Climbers and riders who bought Trek for weight before the Madone absorbed this brief. Compare stack/reach to the Madone SLR on current years.
The lightweight Trek race bike of the 2010s–early 2020s: rounder tubes than the Madone, a sharp climb, and less aero drama. Later years sit close to Madone numbers.
Sportives, gran fondos, and riders coming off a race bike who want more stack without going full gravel.
Taller stack, longer stays, and calmer steering than the Ultimate. It still pedals like a Canyon road bike, but it takes the edge off chipseal and all-day hours.
Endurance riders who found Helium too low.
Ridley endurance road: taller, more all-day than Helium, still a road race family bike rather than Kanzo gravel.
| Measurement |  BassoAstra 2020 |  TrekEmonda SL 2022 |  CanyonEndurace CF 2027 |  RidleyFenix SLiC 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stackmm | 568 | 570+2 | 586+18 | 579+11 |
| Reachmm | 386 | 387+1 | 388+2 | 384−2 |
| Head tube angle° | 72.5 | 73.5+1.0 | 72.5 | 72.5 |
| Seat tube angle° | 73.5 | 73.3−0.2 | 73.5 | 73.0−0.5 |
| Chainstaymm | 410 | 410 | 415+5 | 415+5 |
| Wheelbasemm | 1009 | 990−19 | 1012+3 | 1016+7 |
| BB dropmm | 72 | 70−2 | 75+3 | 73+1 |
| BB heightmm | — | — | — | — |
| Standovermm | — | — | — | — |
| Part | Astra 53 | Emonda SL 56 | Endurace CF M | Fenix SLiC M |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stem | 90 mm | 100 mm | 100 mm | 100 mm |
| Bar | 400 mm | 420 mm | 420 mm | 420 mm |
| Crank | 170 mm | 172.5 mm | 172.5 mm | 172.5 mm |
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