The New MERIDA Silex is your dedicated bike packing and bike adventure companion, a rough-road training bike and with day-to-day riders and commuters who use the SILEX for pretty much anything a bike needs to do.
The new SILEX keeps all this versatility, but increased tyre clearance of up to 700x45 mm tyres improves comfort and trail capability even further. The updated geometry features increased reach and a slackened head angle for improved stability, particularly when laden with bike packing equipment and on rougher terrain. A shorter, more sporty-looking headtube, paired with a longer, suspension-corrected fork, keeps the much-loved comfortable and confidence-inspiring riding position of the original bike, just without the love-it-or-hate-it looks.
"There's a certain beauty in just riding without watching the time, heading wherever you feel the urge. For those rides, the test and award-winning SILEX makes total sense our most comfortable and versatile road bike ever. With its modern MTB inspired geometry, long top and head tubes and short stem, it offers nimble, confidence-inspiring handling. While often seen on extended gravel and rough road outings, as well as bikepacking trips, the SILEX also found a strong following in comfort-orientated road riding connoisseurs as well as commuters and city traffic weavers. The more rugged 650b wheeled alternative to the 700c SILEX has managed to obtain multiple test wins as well as comfort awards, and is coming back in the form of the fully loaded and wirelessly shifted SILEX+ LIMITED. The 'classic' 700c SILEX also impressed the press with the 400 securing a test win in Cycling Plus, being certified as having a 'huge fun factor', 'superb riding position' and 'brilliant off-road handling'. "