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    MERIDA SILEX 400

    Sep 01, 2020 3 minutes

    £1400 Mountain-bike influenced design

    WE SAY…

    Fun to ride on the trails and will serve you well as a commuter or tourer

    The Silex takes more influence from mountain biking than road. The difference lies in the increased stack to a tall 663mm, and a long reach of 430mm (see p40 for descriptions of both stack and reach). Longer reach usually means a lower position as you are more stretched out, whereas a taller stack means a more upright position. Here, Merida combines

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