The new Trek Emonda SL 6 - Matthew Allen/Bikeradar
The Emonda's frame is an entirely new design - Matthew Allen/Bikeradar
£2300/AU$3,599 gets you Trek's mid-level frame and a full Ultegra 6800 groupset - Matthew Allen/Bikeradar
The head tube takes cues from both the Madone and the Domane - Matthew Allen/Bikeradar
Clearances are reasonable for a pure racer - Matthew Allen/Bikeradar
The remarkable Emonda SLR 10, 4.8kg (10.6lb) as pictured - Matthew Allen/Bikeradar
Apart from tubular glue and a set of pedals, the SLR 10 is fully rideable at 4.8kg (10.6lb) - Matthew Allen/Bikeradar
Trek broke a lot of frames on the way to creating a super bike - Matthew Allen/Bikeradar
Engineers' notes on one of the many broken prototype Emonda frames - Matthew Allen/Bikeradar
Prices for the flagship SLR version of the Emonda frameset start at £3,000/AU$5,999, complete bikes at £4,300/AU$6,999 - Matthew Allen/Bikeradar
Direct-mount weight weenie brakes are just one of the many marginal gains here - Matthew Allen/Bikeradar
BikeRadar approves of this impressive engineering - Matthew Allen/Bikeradar
The one piece Bontrager XXX bar and stem combo offers minimal weight and also minimal adjustability - Matthew Allen/Bikeradar
Like other Treks, the SLR and SL versions of the Emonda use a topper style seatpost. The SLR 10 gets this exotic Tune saddle - Matthew Allen/Bikeradar
Tune MIG45 front hub - Matthew Allen/Bikeradar
Tune MAG150 rear hub, and a standard SRAM X-Glide 1190 cassette - Matthew Allen/Bikeradar
Despite its impressive weight, the SLR 10 uses a number of off-the-shelf components - Matthew Allen/Bikeradar
A standard SRAM Red 22 crank - Matthew Allen/Bikeradar
Standard SRAM Red 22 levers blend perfectly with the Bontrager bar - Matthew Allen/Bikeradar
They're ultralight TT tubulars and they aren't glued on, but that's as far as the chicanery went - Matthew Allen/Bikeradar
We aren't sure there's even a bearing shield in that BB90 bottom bracket - true weight weenie-ism - Matthew Allen/Bikeradar
Tune skewers continue the marginal gains theme - Matthew Allen/Bikeradar
Trek missed an opportunity for huge weight savings here. The anonymous carbon rims are Rune Skylines, incidentally - Matthew Allen/Bikeradar
The Domane 6.2 Disc. Production versions will have the correct mechanical RS685 brake levers, and will cost £4,000/AU$5,099 - Matthew Allen/Bikeradar
The disc version of the Domane offers generous clearances - Matthew Allen/Bikeradar
This is what we like to see. That's 25mm rubber - Matthew Allen/Bikeradar
We're pleased to see that Trek has retained the Domane's hidden mudguard mounts - that's the grub screw above the dropout - Matthew Allen/Bikeradar
All disc Domanes now get 15mm front thru-axles… - Matthew Allen/Bikeradar
…and 142x12 rear thru-axles - Matthew Allen/Bikeradar
The Silque is an all-new carbon road bike developed specifically for women - Matthew Allen/Bikeradar
The Silque is half Domane, half Madone, with female-specific geometry. This SLX version has full a full Ultegra 6800 groupset and costs £3,000/AU$3899 - Matthew Allen/Bikeradar
The IsoSpeed decoupler offers Domane-style comfort at the rear end - Matthew Allen/Bikeradar
The Speed Concept line of TT/triathlon machines has seen minimal changes this year - Matthew Allen/Bikeradar
The Madone line has been gutted to make way for the new Emonda - Matthew Allen/Bikeradar
Bontrager has debuted a new top-end, high-vis XXX LE shoe - Matthew Allen/Bikeradar
The new XXX LE has some neat reflective detailing - Matthew Allen/Bikeradar
Your high-vis can be head-to-toe now. Bontrager is now also offering these tasteful pseudo-retro kits - Matthew Allen/Bikeradar
Although Trek has now done away with model years, it still observes the annual tradition that is Trek World. BikeRadar was at Silverstone race circuit for this year's event, which revealed a radical shake-up of the company's road collection.
Trek's road range is divided into 'performance race' and 'endurance race' – the latter header applies to the the Domane range, while the former category is subdivided into 'lightweight' (the Émonda) and 'aero' (the Madone).
The remarkable emonda slr 10: - Matthew Allen/Bikeradar
The remarkable Emonda SLR 10, 4.8kg (10.6lb) as picturedThat said, most of the Madone range is no more. The aluminium 2 series remains, along with the range-topping 7 series, but everything in-between has been superseded by the Émonda.
There are three levels of Émonda frame which are, in ascending order of price, the S (300 Series OCLV carbon, BB86 bottom bracket), the SL (500 Series OCLV carbon, BB90 bottom bracket, full carbon fork) and the SLR (700 Series OCLV carbon, BB90 bottom bracket, full carbon fork).
The emonda's frame is an entirely new design: - Matthew Allen/Bikeradar
The Emonda's frame is an entirely new designPrices start at £1,200/AU$1,899 for an S 4 with Tiagra, although the cheapest model is not expected to be available in the UK until April. Select versions of the S and SL models are already shipping, while availability for the SLR is to be confirmed, as is US pricing and availability. We've already got our hands on an SLR 8 and will be bringing you a full review in the coming months.
The rim brake Domane range remains largely unchanged apart from cosmetic details, while the disc range has expanded to include the 4 series. Most interesting to us is the 4.5 Disc, which gets full hydraulics with the forthcoming Shimano R685 levers, as well as mechanical Ultegra components at a very reasonable sounding £2,300/AU$3,599. If that sounds too expensive, the 4.0 Disc (Sora) and 4.3 Disc (105 5800) are £1,500/AU$N/A and £1,900/AU$2,749 respectively. Both use the hybrid hydraulic/mechanical TRP Hy/Rd brakes.
Trek hasn't forgotten its female customers. In addition to the Lexa line of entry-level road bikes and the existing WSD versions of the 7-series Madone, there's now an all-new women's road platform – the carbon Silque. It aims to combine the rear-end comfort of the Domane with some of the liveliness of the Madone, catered specifically to the needs of female riders. Refreshingly, that looks like it could mean a little more than simply 'shrink-it-and-pink-it'.
The silque is an all new carbon road bike developed specifically for women: the silque is an all new carbon road bike developed specifically for women - Matthew Allen/Bikeradar
The Silque is an all-new carbon road bike developed specifically for women
Check out our gallery above for some highlights from the show, including more shots of the remarkable Émonda SLR 10.
Matthew Loveridge (formerly Allen) is BikeRadar's former senior writer, an experienced mechanic, and an expert on bike tech who appreciates practical, beautifully-engineered things. Originally a roadie, he likes bikes and kit of every type, including gravel bikes and mountain bikes, and he's tested a huge variety of all three over the years for BikeRadar, Cycling Plus, Cyclist.co.uk and others. Alongside his writing, he runs a cycling-friendly holiday cottage in the Forest of Dean. He looks like he should be better at cycling than he actually is, and he's ok with that.
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