Merida Silex 8000 Carbon Gravel Bike 2026 Small

12 speed SRAM Apex wireless shifting is the highlight of this gravel adventure 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. Highlights: Carbon frame with MTB Inspired gravel geometry for off-road stability Full carbon fork with tapered steerer mounting points and routing for a dynamo hub SRAM Apex 1 x 12 wireless groupset SRAM Apex hydraulic disc brakes DT-Swiss G 1800 Spline wheelset Multiple mounting points for bags cages and fenders 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 Silex Silex II CF2; Tapered; material: carbon; 700x47C max. tyre size GEARS 12 SHIFTERS Front: SRAM Apex AXS; Disc Rear: SRAM Apex AXS; Disc REAR DERAILLEUR SRAM X1 Eagle; AXS; wireless Bottom Bracket SRAM DUB BSA Road Wide; 68mm 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 CASSETTE SRAM XG 1275; 10-52 teeth; 12 speed BRAKE LEVER SRAM Apex FRONT BRAKE SRAM Apex; Disc with SRAM Centerline; 180mm REAR BRAKE SRAM Apex; Disc with SRAM Centerline; 180mm GRIP Merida Road Expert HANDLEBAR Easton EC90 AX; material: carbon; XXS-S - 400mm wide M - 420mm wide L-XL - 440mm wide STEM Merida Team CC III; material: aluminium; 31.8 mm diameter; -6 degree rise; Length: 80mm all sizes HEADSET Acros ICR Merida External neck w/diecast splitring PEDAL Not included SADDLE Prologo Scratch M5 AGX; V-mount adapter; incl. Merida minitool SEAT POST Merida Team SL; 27.2mm diameter; in-line; material: carbon WHEEL SIZE 700c RIMS 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 COLOUR Elegant Wildberry Gold OTHER Fidlock Integrated Base and Merida Bottle - Garmin Carrier + Garmin insert*2 + GoPro/Light Mount - Disc cooler F/R and Merida Multitool with saddlebox Find out more...

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