Merida BIG.TRAIL 200 Review

Merida BIG.TRAIL 200 Review

Merida BIG.TRAIL 200 Review

Price: 949 €
category: Beginners-Bike
Frame Material: Aluminium
Weight: 14,53 kg
Wheel Size: 29"
Travel Front: 140 mm
Model Year: 2024
  • affordable trail fun
  • coherent overall package
  • definately shredable in the downhill
  • strong brakes (compared to bikes in the same price range)
  • 25 years warranty
  • up the hill, it´s not the fastest bike
fun to ride in
easy terrain extreme terrain
seating position
upright efficient
handling
playful easy calm
framesize runs
small big

Overall Bike Check

The most importanten ratings of the Merida BIG.TRAIL 200 in comparison to the competitor bikes of following categorie: (Beginners-Bike up to 1000 €) .

Value for Money Check

If you are keen on value for money, this is your chart. It shows you at a glance how many bike you get for 949 €.

Geometry

Je steiler der Winkel des Sitzrohrs ist, desto effizienter können Sie in die Pedale treten.

SIZE XXS XS S M L XL XXL
Sizing of Manufacturer
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-
S
M
L
XL
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Wheelsize
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-
29
29
29
29
29
Stack
-
-
636
641
650
659
659
Reach
-
-
415
435
455
475
500
Top Tube Length
-
-
579
600
622
645
670
Seat Tube Length
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-
380
410
430
450
470
Seat Tube Angle
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-
75,5
75,5
75,5
75,5
75,5
Head Tube Length
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-
95
100
110
120
120
Head Tube Angle
-
-
65,5
65,5
65,5
65,5
65,5
Bottom Bracket Drop
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-
66,5
66,5
66,5
66,5
66,5
Bottom Bracket Height (absolut)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Chainstay Length
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-
435
435
435
435
435
Wheelbase
-
-
1150
1172
1196
1220
1245
Standover Height
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-
716
723
725
728
782
Specification
  • Frame BIG.TRAIL TFS, 148x12mm axle standard, BSA bottom bracket standard
  • Frame Material Aluminium
  • Fork SR Suntour XCM32 DS Coil 120 mm suspension travel Lockout 46 mm fork offset 29x2.4" max. wheelsize 15 mm thru-axle 15*100
  • Spring Unit coil
  • Remote-Lockout yes
  • Gearrange 418%
  • Drivetrain 1x9
  • Gear Lever Shimano CUES U4000
  • Rear Derailleur Shimano CUES U4000
  • Crank Shimano CUES U4000 32 teeth 170 mm-S, 175 mm-M up
  • Cassette Shimano LG300
  • Chain Shimano LG500
  • Brake Set Shimano MT200
  • Brake Rotors 180/180
  • Rims MERIDA COMP TR
  • Front Hub Shimano TC500-B Centerlock
  • Rear Hub Shimano TC500-MS-B Centerlock
  • Tires Front Kenda Regolith 29x2.4" wire 29x2.2"
  • Tires Rear Kenda Regolith wire
  • Saddle MERIDA COMP SL
  • Seat Post MERIDA COMP CC material: aluminium 30.9 mm diameter 0 mm setback
  • Stem MERIDA COMP CC material: aluminium 31.8 mm diameter 7° stem angle 50 mm
  • Handle Bar MERIDA EXPERT CC material: aluminium 740 mm width 10 mm rise
  • Handle Bar Width 740
  • Head Set MERIDA M4455

Expirience with the Merida BIG.TRAIL 200

Ludwig Döhl With the BIG.TRAIL 200 , Merida enables access to extreme trails for relatively little money. The handling of this bike is balanced. So its pretty intuitive to control on singletrails. The combination of high stack and short top tube makes the riding position pleasantly comfortable. On climbs, the BIG.TRAIL 200 lets you sweat. Other bikes 949 Euro climb better. Trail lovers should nevertheless be convinced by this argument: in the downhill, the coherent geometry ensures you´ll have a wide smile in your face. With 25 years the warranty is another neat feature. Pay attention when selecting your size: the All Mountain von Merida sizing runs small.

About the author

Ludwig Döhl

Ludwig Döhl

... has spent more than 100,000 kilometers in the saddle of over 1000 different mountain bikes. The essence of many hours on the trail: Mountain bikes are awesome when they match your personal preferences! With this realization, he founded bike-test.com to assist cyclists in finding their very own dream bike.