Mountain bike for boyfriend

tordis

My boyfriend is after a new mountain bike and for some reason he really likes the Merida Matts TFS 500-D:
http://www.merida-bikes.com/en_gb/bike/ ... TFS+500-D+
Not sure how good this bike is, couldn't find many reviews online.
However, I found this:
http://www.canyon.com/_uk/mountainbikes ... tml?b=2539
I showed it to him and now he's not sure if he wants the Merida.
Any advice? Which one of the two is a better bike?

cooldad

The Canyon, no question. Much much better fork (and much better components overall).

tordis

Ha! I knew it That's one dilemma sorted.

b45her

yep deffo the canyon .

tordis

Anyone knows what their frame sizes are in inches? Can't find the information anywhere and their phone line is constantly busy...

Chunkers1980

It gives it in cm? Divide by 2.54.

Use only as a guide, as all manufacturers tend to differ.

tordis

Chunkers1980, wish it was that easy They use sizes S, M, L and XL...

Uli

Have a look here under PPS/Body information section:
https://www.canyon.com/_en/service/faq.html?c=11

bartimaeus

They have a 'Calculate Framesize' dialogue for each bike - which uses lots of different measurements including inseam and reach... I'd use that if I were. The raw framesize tells you very little unless you get some feedback from other Canyon riders.

tordis

Bartimaeus wrote:

They have a 'Calculate Framesize' dialogue for each bike - which uses lots of different measurements including inseam and reach... I'd use that if I were.

Thanks, Bartimaeus, I'll do that