Merida Silex 400 GRX 400
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Merida Silex 400 GRX 400
adventure and bikepacking gravel bike, aluminium frame, 700c wheels, 2×10 drivetrain, entry level equipment
Key specs
- Model year
- 2027
- Frame
- Aluminium
- Fork model
- MERIDA SILEX II CF2
- Wheelset
- 700c · MERIDA EXPERT SL III rims, Shimano TC500 hubs
cadre SILEX LITE II, material: aluminium
jante MERIDA EXPERT SL III; moyeux Shimano TC500 / Shimano TC500-HM
- Drivetrain
- 2×10
- Groupset
- Shimano GRX 400
- Brake model
- Shimano GRX400 2 piston hydraulic
- Seatpost
- MERIDA COMP CC
derailleur (ar) Shimano GRX400; manettes Shimano GRX 400
freins Shimano GRX400, 2 piston, Hydraulic
Character
The bike at a glance: the ground it is made for, how it handles, its gears and its equipment, beside the other bikes of its kind.
« Gravel bike very demanding, rather stable, average gearing, entry-level equipment. »
EasyDemanding
Built for rougher ground than most other gravel bikes.
NimbleStable
Steadier at speed than most other gravel bikes.
Gearing
- This bike: Silex 400 GRX 40010 km/h - 51 km/h
- Average of other gravel bikes10 km/h - 49 km/h
Easiest gear (climbing)Hardest gear (descending)
From 10 km/h in its easiest gear to 51 km/h in its hardest.
Equipment level
Not enough data yet for this chart: it fills in as soon as the specs are in.
Equipment: entry level for its category.
Equipment score: 37/100 (frame, groupset, wheels, suspension).
Silex 400 GRX 400other gravel bikes
Spec sheet
Every value is read on the brand’s page; hover it to see its source and date.
Ride type
- Ride type
- Adventure and bikepacking
Le SILEX transforme chaque sortie en aventure
Frame and fork
- Frame
- Aluminium
- Fork
- Carbon
- Max tyre clearance
- 45 mm
- Axles
- Thru-axles
- Bottom bracket
- BSA
- Seatpost diameter
- 27.2 mm
cadre SILEX LITE II, material: aluminium
fourche MERIDA SILEX II CF2, Tapered, material: carbon
100x12/142x12mm axle standard
BSA bottom bracket standard
Suspension
- Fork model
- MERIDA SILEX II CF2
Drivetrain
- Groupset brand
- Shimano
- Groupset
- Shimano GRX 400
- Shifting
- Mechanical
- Chainrings
- 2
- Gears at the back
- 10
- Chainring teeth
- Shimano GRX600 46-30
- Cassette
- Shimano Deore HG50 11-36
- Rear derailleur
- Shimano GRX400
- Shifters
- Shimano GRX 400
derailleur (ar) Shimano GRX400
derailleur (ar) Shimano GRX400; manettes Shimano GRX 400
derailleur (ar) Shimano GRX400, mechanical
taille manivelle Shimano GRX600, 46-30 teeth
cassette Shimano Deore HG50, 11-36 teeth, 10 speed
Brakes
- Brakes
- Hydraulic disc
- Brake model
- Shimano GRX400 2 piston hydraulic
- Front rotor
- 180 mm
- Rear rotor
- 180 mm
freins Shimano GRX400, 2 piston, Hydraulic
Wheels and tyres
- Wheel size
- 700c / 29"
- Wheelset
- MERIDA EXPERT SL III rims, Shimano TC500 hubs
- Rims
- Aluminium
- Rim depth
- 26 mm
- Rim inner width
- 23 mm
- Tubeless ready
- yes
- Tyres
- Schwalbe G-One Comp K-Guard TLR 700x45C
- Tyre width fitted
- 45 mm
jante MERIDA EXPERT SL III; moyeux Shimano TC500 / Shimano TC500-HM
jante MERIDA EXPERT SL III, material: aluminium
pneus Schwalbe G-One Comp K-Guard TLR, 700x45C
Cockpit and seatpost
- Handlebar
- MERIDA EXPERT GR II
- Stem
- MERIDA TEAM CC III
- Seatpost model
- MERIDA COMP CC
Weight
- Weight
- Being updated
Mounts and storage
- Rack mounts
- Being updated
- Mudguard mounts
- yes
- Fork mounts
- yes
Geometry
- Geometry size
- M
- Stack
- 607 mm
- Reach
- 412 mm
- Head angle
- 69.5 °
- Seat angle
- 74.5 °
- Chainstays
- 430 mm
- Wheelbase
- 1,082 mm
- Bottom bracket drop
- 75 mm
Spec sheets read at: merida-bikes.com
The range
Merida
Silex Apex Eagle
- 45 mm
- SRAM Apex Eagle
- Carbon
Its comparisons
Comparable gravel bikes
Merida
Silex Apex Eagle
- 45 mm
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- Carbon
Who is it for?
The sports the brand announces, and the features that go with them.
Cycling
- Ride type: Adventure and bikepacking
- Max tyre clearance: 45 mm
- Groupset: Shimano GRX 400
Frequently asked questions
How wide a tyre fits the Merida Silex 400 GRX 400?
Up to 45 mm, according to the brand.
Can the Merida Silex 400 GRX 400 take mudguards?
Yes: the brand lists mudguard mounts.