2024 Merida BIG.NINE 700 vs 2025 Scott Scale RC Team Issue
The XL is the Scott Scale RC Team Issue size closest to your XXL Merida BIG.NINE 700. We match frame stack and reach. This is a geometry comparison, not a fit recommendation; stem, spacers, handlebars and saddle setup also affect your riding position.
What changes on the Scott Scale RC Team Issue
Compared with the Merida BIG.NINE 700 in XXL, the Scott Scale RC Team Issue in XL places the top of the head tube 6 mm lower and 21 mm further back, relative to the bottom bracket. Its wheelbase is 25 mm shorter, which can contribute to quicker direction changes.
- Frame stack
- −6 mm
- Lower front end
- Frame reach
- −21 mm
- Shorter frame reach
- Wheelbase
- −25 mm
- Shorter: quicker to change direction
- Head angle
- −0.1°
- About the same head angle
- Chainstays
- −5 mm
- Shorter: livelier
The two frames
Merida BIG.NINE 700, XXLScott Scale RC Team Issue, XLDrawn to scale and lined up at the bottom bracket.
Geometry side by side
| Measurement | Merida BIG.NINE 700 XXL | Scott Scale RC Team Issue XL | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reach | 512 | 491.2 | −21 mm |
| Stack | 634 | 628.1 | −6 mm |
| Head tube angle | 68 | 67.9 | −0.1° |
| Seat tube angle | 75.3 | 75.3 | ±0.0° |
| Effective top tube | 678 | 656.5 | −22 mm |
| Chainstay length | 430 | 425 | −5 mm |
| Wheelbase | 1214 | 1189 | −25 mm |
| BB drop | 65 | 62 | −3 mm |
| Standover | 752 | 835 | +83 mm |
| Seat tube length | 500 | 530 | +30 mm |
| Fork length | 506 | not listed | |
| Head tube length | 125 | 120 | −5 mm |
| BB height | not listed | 313 |
Differences are the Scott Scale RC Team Issue minus the Merida BIG.NINE 700. Full charts: 2024 Merida BIG.NINE 700, 2025 Scott Scale RC Team Issue.
Where each sits in its class
Merida BIG.NINE 700Scott Scale RC Team Issue
Each bike is ranked against the other XC bikes on Quiver, on frame geometry alone. Not your hand position or ride feel.
What each ships with
The stock build of each bike's first listed trim. Parts that match are dimmed.
| Part | Merida BIG.NINE 700700 | Scott Scale RC Team IssueTeam Issue |
|---|---|---|
| Frame | Merida BIG.NINE LITE III | Scott Scale RC |
| Fork | Manitou Machete Comp | RockShox SID SL |
| Shifter | Shimano Deore M6100 | SRAM AXS POD Rocker |
| Derailleur | Shimano Deore M6100 | SRAM GX Eagle |
| Cassette | Shimano Deore M6100 | SRAM GX Eagle Transmission |
| Chain | KMC X12 | SRAM GX Eagle |
| Crankset | Shimano Deore MT512 | SRAM GX Eagle AXS |
| Bottom bracket | Shimano MT501 | not listed |
| Tire | Maxxis Rekon Race | Maxxis Rekon Race |
| Rim | Merida COMP CC II | not listed |
| Brake | Shimano MT200 | SRAM Motive Bronze |
| Rotor | Shimano SM-RT10 | SRAM HS2 CL |
| Handlebar | Merida EXPERT CC | Syncros Fraser iC SL |
| Stem | Merida TEAM CC III | not listed |
| Grips | Merida COMP EC | Syncros Performance XC |
| Headset | Acros ICR EXTERNAL | not listed |
| Seatpost | Merida COMP CC | Syncros Duncan Dropper Post |
| Chainring | not listed | SRAM 34 |
| Wheelset | not listed | Fulcrum Red Zone 300 CL |
| Dropper post | not listed | Syncros Duncan 1.5 |
| Saddle | not listed | Syncros Belcarra V2.0 |
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