The Madone (pronounced mad-own) is a long-standing Trek road bike, although it has changed massively over the years. The Emonda ALR 6 (£2,450, above) shares the same frame, built up with Shimano’s second tier Ultegra groupset components.īuy if: You want one of the best lightweight aluminium road bikes out there. If you're expecting a harsh ride you're in for a lovely surprise here.” Check out the spec sheet and everything says that it should be solid, but the ride quality is comfortably above that. When we reviewed a previous version of this bike we said, “The Emonda ALR 5 Disc is one of those bikes that manages to be greater than the sum of its parts. If you can afford more, the £2,000 Emonda ALR 5 is tempting with its Shimano 105 groupset. This gets you a Shimano Tiagra groupset with virtually everything else coming from Bontrager. The Emonda ALR 4 is the cheapest model at £1,600.
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There are thee rim brake Emonda ALR bikes in the range, each based on the same 300 Series Alpha Aluminium frame with virtually invisible welds and a tapered head tube that helps to provide accurate steering. The Emonda SL and SLR bikes have clearance for 700c x 28mm tyres. Previous Emondas featured Trek's BB90 bottom bracket system with the bearings pressed into the BB shell, but all the new Emonda SLR and SL models use T47, which is a threaded design that the brand already uses on its Domanes. New Bontrager Aeolus wheels and a one-piece Aeolus RSL VR-C handlebar/stem are central to the range. The brand says that the Emonda SLR is 60 seconds per hour faster than its predecessor on flat roads, and 18 seconds per hour faster going up an 8% gradient (get details on those claims in our news story).Īll of the Emonda SLR and Emonda SL bikes are now built to Trek’s H1.5 geometry, which is designed to be efficient while remaining accessible and comfortable for most riders. The top-level Emonda SLR has a frame that weighs a claimed 698g, made from a new material that Trek calls OCLV 800 Series. You can still buy an Emonda ALR frameset that takes rim brakes, but complete bikes are disc brake only.īack in June 2020, Trek announced new versions of both the Emonda SLR and the Emonda SL, adding features designed to improve aerodynamics for the first time, including tube profiles shaped to reduce drag.Ĭheck out our news story on the launch of the new Trek Emonda SLR range here
The carbon-fibre Emondas are disc brake only platforms. The Emonda (pronounced eh-mon-dah) is the lightweight Trek road bike and the carbon-fibre Emonda SLR and Emonda SL frames have had huge updates for the 2021 model year, whereas the aluminium Emonda ALR is unchanged. Here are the highlights of the range available to UK consumers.
Some of the higher end bikes are available through Trek's Project One (above) that lets you choose the components you want and even the paint scheme. There are many models at different price points within each of those categories. Madone has an emphasis on aerodynamic efficiency, Emonda is all about lightweight, Domane has a focus on comfort and ride quality and Checkpoint (disappointingly not Daemon to keep with the anagram theme) is for dirt roads and mixed-surface riding. There are also the Checkpoint gravel bikes and a couple of cyclocross models. While the US firm has a huge range that covers virtually all areas of cycling, Trek road bikes fall into three families: Madone, Emonda and Domane.
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