Merida references and photo credits

Sources and photo credits for Merida. Original source and license addresses are shown in full as copyable text.

Technical references and original article links

Merida Silex 400 original build: read the mixed GRX component list

• Klishist: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Klishist
• CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
• Wikimedia Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Silex_400_(2021)_jpg.jpg
• Merida archived Silex 400 specification: https://www.merida-bikes.com/en/bike/archive/667/silex-400

Merida Silex 400 geometry: compare the archived XS, S and M columns

• Klishist: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Klishist
• CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
• Wikimedia Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Silex_400_(2021)_jpg.jpg
• Merida archived Silex 400 specification: https://www.merida-bikes.com/en/bike/archive/667/silex-400

Merida Silex 400 tyre clearance: separate 700c, 650B and frame material

• Klishist: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Klishist
• CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
• Wikimedia Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Silex_400_(2021)_jpg.jpg
• Merida archived Silex 400 specification: https://www.merida-bikes.com/en/bike/archive/667/silex-400

Merida Silex 400 axle: distinguish hub dimensions from a replacement order

• Klishist: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Klishist
• CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
• Wikimedia Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Silex_400_(2021)_jpg.jpg
• Merida archived Silex 400 specification: https://www.merida-bikes.com/en/bike/archive/667/silex-400

Merida Silex 400 derailleur hanger: identify DH-054 in the parts panel

• Klishist: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Klishist
• CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
• Wikimedia Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Silex_400_(2021)_jpg.jpg
• Merida archived Silex 400 specification: https://www.merida-bikes.com/en/bike/archive/667/silex-400

Merida Silex 400 bottom bracket: read BB86, BB71 and crank length correctly

• Klishist: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Klishist
• CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
• Wikimedia Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Silex_400_(2021)_jpg.jpg
• Merida archived Silex 400 specification: https://www.merida-bikes.com/en/bike/archive/667/silex-400

Merida Big Nine 20-D fork: identify the archived coil XCM HLO

• Anton Ehrola: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Antonkarpp
• CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
• Wikimedia Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Merida_BIG_Nine_20-D.jpg
• Merida archived Big Nine 20-D specification: https://www.merida-bikes.com/en/bike/archive/571/bignine-20-d

Merida Big Nine 20-D geometry: use the SPEED N table rather than range headlines

• Anton Ehrola: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Antonkarpp
• CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
• Wikimedia Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Merida_BIG_Nine_20-D.jpg
• Merida archived Big Nine 20-D specification: https://www.merida-bikes.com/en/bike/archive/571/bignine-20-d

Merida Big Nine 20-D brakes: separate the control, caliper and rotor entries

• Anton Ehrola: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Antonkarpp
• CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
• Wikimedia Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Merida_BIG_Nine_20-D.jpg
• Anton Ehrola: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Antonkarpp
• CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
• Wikimedia Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Merida_BIG_Nine_20-D_kuva-2.jpg
• Merida archived Big Nine 20-D specification: https://www.merida-bikes.com/en/bike/archive/571/bignine-20-d

Merida Silex 400 vs Big Nine 20-D gearing: compare the archived ratios

• Klishist: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Klishist
• CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
• Wikimedia Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Silex_400_(2021)_jpg.jpg
• Anton Ehrola: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Antonkarpp
• CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
• Wikimedia Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Merida_BIG_Nine_20-D.jpg
• Merida archived Silex 400 specification: https://www.merida-bikes.com/en/bike/archive/667/silex-400
• Merida archived Big Nine 20-D specification: https://www.merida-bikes.com/en/bike/archive/571/bignine-20-d

Photograph credits and permissions

Photograph 1

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Creator: Klishist

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Original article credit: Merida Silex 400 photographed 20 October 2021. Photo: Klishist, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Original photograph, unchanged. Historical yellow example; model year and the archived blue build are not verified.

Photograph 2

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Original title: Merida BIG Nine 20-D.jpg

Creator: Anton Ehrola

Original source URI: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Merida_BIG_Nine_20-D.jpg

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Original article credit: Merida BIG Nine 20-D detail photographed 22 July 2020. Photo: Anton Ehrola, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Original photograph, unchanged. Historical black-and-green example; model year and the archived blue build are not verified.

Photograph 3

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Original title: Merida BIG Nine 20-D kuva-2.jpg

Creator: Anton Ehrola

Original source URI: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Merida_BIG_Nine_20-D_kuva-2.jpg

License / permission: CC BY-SA 4.0

License / permission URI: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Modification notice: Original photograph, unchanged.

Original article credit: Merida BIG Nine 20-D cockpit photographed 22 July 2020. Photo: Anton Ehrola, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Original photograph, unchanged. Historical black-and-green example; model year and the archived blue build are not verified.