Merida Silex 5000

2026 RoadGravel Manufacturer page

Suspension: Rigid
Wheels: 700c
Drivetrain: 1 × 12 42t / 10–52t
Gear range: 520%
Weight: 9.6 kg 21.2 lb · Reference configuration not specified
Frame: Carbon
Brakes: Hydraulic disc

Sizes

Size guide

The manufacturer did not publish rider heights for these sizes.

Components

18 of 19 identified

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Frame and fork

1 part

Frame

SILEX CF2 II, material: carbon, 700x45C max.WHS, 100x12/142x12mm axle standard, BSA bottom bracket standard Not identified

Suspension

1 part

Fork
- Merida

Drivetrain

6 parts

Brakes

3 parts

Wheels and tires

4 parts

Cockpit and contact points

4 parts

Sizes and geometry

6 sizes Open in the geometry plotter

Complete rider-height ranges are not published for these sizes. You can still explore the geometry below.

Size SM

Table

Reach 402mm

Stack 588mm

Wheelbase 1065mm

Head angle 69.5°

Seat angle 74.5°

Every size is drawn to the same scale, in millimeters. Explanatory schematic on an assumed 700c wheel; exact published values are in the table below.

Size Reach Stack

Complete manufacturer geometry table 6 published sizes

Complete manufacturer geometry by size
Measurement
Reachmm	378	392	402	412	426	441
Stackmm	549	570	588	607	626	645
Top tube lengthmm	530	550	565	580	600	620
Seat tube lengthmm	410	440	470	500	530	560
Head tube lengthmm	110	130	150	170	190	210
Head tube angle	69.5°	69.5°	69.5°	69.5°	69.5°	69.5°
Seat tube angle	74.5°	74.5°	74.5°	74.5°	74.5°	74.5°
Chainstay lengthmm	430	430	430	430	430	430
Wheelbasemm	1031	1048	1065	1082	1104	1126
Front centermm	612	629	646	663	685	707
Bottom bracket dropmm	75	75	75	75	75	75
Bottom bracket heightmm	274	274	274	274	274	274
Standover heightmm	707	734	771	798	825	852
Fork rakemm	49	45	45	45	46	45
Trailmm	78	82	82	82	81	82
Stack/reach ratio	1.45	1.45	1.46	1.47	1.47	1.46

Not published by the manufacturer: Front travel, Rear travel, Crank length, Handlebar width, Stem length, Stem angle, Seatpost length and Dropper post travel.

Specifications

Frame and fork

Intended fit: Unisex
Frame material: Carbon
Fork material: Carbon
Bicycle weight: 9.6 kg

21.2 lb
Weight limit: 120 kg

264.6 lb

Suspension

Suspension configuration: Rigid

Drivetrain

Derived by Bikelake

Front chainrings: 1
Smallest chainring: 42
Largest chainring: 42
Rear sprockets: 12
Smallest sprocket: 10
Largest sprocket: 52
Lowest gear: 23.4 in
Highest gear: 121.8 in

Wheels and brakes

Wheel configuration: Same size
Brake type: Hydraulic disc

Fit and controls

Seatpost: Rigid seatpost
Shifting: Mechanical

Additional specifications

Bottom bracket standard: BSA
Tire clearance: Maximum tire width: 45c; Additional specification: Wheel kind: 700
Tire width: 45c
Wheel material: Carbon
Wheel size: 700c

Technical analysis

3 measures

How these figures sit among bicycles of the same class and model year. Context, not a ranking.

Lowest gear

23.4 gear inches

This value is below the central range for this class.

Cohort: Road / Gravel Model year: 2026
Sample: 1,455 bicycles with this information
Coverage: 73.2% of the class

Highest gear

121.8 gear inches

This value is within the central range for this class.

Cohort: Road / Gravel Model year: 2026
Sample: 1,455 bicycles with this information
Coverage: 73.2% of the class

Shifting

Mechanical

706 of 1,980 bicycles with this information use electronic shifting.

Cohort: Road / Gravel Model year: 2026
Sample: 1,980 bicycles with this information
Coverage: 99.6% of the class

Gearing

Estimated speeds at 80 rpm

Lowest gear: 9.0 km/h
Highest gear: 46.7 km/h

Total gear range 520%

Technical details and class reference

These speeds describe the gearing at the selected cadence, not how fast you can ride.
Calculated from published gear-inch values and their wheel-size assumptions.
These gearing values describe the bicycle, not a selected frame size.
A 100% range means one ratio; 500% means the highest ratio is five times the lowest.
For e-bikes, motor assistance cutoff is not represented.

Gear-inch range

Lower gear-inch values travel less distance per pedal revolution; higher values travel farther.

This bicycle: 23.4–121.8 gear inches
Class reference (p10–p90): 22.8–127.6 gear inches; The band runs from p10 for the lowest gear to p90 for the highest gear.

Cohort: Road / Gravel Model year: 2026
Lowest gear: 1455 bicycles with this information, 73.2% of the class
Highest gear: 1455 bicycles with this information, 73.2% of the class

Lineup changes

The published facts that differ across this family's builds and from the same model a year earlier. Missing information never counts as zero.

Differences across 2026 builds

Differences across 2026 builds
Specification	This bicycle Merida Silex 5000	Merida Silex 200	Merida Silex 4000	Merida Silex 400	Merida Silex 500	Merida Silex 7000
Frame
Frame material	Carbon	Aluminum	Carbon	Aluminum	Aluminum	Carbon
Bicycle weight	9.6 kg	11.1 kg	10.1 kg	11.1 kg	10.8 kg	9.8 kg
Drivetrain
Front chainrings	1	1	2	2	1	1
Smallest chainring	42	40	30	30	42	42
Largest chainring	42	40	46	46	42	42
Rear sprockets	12	8	10	10	12	12
Smallest sprocket	10	11	11	11	11	10
Largest sprocket	52	45	36	36	50	51
Lowest gear	23.4 in	25.8 in	24.2 in	24.2 in	24.4 in	23.9 in
Highest gear	121.8 in	105.5 in	121.3 in	121.3 in	110.7 in	121.8 in
Brakes
Brake type	Hydraulic disc	Mechanical disc	Hydraulic disc	Hydraulic disc	Hydraulic disc	Hydraulic disc
Other specifications
Wheel material	Carbon	Aluminum	Aluminum	Aluminum	Carbon	Aluminum