Cervelo Caledonia
Sportive and rough-road riders who found R5/S5 too low.
Cervelo endurance road: taller, more tire room, all-day. It is not a slow bike — it is an R5 that sat up.
Sportive and rough-road riders who found R5/S5 too low.
Cervelo endurance road: taller, more tire room, all-day. It is not a slow bike — it is an R5 that sat up.
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.
All-day road riders, gran fondo people, and anyone who found Madone/Émonda too low.
IsoSpeed endurance geometry: taller stack, longer wheelbase, and a rear end that takes the sting out of cobbles and chipseal. Still a road bike, not a Checkpoint.
| Measurement | VitusVenon 2020 |  CerveloCaledonia 2022 |  TrekEmonda SL 2022 |  TrekDomane SL 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stackmm | 570 | 595+25 | 570 | 586+16 |
| Reachmm | 382 | 387+5 | 387+5 | 376−6 |
| Head tube angle° | 72.0 | 72.0 | 73.5+1.5 | 72.1+0.1 |
| Seat tube angle° | 73.5 | 73.0−0.5 | 73.3−0.2 | 73.4−0.1 |
| Chainstaymm | 415 | 415 | 410−5 | 420+5 |
| Wheelbasemm | 1010 | 1022+12 | 990−20 | 1013+3 |
| BB dropmm | 72 | 74+2 | 70−2 | 78+6 |
| BB heightmm | — | — | — | — |
| Standovermm | — | — | — | — |
| Part | Venon M | Caledonia 56 | Emonda SL 56 | Domane SL 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 |
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