Silex 8000 2026

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::Silex 8000

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• Wheel Size: 700c

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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
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
Grip - Merida Road Expert
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
Front Tyre - Maxxis Rambler; 700x45C; kevlar bead; TR; EXO
Rear Tyre - Maxxis Rambler; 700x45C; kevlar bead; TR; EXO
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
Speeds - 12
Rear Derailleur - SRAM X1 Eagle; AXS; wireless
Shift Levers - Front: SRAM Apex AXS; Disc, Rear: SRAM Apex AXS; Disc
Chain - SRAM Apex; CN-APX-D1
Cassette - SRAM XG 1275; 10-52 teeth; 12 speed
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
Pedals - 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