The Merida Big Nine XT is a nimble and exciting hardtail mountain bike that is built for demolishing trails and exploring the great outdoors. The Big Nine is built with a super tough and lightweight Merida CF3 carbon frame which offers a swift and exciting ride. All of Merida’s hardtails are built with their hardtail specific geometry for the best riding experience, so that you can ride in comfort with snappy handling at high speeds. You’ll enjoy the rough and tumble of the trails with a 100mm travel Rock Shox Reba RL Fork and remote lockout, ensuring that you can enjoy some real trails with the ability to really get after it out on the dirt.

The Big Nine XT is equipped with Merida’s Smart Entry, ensuring that cables, housings and brake cables clamped under tension to prevent rattling. Add in the Shimano XT Hydraulic Disc Brakes and you’ve got a winning combination give you control over this agile trail machine. Power along the trails with the brand new 1x12 speed Shimano XT drivetrain which gives you a versatile range of gears to climb and descend, ideal for a high-performance mountain bike with 29" wheels and reliable Maxxis Ikon tyres. The 12 speed Shimano XT is great value on a bike of this price and really takes the Big Nine XT to another level.

The Merida Big Nine XT is a durable and exciting hardtail mountain bike which is built for any challenge, ready for the rider that wants to take their mountain biking up a notch and enjoy the thrills of high-level riding. You'll get a lightweight and tough frame which seamlessly pairs with the RockShox fork and Shimano parts to give you an awesome riding experience every single day.

Features

New Speed Frame: Following in the footsteps of the TFS frame which was introduced in 2018, the SPEED frame is now in line to get a makeover for 2019. The introduction of slim tube shapes creates a new look and a more relaxed geometry, through a shorter top tube and a higher head tube, resulting in a more upright riding position and enhanced trail visibility. The new frame also comes with IS brake mounts that are positioned within the rear triangle as well as with kickstand and fender mounts.

Dropper Post Ready: All models down to the BIG.NINE 40 feature a 30.9 mm seatpost, the enhanced connection area increases the strength around the top tube/seat tube join and allows the option of fitting a dropper seat post. Models down to BIG.NINE XT allow internal cable routing for the dropper post while the remaining models would require external routing.

Smart Entry: Cables, housings and brake hoses are clamped under tension to prevent rattling when the trails and roads get rough. All inlets are completely interchangeable to deal with Di2, hydraulic hoses, brake cable and gear cable housings etc.

Modern Hardtail Geometry: Our carbon (CF) and aluminium (LITE) models feature a long 422 mm reach, steep 73,5° seat angle, slack 70° head angle and an 80 mm stem (frame size M), affording the next generation XC geometry. Aggressive agility meets stable calmness; perfect for today’s demanding courses.