What seems to be the launch video of the model new Trek Madone was posted reside on YouTub at first of the week, days forward of the official launch of the brand new bike mannequin. Assuming the video is genuine, that is the bike that can be ridden within the Tour de France subsequent month by the Lidl-Trek workforce.
At time of writing, the channel – WielerVerhaal – had simply 186 subscribers and the 25 minute video had been seen 1,600 occasions. It was later taken down, presumably as a result of the video had damaged the model’s embargo.
A brand new Trek race bike has already been seen raced by Lidl-Trek workforce, on the Critérium du Dauphiné. The machine gave the impression to be a mash up of the model’s current two bikes: the aero Madone, and light-weight Émonda; certainly, it even had each names on the highest tube.
Each the phrases Madone and Emonda could be seen, however the former is stronger, in white
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The mannequin within the video, and that seen on the Dauphiné, carries the identical putting IsoFlow seat tube / seat keep junction because the earlier Gen 7 mannequin.
Nonetheless, the body tubes on the brand new machine are usually are way more slender – a departure from the muscular strains of the outgoing bike, and proof of the Émonda’s DNA seeping in.
The seat stays and the down tube present the obvious distinction, with the slabby look of the latter utterly gone. The pinnacle tube junction with prime and down tubes is all a lot smaller, and now options sculpting for aerodynamics.
Expectation of a brand new race bike from Trek has been constructing for some months. In January, photos surfaced – on the WeightWeenies discussion board – of Giulio Ciccone using what gave the impression to be both a slimmed down Madone, or a extra aero Émonda. In Could, Biking Weekly hypothesised that it will be the previous.
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Lately, we have seen a convergence of aero and climbing bikes. Trek’s competitor, Specialised, allowed its climbing bike – the Tarmac – to eclipse the aero ‘Venge’ again in 2020, with the arrival of the SL7.
The fixed march of engineering progress implies that aero bikes not must be heavy and uncompliant, and light-weight bikes not undergo a watt losing penalty for his or her slender tubes.
Biking Weekly has reached out to Trek for touch upon the video and can replace this story ought to one develop into accessible. We additionally contacted WielerVerhaal to how they got here to have this footage.
