Merida Merida Silex 200 - MY26

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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.

• 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
• Front Brake: Shimano Essa; Mechanical Disc with Shimano RT10; 180mm
• Rear Brake: Shimano Essa; Mechanical Disc with Shimano RT10; 180mm
• Tyres: 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)
• 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