Trek Madone SLR - Gen8

Gen 8 Madone SLR - Worlds Collide

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"As light as outgoing Emonda SLR. And as aero as Madone gen7"

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Sculpted to cheat the wind...

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....from every angle.

Bright, Shiny, New

The Gen 8 Madone SLR central thesis is that it is as aerodynamic as the recently defunct Gen7 Madone and as light as the already forgotten Emonda SLR.
Any deviation from that reality sees the new Trek struggling for identity. It has to instantly dissipate any tension as to which bike is faster for which occasion. Whatever the question the answer has to be Gen8 Trek Madone.

What are the Gen8 Madone headlines?

  • The all new Gen8 fuselage co-opts Trek's newest and lightest 900 Series carbon laminate - the only way to get aero tubes as light as Emondo-esque ones.
  • Size-opimised tubing - not easy or cheap to do. Essentially means that small frames internal profiles are thinner and lighter, to reflect the shorter tune-spans. This also adds feel and nuance into the ride.
  • 900 Series carbon is 20% stronger than Trek's previous top-tier carbon, I want to say 800 Series.
  • Revolution and not Iteration - Gen8 is a total re-think. Boxier tubes are lighter but not aero. Chief Aerodynamicist, John Davis, found a way to boxify tubes that were hidden and would therefore not lead to drag.
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Trek Project One ...

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... provides the optimal

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.... level of optimisation

Project One

Cyclefit has more experience with Project One than any other shop in the UK. It segues perfectly into our fit-first philosophy of personalised opimisation.
No other company in the UK has as much World Tour experience as Cyclefit.

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