"Gen8 Madone is a superior fuselage for mixed-use high-level training/climbing/racing for most people, most of the time"
Generational Shift
We genuinely had no idea the Gen8 Madone was coming when it was announced at the beginning of July this year. Nobody seems to believe us when we say this. Gen7 was only a year old and as far as we new the team were testing a new Emonda. Then we got a call from Trek saying they wanted to launch the Gen8 at Cyclefit!
Meanwhile we still had a few Trek Project One Gen7 Madone bikes in production.
Including one for a client, who is a dial-it-up-to-11, fan of Wisconsin's Big-T. Oops. Luckily the other Gen7 P1 Madone clients were to-the-max power-rangers, with horsepower to burn, so their riding style still better matched the cartoon-pumped japes of the outgoing Gen7. But this still left our no1 Trek fan feeling a little deflated, even as he picked up his beautiful new Gen7 Madone. What to do?
The shape of things to come. Gen8 replaces Gen7 and a new concept of everyday-aero is born.
"Iso-flow, smooths air but divides humans"
Skipping a Generation
Our Trek fan is a former racer hoping to get back into the white-heat of competition. The new Gen8 does actually suit him better. It is just a superior fuselage for mixed-use high-level training/climbing/racing for most people - our Journal/Review from July, sums it up nicely. So we took a deep breath, went back to the drawing-board and designed him a replacement Gen8 Madone, to replace the barely ridden Gen7.
Iso-flow. Smooths air but divides humans
Project One finish standards are industry-leading
"The shape of things to come. Gen8 replaces Gen7 and a new concept of everyday-aero is born"
Enve 6.7 wheels, Ceramicspeed..
...Oh yes, and Chris King hubs.
Technical Spec
| FRAME | Trek Project One - custom-painted 900 Series OCLV Carbon, Full System Foil tube shaping, IsoFlow seat tube, electronic-only routing, removable aero chain keeper, T47 BB |
| FORK | Madone Gen 8 one-piece carbon, tapered carbon steerer, internal brake routing, flat mount disc |
| GROUPSET | 2024 SRAM RED AXS with Quarq power |
| WHEELS | Enve 6.7 SES with Chris King hubs Inner rim width: 23mm - Aero optimised for 27mm-28mm tyre |
| TYRES | Continental GP5000 (28's) Tubeless |
| BAR/STEM/SEATPOST | Trek Aero RSL Road integrated bar/stem, OCLV Carbon / Madone Aero carbon seatmast - 0mm offset |
