The Silex has always been about the road less travelled and riding with good company. As gravel has split into racing and adventure, Merida's new Mission platform covers the competitive side.
The Silex carries on as the bike you actually want to live with, and it's earned that reputation. For context: a week before this generation launched, Matej Mohoric won the 2023 Gravel World Championships on one.
The Merida Silex 400 gravel bike started life as a blank canvas. Rather than stretching a road or cyclocross frame to fit the job, Merida drew on modern mountain bike geometry: long top tube, relaxed head tube, short stem.
On loose gravel, rooted singletrack, or anything in between, that translates to a bike that handles with real composure. The second-generation frame also has a revised fork design, meaning you can move to a suspension fork later without touching the geometry.
For longer rides and loaded touring, the aluminium frame has five bottle boss positions, rack mounts, internal dropper post routing, and provision for a dynamo system. The Merida 400 Silex is built to carry what you need, wherever you're heading.
Braking across the Silex range (the 200 aside) is handled by hydraulic disc brakes with 180mm rotors, calipers mounted on the chainstay via flat-mount for a clean finish and more even force distribution through the frame.
Features:
- Award winning aluminium frame with dropped chainstay for 700x45mm clearance
- Multiple mounting points for cages, bags and fenders
- Carbon fork with cargo mounting points and routing for dynamo hub
- Relaxed head angle and MTB-style geometry for off-road stability
- Wide-range gravel-specific Shimano GRX 2x10-speed groupset