Trek Madone SLR 9 Gen 8 - Built by Trey

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[@UltimateTuner10]

Need a Gen 7 vs Gen 8 comparison like you did Madone vs Tarmac

[@greenbee001]

Probably test both bikes with aero bottle

[@tekesbur]

Tall person with a tall saddle height (84cm) here haha. The look of the Madone felt weird at first but now I totally dig it. I’m 6-4 and ride a XL TCR now. I guess XL should fit perfectly. Ok heading to the P1 website now. Thanks!

[@tarpontime7562]

Nice bike!

[@eumundy8452]

As a 6ft person, when i sat on a ML it felt significantly better than a L, though i will have to order a 120mm(+6mm for RED E1 Levers luckily) for the stem to get the same fit as a 110mm on the previous madone in a 58cm. This is with me nearly maxing the long post seat height. Going the same build as trey 👍 looks awesome!

[@treyshepard1717]

Wow Trey that’s a nice bicycle

[@bebopman5]

The sizing of this bike, while questionable for most, sounds perfect for me. I'm maxed out on the 58cm gen 7 Madone seatpost, so I have this weird high stack saddle and 175mm cranks. I could finally have a normal setup with this large. I am also 5'11, lol.

[@Circletakesthejake]

dats niiiiiice

[@EatMyPropwash]

The Bontrager 62 are decent. I have them for training rides in my new Trek Speed Concept. Raceday I switch over to an 80mm front and full rear disc. Road bike wise, I don’t go above 50mm, ever. No reason to IMO.

[@_nico3320]

Bike looks very nice. Out of curiosity what is Trey's saddle height? I'm also 5'11 and now thinking should I be on a M/L or a L

[@adrianlee3545]

How is it compare to the New Madone with Enve Melee? interest on both and decide which to get.

[@user-iz4lh5si8m]

@Trey: Can you please describe your driving impressions? is the gen 8 really as fast as the gen 7? i can't imagine....

[@victorschepisi590]

The M is like a 52/54 with short stem, short post and 170mm cranks.

[@davidoverson5504]

Is that a 350mm post on the Melee?

[@Procent096]

Were the wheels setup up Tubeless during the weighing of the Madone and did they have sealant in them (if so, how much roughly?) or just pumped up with air?

[@treyshepard1717]

I put a lot of sealant in

[@drewdgriffith]

I’m looking at the project one builds and there aren’t options to change the handlebars or seatpost. Is that something that can only be done by trek dealers?

[@bicyclestation]

100%. You can pick every fit part even crank length.

[@ThatOtherAverageJoe]

Go to a shop, they'll walk you through it. Should be able to customize it to what you want/need. The component sizes should be under the sizing portion of the P1 build if you're doing it at home.

[@ThatOtherAverageJoe]

In the future, of you're building a Trek from a P1 box, slide the box off the base, then you can remove the cardboard tubing and free the bike up easier.

[@bicyclestation]

Gotta assert your dominance over the box

[@ekm3820]

Does the black SLR frameset on Treks site look like this?

[@bicyclestation]

This is exactly that color

[@eto2352]

Melee v Madone vid please

[@jefffetterer1395]

Why wouldn’t you take a hacksaw to the longer seatpost rather than spending $300 for a shorter one?

[@bicyclestation]

That would be to easy and logical. The post wedge sits in the post and you can’t cut it at all.

[@SNS1212]

I’m 6’1” and looking at the numbers I think they need a size between the L and XL.

[@bicyclestation]

Just curious what stem length you’d have to run on either bike

[@SNS1212]

⁠normally a 110 but I think I’d have to go to a 120 on this bike. What makes me nervous is it has a longer chain stay than my TCR but a shorter top tube/reach which makes me think I might get some toe overlap on the large. Looking at the XL though, the wheelbase is the same as my L TCR but the stand over is so high I don’t think I could ride it.

[@bicyclestation]

It’s the exact same issue I’d have trying to ride the large. There’s no way I could stand over it. And if Trey needed the short seatpost it scares me that I wouldn’t be able to get it low enough on the large. The M/L would fit me but with a 120 or 130 stem.

[@sunshinecycling]

Huh? 5:25 you say "100" but the bar literally says "120". What am I missing?

[@bicyclestation]

We swapped it. There’s two bars

[@user-zk2yn7dp9u]

MF DOOM mentioned!!!!!!!

[@brianschaning1575]

Agreed- geometry is wonky. 56.3 TT and a 100 stem on a size large- WTF

[@marcgv]

Beard

[@shanemayers8498]

sizing seems crazy i’m 6ft and ride a 58 emonda with a 130 stem and honestly wanted to size down to a 56 but now there’s no chance

[@valiantabello]

The sizing is too weird for me.

[@bicyclestation]

I still can’t wrap my head around it. I know I could make it work but it’s a lot of brain power

[@Millicente]

Want one of these so bad. My wallet wants the $3500 105 mechanical sl 5 and just buy some quality chinese wheels but my eyes want the $6500 black and purple sl 7

[@bicyclestation]

The purple one is so cool. We sold one today. It’s got this amazing green in it also

[@Millicente]

@@bicyclestation your words are drowning out the voice of my wallet

[@ariffau]

You should get another one now that it’s Madone 16 so that it becomes Madone 24. Like 2024, get it? 😂

[@cmcp]

Merging the Madone and Emonda is about one thing only- cost saving for Trek. Same regards reducing range of sizes from 8 to 6. Essentially they've gone from 16 frame sizes to 6 across the 2 bikes. To suggest this will suit more riders is misleading and false.

[@cruzflores-ho8oc]

Ugly. Previous gen madone was better looking

[@divinemercy7036]

Black is atrocious color way for this bike