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Got my Emonda Yesterday - SL5 - gorgeous thing

Just bought the Emonda SL5, and I couldn't be happier ! Truly a great Bike !

I'm impressed that you managed the whole video whilst balancing a giant caterpillar on your top lip. _(I'm jealous, it's very impressive)_

Fantastic video. I just bought my first road bike, a 2020 Trek Domane, and I feel like I have been reborn

Cycling weekly reading straight from the marketing material instead of providing a realistic unbiased assessment.

350w for an hour...come on guys...be realistic and critical! You are journalists not the marketing department of the XYZ company...

Don't get me wrong, nice bike and all. But all the talk about 60g lighter, 18 seconds faster on Alp d'Huez etc is pretty much irrelavant for 99,9% of the riders on this planet. And 350W over one hour? Achievable for many of us? Give me a break! Let's call it for what it is: marketing b*llsh*t.

Their integrated cable system seems like a nice compromise of access and aero, but it looks vulnerable to water intrusion if taking spray from the bike in front of you during rain.

For those not liking the 350 watts up Alpe reference they also mentioned in a Trek podcast that the new version 20 plus watts quicker than the old version on the flat at 40kmh. (I just ordered an SLR frameset to build up. Will report back when complete)

Dude I just got my trek emonda SL6 From spokes ect in Alexandria va For $4000 dollars 😎🤙🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 And I freaking love this bike

Everything I’ve ever wanted in a trek bike!!!

I wonder if the Aluminum Alr5 gonna also get a Redesign🤔

Even the 2019 Emonda SL is a stunning bike, happy I managed to grab one in end of season sale.

Incredible bike

are they really on third gen already??? my 2016 is a first gen

I’ve being want to buy a trek road bike for about 5 years and I think I finally know which trek to buy. Thank you

Been looking forward for this bike!

Incredibly bike very light amazing climber. best bike i ever Bought

Love my 2017, this model has me smitten! Once out of this COVID Bs, purchasing one!

James: Great Job on this video. Thanks

Everything has to be faster, lighter, more aero... those of us who don’t race don’t care! What we want is more FUN. How does it feel to ride? How does it make you feel when you pull it out the garage? That’s what I want to know. Dinner won’t be cold if I’m 60 seconds later home after my hour ride at *ahem* 350W

350w for an hour is quite an achievable power for most riders? uhhhh, not so much.

New Emonda looks like Madone 7. At the age Trek’s product line was not separated to lightweight bike and aerodynamic bike.

Like the route they went with the Edmonda

30y on cycling, 30y riding Treks. This will be my next road bike for Xmas.

SL7 etap 2021 Emonda my favorite

It was super aero road bike so beautiful

Very well presented - thank you to the presenter.

Considering the "fastest" bikes according to Strava average around 14MPH...350w for an hour is a far fetched marketer's dream.

What about the time savings for an aero climbing bike on the descent?

I know a lot of people that can push 350W for 45min up an 8% grade. That's just a warm-up for me.

Does anyone at CW actually ride the bikes and evaluate them?

Impressively light by the looks of it I just wonder how light can bikes get without compromising the frames integrity? Probably would explode if you bunny hopped a curb

Was a follow-up ever made for the Emonda SL 6?

Remember when the Scott Addict LTD hit the scales at 13 lbs back in 2007, and cost $10,000? 15 years later and we have this with more gears and disc brakes.

What about the frame stiffness. Older Emondas were quite "flexy" compared to some of their competitors.

Got this a year later in my feed. Maybe because now I can actually order it and hope for delivery next year?

😁👍🏾i like it may be my next bike, aero & light with the full groupset included, unlike Cannondale that cheap out certain components.

Awesome bike but I don’t know how much the missus loves me 😁

It will save 1 second on Box Hill!

I would love to own this bike

I have a 2020 SL Emonda, would be keen to know more about the 1.5 fit and how that compares to h2. Is there much difference?

Okay okay I'll get man relax! Lol I got it! It's one of the best bikes ever made.

When is that full review dropping? I'm hovering over the buy button but waiting to see if the bike is actually any good. There are no other reviews out there yet that give a true sense of how it rides.

Hi been watching your programs and I'm in the process of getting a new one

Actually I checked. For a 150lb man, 350 watts would put you right in the middle of the cat1 racer range.

I think I just found my next bike!

Hi. That model of Emonda SL6 PRO 2021 can be passed to electronic, either to Shimano Di2 or SRAM? Greetings from El Salvador.

Are the new Bontrager intergrated bars compatible with older Trek bikes?

What a mustache

Need to decide between the sl6 pro and sl6 etap.. please advise usd 1300 different

Beautiful bike. I wonder why the front tire is so far away from the downtube?

That's one impressive moustache. It doesn't look very aero though :)

His hair and mustache are epic

the stash.. I get too scared to finish the vid.its overwhelming.

Emonda of the future: OCLV over 9000

"9:08 - "You might be PLEASED to know the new Emonda ONLY comes in Disc brake." Who would be pleased with that?? Not those who prefer rim brakes. And for those who prefer disc brakes, why would they care/be pleased that there is not a rim brake option?? Good review, but that was a very silly comment, which some might see as biased in favour of the manufacturer's marketing hype to push disc brakes.

