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SILEX 5000
A carbon frame gravel bike with upper mid-range components and sram apex hydraulic disc brakes.
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NZ$3,999($2,384)| Weight | 21.2 lbs |
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| Frame | Carbon |
| Suspension | Rigid |
| Fork | Carbon |
| Wheels | 700c Carbon |
| Drivetrain | 1 × 12 |
| Groupset | Apex |
| Brakes | SRAM Apex 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...
| 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 |
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| Fork | MERIDA SILEX II CF2, Tapered, material: carbon, 700x47C max. wheelsize |
| Bottom Bracket | SRAM DUB BSA Road Wide, 68mm |
| Headset | Acros ICR MERIDA external neck w/diecast splitring |
| Handlebar | MERIDA EXPERT GR II, material: aluminium, 400mm (XXS-XS-S), 420mm (M), 440mm (L/XL) |
| Saddle | MERIDA COMP SL, 25% recycled material, V-mount |
| Seatpost | MERIDA EXPERT SL, 27.2mm diameter, 0mm setback, Carbon Type: Rigid |
| Rear Derailleur | SRAM Apex Eagle |
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| Crank | SRAM Apex 1 Wide Crankset, teeth 42, MAT Aluminium, 165mm-XXS/XS, 170mm S/M, 172,5mm L/XL |
| Shifters | SRAM Apex, Hydraulic disc |
| Cassette | SRAM XG 1275, 10-52 teeth, 12 speed |
| Chain | SRAM Apex, CN-APX-D1 |
| Brakes | SRAM Apex, Disc Type: SRAM Apex Hydraulic Disc |
| Brake Levers | SRAM Apex |
| Rims | Reynolds Duroc G30, 622 28H, 26mm inner width, 17mm height |
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| Front Hub | Joytech, 100x12mm width front hub, 28 spoke holes, Centerlock |
| Rear Hub | Joytech, 12x142mm width rear hub, 28 spoke holes, Centerlock |
| Tires | Maxxis Rambler 45mm, 700x45C, fold, TR, EXO |
| Disc Rotors | SRAM Centerline, 180mm |
First added August 23
Last updated May 30