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.
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.
| Measurement | PeugeotPX-10 2006 |  TrekEmonda SL 2022 |  CanyonGrail CF 2022 |  TrekMadone SLR 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stackmm | 572 | 570−2 | 598+26 | 563−9 |
| Reachmm | 386 | 387+1 | 392+6 | 390+4 |
| Head tube angle° | 74.0 | 73.5−0.5 | 72.0−2.0 | 73.5−0.5 |
| Seat tube angle° | 73.5 | 73.3−0.2 | 73.5 | 73.3−0.2 |
| Chainstaymm | 410 | 410 | 425+15 | 410 |
| Wheelbasemm | 988 | 990+2 | 1038+50 | 987−1 |
| BB dropmm | 70 | 70 | 75+5 | 70 |
| BB heightmm | — | — | — | — |
| Standovermm | — | — | — | — |
| Part | PX-10 56 | Emonda SL 56 | Grail CF M | Madone SLR 56 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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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