A new Trek Madone has been spotted, with entirely new frame design. Apparently the bike is a little more slender in general, and got rid of the decoupler at the seatpost for this new … thing: [image] [image] [image] [image] general shape looks a little like a Cervelo S5 to me: [image] …

I run my gen7 with tubeless 28mm gp5000str and it feels plenty comfortable to me.

Fascinating discussion. I’ve owned 2 Treks in my life. A 2022 Emonda SLR and now a 2024 Madone SLR (Gen7). The Emonda rides like a tin can compared to the Gen 7. Really beats you up on longer rides. Same wheels, tires, size (geometry) and saddle too! I assume it has something to do with isoflow but…

I did own a Gen 7 SL as well before the SLR and yes the ride quality is very different. SL was more smooth but muted, and a bit lazier feeling. SLR (granted with RSL wheels too) feels much more alive and connected to the road, not in a bad way. My consensus is if you want the Madone for looks buy th…

[image] Junk_Miles: Also of note, the bottles have to be used for the aero gains. The only reason they got it close to the Gen 7 is beacuse of the bottles. Which makes me feel better about buying the Gen 7. I have close to zero interest in proprietary bottles but, remind me how much savings …

Watching the webinar I don’t recall a watt figure. However in the Gen 7 presentation they did also say they optimized the downtube to assist with airflow around bottles. The town tube is now basically square and supposed to act as a windbreaker, until they reshape the speed concept to look like thi…

Tour Magazine test with a round bottle on the downtube so I think that’s the only result we will be seeing. I’m basing this on the Nero podcast where they had the guy from Tour on for an episode and seeing footage from their testing.

The difference is not 1-2w, but much more. (How much depends on what you’re comparing to.) And if you’re talking about a rider going 400w, it’s more, because their speed is higher. Meanwhile 300g of frame weight is worth less than half a percent (to a rider of any ability level) even on the Angliru…

I am trying to buy a gen 7 slr right now and the isoflow is the biggest misgiving I have. Maybe it contributes to ride quality, but aside from that, Ronan McLaughlin’s review mentioned that it allows road spray to hit one’s water bottles, which I can see being a pita. So if they carry that on just a…

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KorbenDallas June 19, 2024, 1:14pm 105

Awesome! Thank you @Junk_Miles and @Picklerickle.

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