The Merida Big Trail 400 dials up the fun with the simple brilliance of a hardtail with long travel adventure. The Big Trail reignites a bike with modern trail geometry, big 29er wheels and long travel for grip and comfort. This bike is all about bringing the most out of a hardtail which is easy to set up, maintain, affordable and can be just as fun as a full suspension mountain bike.

The lightweight alloy frame with internally routed cables is paired with a Suntour XCR34 LOR Fork with 140mm travel and lockout for versatile trail capabilities. The modern trail geometry ensures that this bike can descend with speed even on technical trails and still climb with ease thanks to the central seating position over the bottom bracket. Ride aggressively on trails all day long with the 1x10 speed Shimano Deore drivetrain which is incredibly proficient on the trails Add in the Tektro Hydraulic Disc brakes for powerful braking and this bike is flat out fun, ready to corner with aggression and confidence. Spend all day riding with fixing points for two bottles and hidden rack, fender and kickstand mounts for anyone that wants to make this bike a capable commuter.

The 400 is nice step up from the Big Trail 200 with an upgraded fork and the addition of a dropper post. This is similar throughout the Big Trail range, where design concept is similar with a few spec adjustments. Move up the to Big Trail 500 and you get a RockShox Recon Silver RL fork and an 11 speed drivetrain. At the end of the day the 400 will tick a lot of boxes for most riders as it is bashful, big and bold for a modern ride that the recreational rider will thrive on.