2023 Trek Domane SLR Endurance Road Bike Review

[@SprintTri57]

I bought the Trek Domane SLR 7 Gen 4 and cannot believe how comfortable and fast it is. Yes it’s expensive, but to me comfort and fit is priority. I have been riding a Cervelo S2 Ultegra for 7 years and really don’t see much if and speed drop relative to power and HR. AND the Domane has 32mm tubeless tires where my Cervelo has 25mm. Also, no more neck pain with the more relaxed geometry for my 57 year old frame 😊. My only gripe is that the Bontrager tires are garbage and the rear tire started bulging which Trek warrantied. The new Conti5000 tubeless 32mm are more comfortable and slightly faster anyway. I must note that I have shorter arms and long legs. The Domane geometry just works for me.

[@rafdegreve]

Hi, very nice bike, I wonder, is the geometry of the slr more sportive and more sitting forward? Or is it the same for slr and sl? You see, in some vids I see the saddle at same height as the front, and in yours the saddle is much higher? Also on the trek bike site, I do not see the many spacers in front?

[@derf9465]

Nearly brought one. Its the size of the frame tubes......massive for a road bike. Then the head tube..... Head on it looks phallic.

[@bikeexchange]

Aesthetics are in the eye of the beholder. That being said, tall headtubes are common on endurance models from most manufacturers. It's worth noting Trek also has a more aggressive RSL version of the Domane available as a frameset only which features its H1.5 fit found on the Emonda.

[@johnrichardson7785]

What is meant by gravel tracks? In the uk we have gravel mixed with bumpy hardcore and pot holes etc. are these bikes suitable for that?

[@rafdegreve]

So my thing is, I am thinking about the domane sl 6 gen 4 with bontrage aeolus 35 mm and 28 vredestein forza 28 mms on it; does that make sense? I believe it is a comfortable bike, but can it be fast enough for riding in group….?

[@bikeexchange]

Apologies for the delayed response here Raf, the geometry of the latest SL and SLR Domane is identical, and a little more performance orientated than the previous generation. While it still uses Trek's H2 fit which is designed around endurance riding as opposed to the more aggressive H1.5 found on the Emonda and Madone, i definitely felt like this fit more like an all around bike and had adjusted the spacers to suit my riding style. On the rubber, i spent half of the test period with 28mm rubber strapped to the bike and if i'm honest, it woke the bike up. It felt much more eager to accelerate and a better bike all around. While the 35mm rubber was great at soaking up road buzz, they were not great in the rolling resistance department and i found them to be 2-3kph slower on average than the thinner rubber i was running. I hope this helps!

[@rafdegreve]

@@bikeexchange thanks! I appreciate your time to comment! greetz from Belgium!

[@daijang1]

Aero gains, now accepts **cc wheels, road comfort, rides fast. Costs $10k plus This sounds like a David Arthur bike 'review'

[@bikeexchange]

Hey Daihyun, Thanks for the feedback. All of those points are facts, and we're openly critical of the cost of the bike being a stumbling block in this instance.

[@daviddawn9043]

What did u say

[@tonyg3091]

Who in their right mind will pay 10 000 euros for the SLR 7 Ultegra Di2 when they can buy same spec Canyon Endurace for half that money?