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In our comparison, not currently a pick
Merida SILEX 500 Diamant silk moss 2026
Aluminium · SRAM Apex 12-speed · hydraulic disc · 10.8 kg
Buy at bikes.deWhere it stands
In stock in XS (46 cm) · price read 07:48 today · unchanged since the last check
Where it stands
Priced close to what German shops charge for this level of equipment, so it does not clear the margin we require before naming a pick.
Our pick · €1,500 – €2,000
- Cube Nuroad C:62 ONE 2027 at BikeExchange€1,999EUR 200 more expensive, GRX instead of Apex, entry-level carbon rather than unidentified wheels, carbon rather than aluminium frame.
What you get
- Frame
- Aluminium
- Drivetrain
- SRAM Apex, 12-speed
- Wheels
- model not recognised: VR: Reynolds Duroc G30, HR: Reynolds Duroc G30 | SHIMANO TC500 | SHIMANO TC500-HM
- Brakes
- Hydraulic disc
- Weight
- 10.8 kg as published
- Power meter
- No
- Wheel size
- 28"
- Tyres
- VR: Maxxis Rambler 45mm, HR: Maxxis Rambler 45mm
The compromises
- Wheels not identified from the listing, so we scored them level with basic aluminium rather than guess.
Your size
What bikes.de lists, and what it has today
Centimetre equivalents are the ones the shop prints beside each letter size.
Where to buy
bikes.de is the only one of the 22 shops we check that sells this bike.
Price so far
€1,799 at every one of our 21 checks since 4 Sept.
Every check
| Checked | Price | Availability |
|---|---|---|
| 04/09/2026, 16:36:17 | €1,799 | limited |
| 04/09/2026, 21:26:03 | €1,799 | limited |
| 05/09/2026, 06:40:54 | €1,799 | limited |
| 05/09/2026, 13:11:38 | €1,799 | limited |
| 06/09/2026, 06:42:15 | €1,799 | limited |
| 07/09/2026, 07:19:41 | €1,799 | limited |
| 08/09/2026, 07:19:01 | €1,799 | limited |
| 09/09/2026, 07:15:58 | €1,799 | limited |
| 09/09/2026, 10:58:55 | €1,799 | limited |
| 10/09/2026, 07:13:31 | €1,799 | limited |
| 11/09/2026, 07:14:39 | €1,799 | limited |
| 12/09/2026, 07:18:26 | €1,799 | limited |
| 13/09/2026, 07:11:20 | €1,799 | limited |
| 14/09/2026, 07:10:45 | €1,799 | limited |
| 15/09/2026, 07:13:01 | €1,799 | limited |
| 16/09/2026, 07:13:26 | €1,799 | limited |
| 16/09/2026, 11:44:11 | €1,799 | limited |
| 16/09/2026, 21:17:02 | €1,799 | limited |
| 17/09/2026, 07:51:09 | €1,799 | limited |
| 18/09/2026, 07:51:46 | €1,799 | limited |
| 19/09/2026, 07:48:55 | €1,799 | limited |
How sure we are
We read 6 of 7 key facts off bikes.de's page; not stated: wheels. Anything we could not read is scored below the cheapest option, so a gap never flatters a bike.
Read 07:48 today. The full audit trail shows the source text behind every fact. Report a mistake
Full specification as published by bikes.de
| Rahmenmaterial lt. Hersteller | Aluminium |
|---|---|
| Gabel | MERIDA SILEX II CF2 |
| Schaltungstyp | Kettenschaltung |
| Schaltwerk | SRAM Apex Eagle |
| Schalthebel | SRAM Apex |
| Bremsen | Hydraulische Scheibenbremse |
| Bremse | VR: SRAM Apex, HR: SRAM Apex |
| Bremshebel | Sram Apex |
| Bremsscheiben | VR: SRAM Centerline, HR: SRAM Centerline |
| Laufradgröße | 28 Zoll |
| Reifen | VR: Maxxis Rambler 45mm, HR: Maxxis Rambler 45mm |
| Vorderrad-Nabe | SHIMANO TC500 |
| Hinterrad-Nabe | SHIMANO TC500-HM |
| Felgen | VR: Reynolds Duroc G30, HR: Reynolds Duroc G30 |
| Speichen | Black stainless |
| Kette | Sram Apex |
| Kurbelsatz | SRAM Apex 1 Wide Crankset |
| Innenlager | SRAM DUB BSA Road Wide |
| Lenker | MERIDA EXPERT GR II |
| Griffe | MERIDA RoaD EXPERT |
| Vorbau | MERIDA TEAM CC III |
| Steuersatz | Acros ICR MERIDA external neck w/diecast splitring |
| Sattel | MERIDA COMP SL |
| Sattelstütze | MERIDA COMP CC |
| Straßenzulassung | Nein |
| Marke | Merida |
| EAN | 4711256517827 |
| Hersteller Artikelnummer | 82694120 |
| Modellserie Bezeichnung | SILEX 500 |
| Rahmenform lt. Hersteller | Diamant |
| Markenfarbe | warm slate grey |
| Rahmenhöhe | 43 cm | XXS | (28") |
| Jahr | 2026 |
| Zielgruppe | Damen; Herren; Teenager |
| Gewicht | 10.8 |
| Zulässiges Gesamtgewicht | 120 |