Trek Madone SL 5 Gen 8 Road Bike

Madone SL 5 Gen 8 is a lightweight, aerodynamic road bike that makes elite technology accessible. It offers aerodynamic benefits similar to those of the more expensive Madone SLR Gen 8, but with a more affordable OCLV 500 carbon lay-up and a two-piece cockpit with hidden cable routing.

• Shimano 105 drivetrain, 2x12
• Madone Gen 8 full carbon fork
• OCLV 500 Series Carbon Frame
• Claimed weight ML - 8.64 kg

Highlights

• Our lightest Madone SL Disc ever: The new, fast aerodynamic profile, combined with lightweight, affordable OCLV 500 Series carbon, makes our Madone SL Disc Gen 8 frame the lightest ever, offering an ideal solution for climbing.
• Redefining speed: Revolutionary Full System Foil aerodynamic tube shapes improve airflow across the entire bike while retaining the low weight climbers crave. The entire bike setup has also been meticulously designed and rigorously tested so that every detail delivers maximum speed.
• IsoFlow with 80% improved vertical compliance: We've refined our race-focused comfort technology to make it lighter while providing almost twice the vertical compliance, so you can ride harder for longer.
• Rooted in racing: Madone SL was created with input from the fastest sprinters and climbers on the Lidl-Trek team.

Technical specifications

• Frame: 500 Series OCLV Carbon, Full System Foil tube shaping, IsoFlow seat tube, RCS Headset System, electronic or mechanical routing, removable aero chainkeeper, T47 BB, flat mount disc, UDH, 142x12mm thru axle
• Fork: Madone Gen 8 full carbon, tapered carbon steerer, internal brake routing, flat mount disc, 12x100mm chamfered thru axle
• Shifters: Shimano 105 R7120, 12-speed
• Rear Derailleur: Shimano 105 R7100, 36T max cog
• Front Derailleur: Shimano 105 R7100, braze-on, down swing
• Crankset: Shimano 105 R7100, 50/34
• Cassette: Shimano 105 7101, 11-34, 12-speed
• Chain: Shimano SLX M7100, 12-speed
• Bottom Bracket: Praxis, T47 threaded, internal bearing
• Rims: Bontrager Paradigm 23, Tubeless Ready, 24-hole, 23mm width, Presta valve
• Front Hub: Bontrager alloy, sealed bearing, centerlock disc, 100x12mm thru axle
• Rear Hub: Bontrager alloy, sealed bearing, centerlock disc, Shimano 11-speed freehub, 142x12mm thru axle
• Tyres: Bontrager Aeolus Pro, Tubeless Ready, aramid bead, 120tpi, 700x28mm
• Handlebar: Bontrager Comp, alloy, 31.8mm
• Stem: Trek RCS Pro, -7 degree
• Saddle: Bontrager Aeolus Elite, austenite rails
• Seatpost: Madone aero carbon seatpost, 0mm offset, short length
• Weight: ML - 8.64 kg/19.05lbs (with inner tubes)
• Weight limit: This model has a maximum total weight limit (combined weight of bike, rider and cargo) of 125kg.
• Rotor size: Maximum brake rotor size: 180mm front, 160mm rear
• Maximum tyre size: 32mm (measured, see manual for details)

Trek was founded in 1976 in Waterloo, Wisconsin, by Dick Burke and Bevil Hogg and is still based in the same city today. It makes road, mountain, gravel, city and electric bikes to support different ways of riding. Its story began in a barn, with 904 steel touring frames produced in its first year.