Trek 2025 Madone SL 5 Gen 8 Matte Deep Smoke

It's built to race, with geometry that keeps you quick on the sprints yet in control on fast descents. A Shimano 105 group set keeps the price down while still delivering clean mechanical shifting you can trust.

You want a featherweight road race bike without top-end race pricing. You're up for racing, club rides or solo spins up winding canyons, and don't want to compromise between climbing efficiency and aerodynamics. You're happy with more economical components that help you get on your dream bike faster. An ultra-light oclv 500 carbon frame with aero tubing and isoflow comfort technology. A 2x12 Shimano 105 group set that delivers clean mechanical shifts without the faff of electronic group sets. Tubeless wheels that help fight punctures while reducing rolling resistance, and hydraulic disc brakes.

The madone sl 5 gen 8 is the perfect bike for someone looking for superbike performance at a lower price point. It offers the same frame tech as its slr sibling, like aero tube shaping and lightweight isoflow comfort tech, but with a more economical build that leaves budget to spare for race entry fees and bike trips. The revolutionary full system foil aero tube shapes redefine what fast looks like and help optimise aerodynamics around the whole bike- a more economical 500 series oclv carbon frame and new tube shaping shave weight where it matters most to help you fly up climbs, race-focused isoflow comfort tech helps you ride stronger for longer without sacrificing weight or aerodynamics. The lightest madone sl disc with light and fast aero tube shaping paired with light-yet-economical 500 series oclv carbon makes gen 8 our lightest madone sl disc f/s the ideal climbing bike.

Redefining what fast looks like revolutionary new full system foil aero tube shapes improves airflow over the whole bike while maintaining the lightness that climbers crave. Plus, the bike as an entire rider system was meticulously designed and rigorously tested to be faster everywhere. An 80% more vertically compliant isoflow, we refined our race-focused comfort tech to be lighter and have nearly double the vertical compliance so you can ride stronger for longer. Rooted in racing the madone sl was informed by feedback from lidl-trek's fastest sprinters and climbers. Adjustable aero cockpit the madone gen 8 features hoods that are narrower than the drops so you can adjust your positioning to prioritise aerodynamics or power. Plus, the two-piece design lets you quickly and easily dial in your fit. Add-on aero bottles to make your whole bike faster the add-on rsl aero bottles and cages were designed with madone full system foil aero shapes to make the whole rider system even faster.