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In our comparison, not currently a pick
Merida NINETY-SIX RC XT HP2 2021
Carbon · Shimano XT 12-speed · 11.55 kg
Buy at BikeExchangeWhere it stands
In stock in L · price read 07:42 today · unchanged since the last check
Where it stands
Priced below the market rate for its equipment, but another bike in its price range is priced further below it in the sizes where both are in stock. That is the only reason it is not the pick.
Our pick · €3,500 – €4,000
- Cube AMS ONE11 C:68X TM 29 2026 at Multicycle€3,639EUR 360 cheaper, GX Eagle AXS Transmission instead of XT, 12.4 kg vs 11.55 kg.
What you get
- Frame
- Carbon NINETY-SIX RC CF4 III
- Drivetrain
- Shimano XT, 12-speed
- Wheels
- model not recognised: MERIDA EXPERT CC
- Brakes
- not stated by the shop: not scored
- Weight
- 11.55 kg as published
- Power meter
- No
- Suspension
- full suspension
- Fork
- FOX 32, the maker's mid series, 100 mm travel
- Rear shock
- FOX Float, the maker's upper series
- Wheel size
- 29"
- Tyres
- Maxxis Rekon Race
The compromises
- Mechanical shifting, at a price where electronic groupsets are common.
- Wheels not identified from the listing, so we scored them level with basic aluminium rather than guess.
- No power meter, which many bikes at this price include.
- 2021 model year.
Your size
What BikeExchange lists, and what it has today
This brand publishes no centimetre equivalence we can verify, so the bike appears only when you pick a letter size.
Where to buy
BikeExchange is the only one of the 22 shops we check that sells this bike.
Price so far
€3,999 at every one of our 4 checks since 16 Sept.
- BikeExchange states an RRP of €5,399 (26% off). That is the shop's claim; we rank on today's price, never on the discount.
Every check
| Checked | Price | Availability |
|---|---|---|
| 16/09/2026, 20:32:54 | €3,999 | limited |
| 17/09/2026, 07:42:33 | €3,999 | limited |
| 18/09/2026, 07:43:01 | €3,999 | limited |
| 19/09/2026, 07:42:30 | €3,999 | limited |
How sure we are
We read 5 of 7 key facts off BikeExchange's page; not stated: wheels, brakes. Anything we could not read is scored below the cheapest option, so a gap never flatters a bike.
Read 07:42 today. The full audit trail shows the source text behind every fact. Report a mistake
Full specification as published by BikeExchange
| Rahmenmaterial | Carbon |
|---|---|
| Gewicht* | 11,55Kg |
| Rahmen | NINETY-SIX RC CF4 III |
| Zulässiges Gesamtgewicht | 135 kg |
| Bremse | Shimano XT |
| Art der Bremse | Scheibenbremse |
| Nabe vorne | Shimano SLX |
| Speichen | Double Butted Black stainless |
| Nabe hinten | Shimano SLX |
| Reifen hinten | Maxxis Rekon Race |
| Laufräder | MERIDA EXPERT CC |
| Laufradgröße | 29 |
| Reifen vorne | Maxxis Rekon Race |
| Naben | Shimano SLX / Shimano SLX |
| Reifen | Maxxis Rekon Race |
| Vorbau | MERIDA TEAM CC II |
| Steuersatz | MERIDA-8151 1-1/8"-1.5" cartridge bearing set |
| Lenker | MERIDA EXPERT CC |
| Griffe | Rock Shox TwistLoc grip |
| Extras | MERIDA Multitool mit Saddlebox |
| Schaltung | Shimano Deore XT Shadow |
| Kurbelgarnitur | Shimano XT |
| Anzahl Gänge | 1 x 12 |
| Schalthebel | Shimano XT |
| Kassette | Shimano XT |
| Innenlager | Shimano SM-BB52 |
| Kette / Riemen | Shimano SLX |
| Sattel | MERIDA EXPERT CC |
| Sattelstütze | MERIDA EXPERT TR LIGHT |
| Gabel Bauart | Federgabel |
| Federweg vorne | 100mm |
| Dämpfer | Fox Performance Elite Float |
| Gabelhersteller | Fox |
| Gabel | Fox Performance 32 Float SC |
| Federweg hinten | 100 mm |
| Jahr | 2021 |
The shop's feature list
- Carbon
- Shimano Deore XT Shadow
- 29"
- Beschreibung