Trek Émonda SL 6 eTap

£4,300 A climb-friendly bike with aero styling

Weight 8.67kg (58cm) Frame 500 Series OCLV carbon Gears SRAM Rival 12-speed Brakes SRAM Rival hydraulic disc Wheels Bontrager Aeolus Elite 35 OCLV carbon Finishing kit Bontrager R2 Hard-Case Lite 25c tyres, Bontrager Elite VR-C alloy bar, Pro stem, Carbon seatmast & Aeolus Comp saddle TREK’S TRIUMVIRATE OF road bikes used to be easy to distinguish from each other. The Madone was the aerodynamic racing weapon; the Domane, with its double Isospeed suspension, all about beating the road surface; and the Émonda was the choice of the climbers: ultralight to beat gravity. New generation The latest Émonda, however, has mixed things up a bit and brought aerodynamics into play. That means tubes with a kammtail profile (though not as extreme as the Madone or its Canyon Aeroad rival here) plus…

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