2020 Merida
SILEX 7000
A carbon frame gravel bike with high-end components and hydraulic disc brakes.
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£2,650($3,356)| Weight | 19.3 lbs |
|---|---|
| Frame | Carbon |
| Suspension | Rigid |
| Fork | Carbon |
| Wheels | 700c Aluminum |
| Drivetrain | 2 × 11 |
| Groupset | GRX 800 |
| Brakes | Hydraulic Disc |
For This Bike
5'2" – 5'8"
5'6" – 5'11"
5'10" – 6'3"
6'1" – 6'7"
🐐 Estimated
Oct 2020 · Warren Rossiter
Mountain-bike influenced design
Very clever chassis design
Handling
Value
Sticky freehub and slender rims
Aug 2020
The Silex is Merida's main gravel bike, with the 600 sitting near the top of the aluminium range with a single-ring SRAM Apex drivetrain and mixed SRAM/Shimano brakes. It’s studded with mudguard, rack and accessory mounts, boasts an impressively smooth carbon fork and sits riders up tall for a comfy ride, but the narrow-ish wheels and tyres undercuts its rough-trail potential.
Feb 2020 · Mat Brett
Mountain bike-inspired gravel bike that's nimble, versatile and a whole lot of fun
Nimble
Versatile
Loads of fun
Geometry won't suit all
Aug 2019 · Dave Rome
First announced for the 2018 season, the Merida Silex is the Taiwanese mega-manufacturer’s take on the do-it-all gravel segment. It’s a bike that’s available in both alloy and carbon variants, and new for 2020, a 650B-wheeled version of the latter. While it’s not a new bike, we hadn’t ridden one, until now. While attending the […]
Nov 2018 · Paul Norman
The Merida Silex performs competently on and off road
Competent off road performance along with fast, quiet road riding
Good gear range for varied terrain
Comfortable, neutral ride position
Lots of tyre clearance
Flashy looks
Load-lugging potential
Semi-slick Maxxis tyres will only take you so far off-road
Absence of frames sized for shorter riders
Dec 2017 · Robin Schmitt
Is the € 3,600 Merida Silex 9000 carbon-rig the new star in the gravel firmament? And what can the many attractively priced options for bikepackers offer?
| Frame | SILEX CF2, material: carbon, 700C or 650B wheelsize, 100x12/142x12mm axle standard, BB386 bottom bracket standard BB Standard: BB30, Press Fit |
|---|---|
| Fork | MERIDA SILEX CF2, Tapered, material: carbon |
| Bottom Bracket | FSA 386-BB30 PF6000 [SMN FC] |
| Headset | SILEX Neck |
| Handlebar | MERIDA EXPERT GR, material: aluminium |
| Saddle | MERIDA EXPERT CC, V-mount, incl. MERIDA minitool |
| Seatpost | MERIDA EXPERT CC, material: carbon, 30.9mm diameter, 0mm setback Type: Rigid |
| Rear Derailleur | Shimano GRX810 |
|---|---|
| Front Derailleur | Shimano GRX810 |
| Crank | Shimano GRX810, 48-31 teeth, 170 mm-XS/S, 172,5 mm-M, 175 mm-L/XL |
| Shifters | Shimano GRX810 |
| Cassette | Shimano CS-HG800, 11-34 teeth, 11 speed |
| Chain | KMC X11 |
| Brakes | Shimano GRX810 Type: Hydraulic Disc |
| Brake Levers | Shimano GRX810 |
| Rims | Fulcrum Racing 700 DB, 100x12mm width front hub, 142x12mm width rear hub, 19mm inner width, 22mm height, Centerlock, material: aluminium |
|---|---|
| Front Hub | MERIDA EXPERT SL |
| Rear Hub | MERIDA EXPERT SL |
| Tires | Maxxis Rambler |
| Disc Rotors | Shimano RT-MT800 |
Last updated August 17
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