Cervelo Aspero
Gravel racers. Caledonia if you want road endurance with some dirt; Aspero-5 if you want the aero gravel version.
Gravel-race Cervelo. Trail mixer, low and fast, built for events rather than touring. Aspero-5 adds aero.
Gravel racers. Caledonia if you want road endurance with some dirt; Aspero-5 if you want the aero gravel version.
Gravel-race Cervelo. Trail mixer, low and fast, built for events rather than touring. Aspero-5 adds aero.
Sprinters and fast road riders who picked aero over weight. If you wanted the climbing bike in this era, compare stack/reach against the Émonda instead.
Gen 7 Madone: a pure aero race bike built on Kammtail Virtual Foil tubes with the IsoFlow cutout for rear compliance. It is the fast, heavier half of Trek's race line — Émonda is still the light bike in these years.
CX and gravel racers who size like a road-race bike. If you want Future Shock and mounts, Diverge is the sibling.
The light gravel/CX race bike: lower and snappier than Diverge, with less adventure hardware. It feels like a Tarmac that grew tire clearance.
Racers and fit club riders who want a low stack without full aero integration. If the Aeroad cockpit feels like too much, this is the sibling.
Canyon's lightweight race bike: snappy, precise, and less of a wind-cheater than the Aeroad. It rewards a committed position and calm hands in corners rather than a slammed aero tuck.
| Measurement |  CerveloAspero 2026 |  TrekMadone SLR 2022 |  SpecializedCrux 2022 |  CanyonUltimate CF SLX 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stackmm | 580 | 563−17 | 578−2 | 570−10 |
| Reachmm | 397 | 390−7 | 397 | 389−8 |
| Head tube angle° | 72.0 | 73.5+1.5 | 72.0 | 73.3+1.3 |
| Seat tube angle° | 73.0 | 73.3+0.3 | 73.5+0.5 | 73.5+0.5 |
| Chainstaymm | 425 | 410−15 | 425 | 410−15 |
| Wheelbasemm | 1028 | 987−41 | 1036+8 | 994−34 |
| BB dropmm | 76 | 70−6 | 70−6 | 72−4 |
| BB heightmm | — | — | — | — |
| Standovermm | — | — | — | — |
| Part | Aspero 56 | Madone SLR 56 | Crux 56 | Ultimate CF SLX M |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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