Trek Madone SLR 7 Gen 8

£8,000 The Émonda’s death is the Madone’s gain

Ashley Quinlan

Weight 7.27kg (M/L) Frame 900 Series OCLV carbon fibre Fork Madone Gen 8 one-piece carbon fibre Groupset Shimano Ultegra Di2 R8100 (11-30t, 52/36t) Wheels Bontrager Aeolus Pro 51 Tyres Bontrager Aeolus RSL, 700cx28mm Finishing kit Trek Aero RSL Road integrated bar/stem (42cm/100mm), Madone aero carbon seatpost, Bontrager Aeolus Pro saddle (145mm) The eighth-generation Trek Madone SLR is an amalgamation of the previous Madone SLR Gen 7 and the Émonda SLR. Trek make the frameset from their 900 Series OCLV carbon, which, combined with redesigned tube profiles, is said to confer a 320g saving compared to the outgoing Madone SLR. The brand claim an M/L frame is 796g, with the fork weighing 350g. That’s very light, but not out of this world. That 900 Series OCLV carbon layup is also said…

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