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SILEX 600
An aluminum frame gravel bike with high-end components and shimano grx 600 hydraulic disc brakes.
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A$2,599($1,859)| Frame | Aluminum |
|---|---|
| Suspension | Rigid |
| Fork | Carbon |
| Wheels | 700c Aluminum |
| Drivetrain | 1 × 11 |
| Groupset | GRX 800, GRX 600 |
| Brakes | Shimano GRX 600 Hydraulic Disc |
Based on build material and quality level of the frame, fork, wheelset, groupset, suspension system, and more.
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View Comparison5'1" – 5'6"
5'4" – 5'9"
5'7" – 6'0"
5'10" – 6'3"
6'0" – 6'5"
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Jul 2024 · Joseph Delves
Merida is among the world's largest bicycle manufacturers and creates machines for many well-known brands along with its own headline
Brilliantly composed off-road
Fast and peppy
Lots of fun
Potentially extraneous dropper post
Moderate maximum clearance
Slow on smooth surfaces
May 2024 · Warren Rossiter
Value-packed gravel ride with progressive geometry impresses
Capable
Confident handling
Versatile
Good value
A little weighty
Jan 2024 · Calvin Zajac
The MERIDA catalogue says it’s an all-rounder, but covering everything from gravel racing to bikepacking sounds like quite a stretch. We put the new SILEX to the test.
Hard to beat in terms of fun
Sleek look
Enough mounting points for all eventualities
Top of the line components
Some riders don’t get along with the Easton handlebar
Oct 2023 · Cory Benson
Merida’s all-new 2024 Silex gravel bike is faster, more capable, and a much better looking bike than ever in affordable carbon or alloy...
Jan 2022 · Josh Croxton
A budget friendly gravel bike that swaps speed and efficiency for comfort and capability
Shimano GRX is flawless
Mounts for bags, mudguards and more
Full-carbon fork
Carbon-fibre seatpost
Hose-breakers and cable adjusters at cockpit for easy servicing
Removable hex-key quick release for bolt through axles
No top tube mounts for extra bikepacking bag
Internal routing stops at the bottom bracket
Doesn't come set up tubeless, and you need to supply your own valves
Heavy aluminium wheels
Tubeless setup of wheels was laboursome and leaky
Pressfit bottom bracket gained a creak after before 1000km
Mar 2021 · Stu Kerton
Easy to live with gravel and adventure bike that would benefit from better brakes and wheels
Good ride quality
Large spread of gear ratios
Decent tyre clearance
Brakes lack precision
Tall standover height
Tough competition out there
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.
May 2020 · James Bracey
A gravel bike for riders who want to explore more technical terrain
Progressive frame design
Nimble 650b wheel size
GRX Di2 performance
Handlebars offer too much reach
Rim/tyre combination failed to hold air when set up tubeless
| Frame | SILEX LITE, material: aluminium, 700x38C / 650Bx45C max.WHS, 100x12/142x12mm axle standard, BB86 bottom bracket standard BB Standard: BB86/BB92, Press Fit Tire Clearance: 38c (700c) / 45c (27.5″) |
|---|---|
| Fork | MERIDA SILEX CF2, Tapered, material: carbon, 700x38C / 650Bx45C max. wheelsize |
| Bottom Bracket | BB86/BB92, press-fit |
| Headset | MERIDA M2331 |
| Handlebar | MERIDA EXPERT GR, material: aluminium, 400mm (XS-S), 420mm (M), 440mm (L/XL) |
| Saddle | MERIDA COMP CC, V-mount |
| Seatpost | MERIDA COMP CC, material: aluminium, 30.9mm diameter, 0mm setback Type: Rigid |
| Rear Derailleur | Shimano GRX810 |
|---|---|
| Crank | Shimano GRX600, 40 teeth, 170 mm-XS/S, 172,5 mm-M, 175 mm-L/XL |
| Shifters | attached to brake |
| Cassette | Shimano DEORE, 11-42 teeth, 11 speed |
| Chain | KMC X11 |
| Brakes | Shimano GRX600, hydraulic disc brake Type: Shimano GRX 600 Hydraulic Disc |
| Brake Levers | attached to brake |
| Rims | MERIDA EXPERT CX, 19mm inner width, 24mm height, material: aluminium |
|---|---|
| Spokes | Black stainless |
| Front Hub | VP CLK170F, 100x12mm width front hub, 32 spoke holes, Centerlock bolt |
| Rear Hub | VP CLK270R, 142x12mm width rear hub, 32 spoke holes, Centerlock bolt |
| Tires | Maxxis Rambler, 700x38C, fold, TR, EXO |
| Disc Rotors | Shimano RT64, 160mm |
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Last updated November 21
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