780mm
780mm
780mm
780mm
Stem Length
50mm
50mm
50mm
50mm
50mm

Stack and Reach vs. Category Trend

Very Upright
Somewhat Upright
Average
Somewhat Aggressive
Very Aggressive

The Bike Insights Upright/Aggressive scale is based on analysis of a bike’s proportions relative to similar sized bikes in the same category.

Learn more about the Upright/Aggressive Scale
Category Trend
Hardtail Trail MTB
Source:https://www.merida-bikes.com/de-ch/bike/2012/bigtrail-500