Merida Silex 8000 - Elegant Wildberry (Gold) - MY26 Gravel Bike

Over time gravel has evolved, splitting in to racing and adventure. Silex remains all about the road less travelled, the spirit of adventure and camaraderie.

The new Mission platform takes on the role of racing. That's not to say the Silex was a slouch off-road, a week before its launch, Matej Mohoric won the 2023 Gravel World Championships! The Silex concept was a ground up design that rather than taking a road or cyclocross bike and re-jigging the recipe, started with modern MTB inspired geometry; long top and head tubes and a short stem, offering nimble, confidence-inspiring off road handling.

This 2nd gen frame runs a revised fork design meaning you can swap to a suspension fork without affecting the geometry. All frames have five sets of bottle bosses, the aluminium frame has rack mounting points offering multiple luggage carrying options for any adventure and has the ability to run internal routed dropper posts and even dynamo systems.

All Silex (except the 200) feature powerful hydraulic disc brakes and 180mm rotors. Calipers are mounted on the chainstay for better dissipation of braking forces using the flat-mount standard for a neat, flush fit.

On carbon models calipers sit on CNCd aluminium Disc Cooler fins reducing operating temperatures by up to 35%; particularly important when running fully loaded. Specification Frame CF2 carbon II, gravel geometry for stable but nimble handling.

Tapered head tube Inboard disc mounts. Threaded BB, 142 x12mm axle standard, Disc Cooler technology, Max tyre size 700 x 45c (42c with mudguards) Fork Merida Silex II CF2; Tapered; material: carbon; 700x47C max. tyre size Headset Acros ICR Merida External neck w/diecast splitring Shift Levers Front: SRAM Apex AXS; Disc, Rear: SRAM Apex AXS; Disc Rear Derailleur SRAM X1 Eagle; AXS; wireless Speeds 12 Cassette SRAM XG 1275; 10-52 teeth; 12 speed Chain SRAM Apex; CN-APX-D1 Chainset SRAM Apex 1 Wide Crankset; tooth chainset 42; material: aluminium; Crank length: (XXS-XS) - 165mm, (S-M) - 170mm, (L-XL) - 172.5mm Bottom Bracket SRAM DUB BSA Road Wide; 68mm Brake Type Hydraulic Disc Brake Lever SRAM Apex Front Brake SRAM Apex; Disc with SRAM Centerline; 180mm Rear Brake SRAM Apex; Disc with SRAM Centerline; 180mm Wheel Size 700c Rim DT-Swiss G 1800 SPLINE; CL; 100x12mm; 142x12mm; 24mm inner rim width; 25mm rim depth; Centerlock; material: aluminium Spokes Part of wheelset - DT-Swiss G 1800 SPLINE Front Hub Part of wheelset - DT-Swiss G 1800 SPLINE Rear Hub Part of wheelest - DT-Swiss G 1800 SPLINE Front Tyre Maxxis Rambler; 700x45C; kevlar bead; TR; EXO Rear Tyre Maxxis Rambler; 700x45C; kevlar bead; TR; EXO Stem Merida Team CC III; material: aluminium; 31.8 mm diameter; -6 degree rise; Length: 80mm all sizes Handlebar Easton EC90 AX; material: carbon; (XXS-S) - 400mm wide, M - 420mm wide, (L-XL) - 440mm wide Grips Merida Road Expert Saddle Prologo Scratch M5 AGX; V-mount adapter; incl.

Merida minitool Seat Post Merida Team SL; 27.2mm diameter; in-line; material: carbon Pedals Not included