Merida Silex Apex Eagle
Merida Silex Apex Eagle
adventure and bikepacking gravel bike, carbon frame, 700c wheels, 1×12 drivetrain, mid-range equipment
Key specs
- Frame
- Carbon
- Fork model
- MERIDA SILEX II CF2
- Wheelset
- 700c · Reynolds Duroc G30 rims, Joytech hubs
- Drivetrain
- 1×12
SILEX CF2 II, material: carbon
- Groupset
- SRAM Apex Eagle
- Brake model
- SRAM Apex 2 piston hydraulic
- Seatpost
- MERIDA EXPERT SL
derailleur (r) Sram Apex Eagle; shifters Sram Apex
brakes Sram Apex, 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, average equipment. »
EasyDemanding
Built for rougher ground than most other gravel bikes.
NimbleStable
Steadier at speed than most other gravel bikes.
Gearing
- This bike: Silex Apex Eagle10 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: mid-range for its category.
Equipment score: 46/100 (frame, groupset, wheels, suspension).
Silex Apex Eagleother 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
Our entry-level full carbon fibre framed adventure machine; "entry-level carbon fibre gravel adventure bike"
Frame and fork
- Frame
- Carbon
- Fork
- Carbon
- Max tyre clearance
- 45 mm
- Axles
- Thru-axles
- Bottom bracket
- BSA
- Seatpost diameter
- 27.2 mm
SILEX CF2 II, material: carbon
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
- SRAM
- Groupset
- SRAM Apex Eagle
- Shifting
- Mechanical
- Chainrings
- 1
- Gears at the back
- 12
- Chainring teeth
- SRAM Apex 1 Wide 42T
- Cassette
- SRAM XG-1275 10-52
- Rear derailleur
- Sram Apex Eagle
- Shifters
- Sram Apex
derailleur (r) Sram Apex Eagle
derailleur (r) Sram Apex Eagle; shifters Sram Apex
derailleur (r) Sram Apex Eagle, mechanical
crank Sram Apex 1 Wide Crankset, teeth 42, MAT Aluminium
freewheel Sram XG 1275, 10-52 teeth, 12 speed
Brakes
- Brakes
- Hydraulic disc
- Brake model
- SRAM Apex 2 piston hydraulic
- Front rotor
- 180 mm
- Rear rotor
- 180 mm
brakes Sram Apex, 2 piston, Hydraulic
Wheels and tyres
- Wheel size
- 700c / 29"
- Wheelset
- Reynolds Duroc G30 rims, Joytech hubs
- Rim depth
- 17 mm
- Rim inner width
- 26 mm
- Tubeless ready
- yes
- Tyres
- G-ONE RX Performance Line RaceGuard TLR 700x45C
- Tyre width fitted
- 45 mm
hubs Joytech; rim Reynolds Duroc G30, 622 28H
tyre front G-ONE RX Performance Line, RaceGuard TLR, 700x45C
Cockpit and seatpost
- Handlebar
- MERIDA EXPERT GR II
- Stem
- MERIDA TEAM CC III
- Seatpost model
- MERIDA EXPERT SL
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
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: SRAM Apex Eagle
Frequently asked questions
How wide a tyre fits the Merida Silex Apex Eagle?
Up to 45 mm, according to the brand.
Can the Merida Silex Apex Eagle take mudguards?
Yes: the brand lists mudguard mounts.