Merida Silex GRX 822
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Merida Silex GRX 822
adventure and bikepacking gravel bike, carbon frame, 700c wheels, 1×12 drivetrain, mid-range equipment
Key specs
- Model year
- 2027
- Frame
- Carbon
- Fork model
- MERIDA SILEX II CF2
- Wheelset
- 700c · Shimano WH-RX180
cadre SILEX CF2 II, carbon
- Drivetrain
- 1×12
- Groupset
- Shimano GRX 12v
- Brake model
- Shimano GRX820
- Seatpost
- MERIDA TEAM SL II
Shimano GRX822, 12-speed; shifters Shimano GRX820
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 GRX 82210 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: 52/100 (frame, groupset, wheels, suspension).
Silex GRX 822other 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
une machine d’aventure gravel performante
Frame and fork
- Frame
- Carbon
- Fork
- Carbon
- Max tyre clearance
- 45 mm
- Axles
- Thru-axles
- Bottom bracket
- Shimano SM-BBR60, BSA 68 mm
- Seatpost diameter
- 27.2 mm
cadre SILEX CF2 II, carbon
MERIDA SILEX II CF2, tapered, carbon
Thru axles: Front EXPERT TR, rear EXPERT SL (M12x1.5)
Suspension
- Fork model
- MERIDA SILEX II CF2
Drivetrain
- Groupset brand
- Shimano
- Groupset
- Shimano GRX 12v
- Shifting
- Mechanical
- Chainrings
- 1
- Gears at the back
- 12
- Chainring teeth
- Shimano GRX820 42T
- Cassette
- Shimano M7100 10-51T
- Rear derailleur
- Shimano GRX822
- Shifters
- Shimano GRX820
- Crank length
- 170 mm
Shimano GRX822
Shimano GRX822, 12-speed; shifters Shimano GRX820
Shimano GRX822, mechanical
Shimano GRX820, 42-tooth chainring
Shimano M7100, 10-51 teeth, 12-speed
Brakes
- Brakes
- Hydraulic disc
- Brake model
- Shimano GRX820
- Front rotor
- 180 mm
- Rear rotor
- 180 mm
Shimano GRX820, 2-piston, hydraulic
Wheels and tyres
- Wheel size
- 700c / 29"
- Wheelset
- Shimano WH-RX180
- Rims
- Aluminium
- Rim inner width
- 25 mm
- Tubeless ready
- yes
- Tyres
- G-ONE RX Performance Line 700x45C
- Tyre width fitted
- 45 mm
Shimano WH-RX180-MS-700C
Shimano WH-RX180-MS-700C, aluminium
G-ONE RX Performance Line, RaceGuard TLR, 700x45C
Cockpit and seatpost
- Handlebar width
- 420 mm
- Handlebar
- MERIDA EXPERT GR II
- Stem
- MERIDA TEAM CC III
- Seatpost model
- MERIDA TEAM SL II
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
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Silex Apex Eagle
- 45 mm
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- Carbon
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Grus 2.0
- Shimano GRX 400
- 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 12v
Frequently asked questions
How wide a tyre fits the Merida Silex GRX 822?
Up to 45 mm, according to the brand.
Can the Merida Silex GRX 822 take mudguards?
Yes: the brand lists mudguard mounts.