Trek recently previewed to some of its dealers the new Emonda ALR road bike family – the expected alloy framed analogue to its popular Emonda carbon platform that will supposedly be "the lightest line of production [aluminum] road bikes ever offered". Details are scant at the moment but one thing is essentially certain: the Emonda ALR will likely pack plenty of performance into what we expect will be a reasonably priced package.
The Emonda ALR’s chassis appears to follow the same design philosophy as its carbon counterpart – and in fact, from a distance, the profiles are so similar that it will be hard to tell the two apart. The top tube and down tube are both slightly ovalized at either end, the seat tube appears to be nominally round throughout, and the seatstays are notably slender.
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Trek isn't saying anything just yet about its new Emonda ALR alloy road bike range but so far, we like what we see
Also visible is Trek’s longstanding e2 1 1/8-to-1 1/2in tapered head tube, a PF86 press-fit bottom bracket shell, a braze-on front derailleur, a dedicated chainstay mount for Bontrager’s tidy DuoTrap wireless speed and cadence sensor, and easy-to-service external cable routing. Rather than the carbon Emonda’s direct-mount rim brake calipers, the Emonda ALR will use conventional center mounts.
There's no word on disc brake options but all Emonda ALR bikes will come exclusively with Trek's versatile H2 geometry, which features just slightly longer head tubes without forcing an upright position.
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