Description
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.
Specifications
Discipline
Material
Front Travel
Rear Travel
Wheel Size 700c
Warranty
Frame - Lite II - 6066 triple butted hydroformed and smooth welded aluminium with internal cable routing. Tapered head tube, Inboard disc mounts. Threaded BB, 142 x 12mm axle standard, 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
Stem - Merida Comp CC; material: aluminium; 31.8 mm diameter; -7 degree rise; Length: 80mm all sizes
Handlebar - Merida Expert GRII; material: aluminium; (XXS-S) - 400mm wide, M - 420mm wide, (L-XL) - 440mm wide
Grip - Merida Road Comp
Brake Type - Mechanical Disc
Brake Lever - Shimano Essa
Front Brake - Shimano Essa; Mechanical Disc with Shimano RT10; 180mm
Rear Brake - Shimano Essa; Mechanical Disc with Shimano RT10; 180mm
Front Tyre - Maxxis Rambler; 700x45C; wire; EXO, Tanwall
Rear Tyre - Maxxis Rambler; 700x45C; wire; EXO, Tanwall
Wheel Size - 700c
Rim - Merida Comp SL II; 23mm inner rim width; 24mm rim depth; material: aluminium; Tubeless ready (tubeless tape and valves not included)
Spokes - Black stainless
Front Hub - Shimano HB-TC500; 100x12mm; 28 Spoke; Centerlock
Rear Hub - Shimano FH-TC500-HM; 12-142mm; 28 Spoke; Centerlock
Speeds - 8
Rear Derailleur - Shimano ESSA ; RD-U2000
Shift Levers - Front: Shimano Essa, Rear: Shimano Essa
Chain - Shimano HG40
Cassette - Shimano Essa HG 300; 11-45 teeth; 8 speed
Chainset - Shimano Essa; 40 tooth chainset; Crank length: (XXS-L) - 170mm, XL - 175mm
Bottom Bracket - Shimano UN101
Pedals - Not included
Saddle - Merida Comp SL; 22% recycled material; V-mount
Seat Post - Merida Comp CC; 27.2mm diameter; in-line; material: aluminium
Merida Silex 200 2026
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Description
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.
Specifications
Discipline
Material
Front Travel
Rear Travel
Wheel Size 700c
Warranty
Frame - Lite II - 6066 triple butted hydroformed and smooth welded aluminium with internal cable routing. Tapered head tube, Inboard disc mounts. Threaded BB, 142 x 12mm axle standard, 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
Stem - Merida Comp CC; material: aluminium; 31.8 mm diameter; -7 degree rise; Length: 80mm all sizes
Handlebar - Merida Expert GRII; material: aluminium; (XXS-S) - 400mm wide, M - 420mm wide, (L-XL) - 440mm wide
Grip - Merida Road Comp
Brake Type - Mechanical Disc
Brake Lever - Shimano Essa
Front Brake - Shimano Essa; Mechanical Disc with Shimano RT10; 180mm
Rear Brake - Shimano Essa; Mechanical Disc with Shimano RT10; 180mm
Front Tyre - Maxxis Rambler; 700x45C; wire; EXO, Tanwall
Rear Tyre - Maxxis Rambler; 700x45C; wire; EXO, Tanwall
Wheel Size - 700c
Rim - Merida Comp SL II; 23mm inner rim width; 24mm rim depth; material: aluminium; Tubeless ready (tubeless tape and valves not included)
Spokes - Black stainless
Front Hub - Shimano HB-TC500; 100x12mm; 28 Spoke; Centerlock
Rear Hub - Shimano FH-TC500-HM; 12-142mm; 28 Spoke; Centerlock
Speeds - 8
Rear Derailleur - Shimano ESSA ; RD-U2000
Shift Levers - Front: Shimano Essa, Rear: Shimano Essa
Chain - Shimano HG40
Cassette - Shimano Essa HG 300; 11-45 teeth; 8 speed
Chainset - Shimano Essa; 40 tooth chainset; Crank length: (XXS-L) - 170mm, XL - 175mm
Bottom Bracket - Shimano UN101
Pedals - Not included
Saddle - Merida Comp SL; 22% recycled material; V-mount
Seat Post - Merida Comp CC; 27.2mm diameter; in-line; material: aluminium