Weight 8.89kg (L/56cm) Frame Trek Emonda Ultralight 500 Series OCLV Carbon Fork Émonda SL full carbon Gears Shimano 105 R7000 11-speed (50/34, 11-30) Wheels Bontrager Paradigm SL Brakes Shimano 105 hydraulic disc Finishing kit Bontrager Comp VR-C aluminium bar, Elite aluminium stem, P3 Verse Comp saddle, seat mast cap aluminium seatpost, Bontrager R1 Hard-Case Lite tyres
TREK’S EMONDA IS THE AMERICAN brand’s lightweight race bike that’s perfect for climbing. Like the latest Madone SLR, it uses Trek’s H1.5 geometry (H1 is its most aggressive), but features less aero efficiency in its stiff, competent carbon frameset. It uses Trek’s 500 Series OCLV carbon, Trek’s second-tier carbon, and all in, an Emonda SL frame tips the scales at a claimed 1,142g, while the fork weighs 380g.
The frame has had an aero overhaul,…
