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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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Feb 2026 · Stu Kerton
The Merida Silex 8000 uses geometry cues from the mountain bike world spliced with the low weight and drop bar of the road bike to create a capable, easy to ride gravel bike that is just as much at home on the twisty forest singletrack as it is on the wide open military gravel roads ... Read more
Feels lighter than it is when in the saddle
Geometry gives confidence
Well specced for the money
Not as much tyre clearance as rivals
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 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.WHS, 100x12/142x12mm 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 | Acros ICR MERIDA EXTERNAL neck w/diecast splitring |
| Stem | MERIDA TEAM CC III, material: aluminium, 31.8mm diameter, 6° stem angle, incl. MERIDA SMART MOUNT, 80 mm all sizes |
| Handlebar | Easton EC70 AX, material: carbon, 400mm (XS-S), 420mm (M), 440mm (L/XL) |
| Saddle | Prologo Scratch M5 AGX, V-mount adapter, incl. MERIDA minitool |
| Seatpost | MERIDA Team SL, 27.2mm diameter, 15mm setback, Carbon, S-Flex Type: Rigid |
| Rear Derailleur | Shimano GRX825 Di2 |
|---|---|
| Front Derailleur | Shimano GRX825 Di2 |
| Crank | Shimano GRX820, 48-31 teeth, 170 mm (XS/S), 172,5 mm (M), 175 mm (L/XL) |
| Shifters | Shimano GRX825 Di2 |
| Cassette | Shimano GRX 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, 100x12mm width front hub, 142x12mm width rear hub *24mm inner width, 21mm height, Centerlock, material: carbon |
|---|---|
| Front Hub | MERIDA EXPERT TR, including removable lever, 6/4mm allen key |
| Rear Hub | MERIDA EXPERT TR, including removable lever, 6/4mm allen key |
| Tires | Front: Maxxis Rambler, 700x45C, fold, TR, EXO, Rear: Maxxis Rambler, 700x45C, fold, TR, EXO |
| Disc Rotors | Shimano MT800, 180mm |
First added August 24
Last updated May 30