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SILEX 8000
A carbon frame gravel bike with high-end components and shimano grx 800 hydraulic disc brakes.
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£4,800($6,438)| Frame | Carbon |
|---|---|
| Suspension | Rigid |
| Fork | Carbon |
| Wheels | 700c Carbon |
| Drivetrain | 2 × 12 Electronic |
| Groupset | GRX 800, GRX Di2 |
| Brakes | Shimano GRX 800 Hydraulic Disc |
Based on build material and quality level of the frame, fork, wheelset, groupset, suspension system, and more.
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5'4" – 5'9"
5'7" – 6'0"
5'10" – 6'3"
6'0" – 6'5"
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Summary
The Merida Silex is a versatile and capable gravel bike, praised for its stability, comfort, and performance across various terrains. It offers a balanced ride quality, with improvements in geometry and tire clearance enhancing its off-road capabilities. The bike is available in multiple builds to suit different budgets, making it a great option for both fast gravel rides and bikepacking adventures.
Versatile for fast gravel or bikepacking adventures
Long, stable geometry inspired by mountain bikes
Improved tire clearance and compatibility with suspension forks
Good ride quality and relaxed riding position
Affordable in both carbon and aluminum versions
Not ultralight, built for comfort and durability
Significant price jump to the high-end model
Lack of tread depth on tyres for wet and muddy conditions
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Jul 2025 · Jan Fock
The MERIDA SILEX 8000 aims to combine adventure DNA with race ambitions – but can it hold its own against the competition in our 2025 gravel race bike comparison test?
Outstanding composure and stability
Strong off-road confidence
Versatile long-distance all-rounder
Sluggish acceleration due to weight and slow-rolling tyres
Limited agility
Jul 2025
Very capable machine blending mountain bike geometry with drop bars and a rigid setup, an allroad bike on steroids!
Balanced, stable nature to handling
Good tyre clearance
Decent ride quality
Welds are a little agricultural
Jul 2024
This Merida Silex 700 may be lower down the brand's gravel range of bikes but, with a mixture of some major tweaks to the geometry and overall design for 2024, plus a great selection of kit it is an affordable gravel machine which is capable of taking on more technical terrain than most. With some rather classy paint jobs the whole range looks great, too. Five things that weren't cool - until gravel happened Scott Addict Gravel 10 gravel bike review Gravel bike suspension and dropper posts - do you need them?
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
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
| Frame | SILEX CF2 II, material: carbon, 700x45C max. wheelsize, 100x12/142x12 mm axle standard, BSA bottom bracket standard BB Standard: BSA, 68mm, Threaded Tire Clearance: 45c |
|---|---|
| Fork | MERIDA SILEX II CF2, Tapered, material: carbon, 700x47C max. wheelsize |
| Bottom Bracket | Shimano SM-BBR60 |
| Headset | MERIDA 8158 |
| Stem | MERIDA TEAM CC III, material: aluminium, 31.8 mm diameter, -6° stem angle, incl. MERIDA SMART MOUNT |
| Handlebar | Easton EC70 AX, material: carbon, 400 mm (XS-S), 420 mm (M), 440 mm (L/XL) |
| Saddle | Prologo Scratch M5 AGX, V-mount adapter, incl. MERIDA minitool |
| Seatpost | MERIDA TEAM SL, 27.2 mm diameter, 15 mm setback, Carbon, S-Flex Type: Rigid |
| Rear Derailleur | Shimano GRX825 Di2 |
|---|---|
| Front Derailleur | Shimano GRX825 Di2 |
| Crank | Shimano GRX820, 48-31 teeth |
| Shifters | Shimano GRX825 Di2 |
| Cassette | Shimano CS-HG710, 11-36 teeth, 12 speed |
| Chain | Shimano M8100 |
| Brakes | Shimano GRX820, Hydraulic disc Type: Shimano GRX 800 Hydraulic Disc |
| Brake Levers | Shimano GRX825 Di2 |
| Rims | Easton EC70 AX, 100x12 mm width front hub, 142x12 mm width rear hub *24 mm inner width, 21 mm height, Centerlock, material: carbon |
|---|---|
| Front Hub | MERIDA EXPERT TR, including removable lever, 6/4 mm allen key |
| Rear Hub | MERIDA EXPERT TR, including removable lever, 6/4 mm allen key |
| Tires | Maxxis Rambler, 700x45C, fold, TR, EXO |
| Disc Rotors | Shimano MT800, 180 mm |
First added May 27
Last updated August 16
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