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.
Riders who want a drop-bar bike for mixed-surface events, not a touring mule.
Gravel-race geometry with a distinctive front end. Quick to turn and happier on fast dirt than on loaded bikepacking tracks.
Racers who like Cannondale's handling. Synapse is the taller sibling; SuperX is the CX/gravel race cousin.
The third-generation EVO: dropped seatstays and truncated-airfoil tubes turned Cannondale's climbing bike into an aero all-rounder with room for 30 mm tires. Lively rather than deep-aero.
| Measurement | BridgestoneRB-1 2010 |  TrekEmonda SL 2022 |  CanyonGrail CF 2022 |  CannondaleSuperSix EVO 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stackmm | 572 | 570−2 | 598+26 | 561−11 |
| Reachmm | 386 | 387+1 | 392+6 | 384−2 |
| Head tube angle° | 74.0 | 73.5−0.5 | 72.0−2.0 | 73.0−1.0 |
| Seat tube angle° | 73.5 | 73.3−0.2 | 73.5 | 73.7+0.2 |
| Chainstaymm | 410 | 410 | 425+15 | 408−2 |
| Wheelbasemm | 990 | 990 | 1038+48 | 985−5 |
| BB dropmm | 70 | 70 | 75+5 | 72+2 |
| BB heightmm | — | — | — | — |
| Standovermm | — | — | — | — |
| Part | RB-1 56 | Emonda SL 56 | Grail CF M | SuperSix EVO 54 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stem | 100 mm | 100 mm | 100 mm | 100 mm |
| Bar | 420 mm | 420 mm | 420 mm | 420 mm |
| Crank | 172.5 mm | 172.5 mm | 172.5 mm | 172.5 mm |
2018 Trek Emonda SL 6 pro frameset. “PRICE DROP” ; Category: Road Bike Frames ; Frame Size: 54cm ; Wheel Size: 700C.
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