What would be the preferred size im 170cm for Trek Emonda SL5 disc only, will use for long rides and climbing?

I am 177cm can I ride 56 frame size? or for me max 54?

Haha both you and. Ike radar both said capacious. Trek must have suggested it ;)

Over 10k $aus to get di2? Point me to the nearest Giant dealer please!

So I’ll save 13 to 18 seconds on the climb?!?! Guess I’m paying a Kings ransom to get to the climb 1 minute faster....think I’ll stick with my old Edmonda!

Wrong 30c max tire size , and most certainly 30c on rear 28 on front is what it needs in the winter anyway.

I’d like to see a review where the presenter isn’t an advertising patsy for the company they are reviewing. This was just a bloke reading off the sheet that Treks own marketing lawyers told him to read.

How much faster without disc brakes though

"18 seconds faster than older emonda, 13 seconds faster than older tarmac." So tarmac was 5 seconds faster for older generation, and now that new tarmac is coming out in a month.. Interesting results? ;)

is the seat post right? it looks a little oversized

Beautiful bike!

my trek checkpoint weighs 8.84kg in a size 58

28 MM TIRE CLEARENCE? NOT 38 MM?

They say it’s the fast bike up the hills but I don’t see the engine anywhere.

So the new Madone can't be far behind?

350W is average??????

You might be pleased to note that trek emonda comes only with disc brakes.... NO, I am not pleased to note that. As a "climbing" (?) bike it should have lighter rim brakes. At least that's what I would prefer.

This bike looks a little similar to old specialized venge

Lost any interest with the 350w nonsense. Just more marketing Bla Bla Bla.

Only available in disk break... why? No but really, why?

Aero doesn’t help on steep climbs!

I’m already bored of aero ish bikes. I miss when a top end climbing bike meant a sub 5 or 6kg ultralight bike, instead of a load of marketing bs that you can’t actually feel out on the road.

The meat blob on the bike accounts for almost all aerodynamic drag. The bike drag is not significant so reducing it is even less so. The meat blob also accounts for almost all the weight between rider and bike. The weight of the bike is not significant so reducing it is even less so. See a pattern?

I'll never buy a trek Lance Armstrong special Oh yeah

Also probly found the most cheapest carbon frame in the worl

They wanna make it aero and they slam the disc brakes on???? Marketing gimmick. Disc brakes really spoilt the look of the bicycles. it truly is the biggest gimmick in the history of bicycles. it is really sad.

I purchased EMONDA SL6 pro. The screw which constraints the turn of the handlebar was broken. Thus the turn went beyond the limit and the ring marked go-go-go hitted the frame. The paint got damaged. I brought the bike to my supplier and they talked to TREK. TREK installed a new screw and new ring go-go-go. TREK didn't want to repair the scratches on the paint of the frame caused by the limitless turning. Now I have a new super bike with scratches on the frame. I didn't expect that from TREK. Low customer support and poor warranty. Bad experience. I feel dissapointed. The bike itself is a super bike but the warranty service does not work as it should.

You want super light, so you put discs and di2🤷‍♂️

I got 2020sl5 $500 cheaper !

So it's basically a Domane with no ISO Speed?......Ok?

You talk about aerodynamics as if the bicycle was driven by a ghost, in fact, there is a damn bulky dude on top of it.

TREK are the masters at "marketing" (Bullshitting!)......nice colours though on the team bike!

Just change the bike name to the Huez. Emonda isn’t even a climb like the Col De La Madone.

More mechanics faces headache problem

this is not a review, this is unbranded marketing/pr work.

350 watts ?!?! C'mon guys , what about the below 200 watts mediocre C riders like the rest of us ? The bike industry is getting g outta control with all this marketing baloney 🤣🤣🤣

Nice but definitely not in the league of the S works Tarmac SL7

What we want is an actual ergonomic bike. This is almost the limit on how fast a BIKE can probably be. Now is the time to make it affordable. "Oh man I can't wait for the new trek monde to be 10g lighter", well that's probably the case for uh... let's see... 1% of the world population? What kind of movement is this.

I have had the Trek Émonda SLR 9 Durace for 6 weeks now and I can honestly say that the bike looks beautiful - it is a bike made for glossy reviews or magazine articles for sure - BUT it rides and sounds like a pig. It is a bone shaker even with just 90psi in the 28mm tyres. The disc brakes are all power and no finesse or feel and the drive train is the noisiest I have ever known plus when coasting the free hub sounds like a chainsaw at full tilt. Other than that it is fine. Except for the saddle which is shit. Dream bike? Hardly. Way overrrated and way way over priced. Now there is an honest review for you!

All bike companies, STOP with the discs only already. Weight, cost, maintenance, faff. I'm not paying £5.5k for a light bike. Was so looking forward to the T47 BB, but choice of stopping method........ please?????

if you was doing the time trial, you'd have to shave that rat from under your nose, some drag going on there.

The bottom bracket has never been good of trek hahah, it's just shit because in time te carbon in the bracket wil become bigger and the bearings wil not fit anymore .....

Go and lift them - They are heavier 8.4kg then the old Emonda which is 6.5 to 7kg - I will not be upgrading Trek you have F'd up here