Trek has unveiled the new Silque SLR, its first women's specific endurance road bike to feature an IsoSpeed decoupler at the front end, creating what Trek claims is the "most comfortable performance road bikes on the market".
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The endurance-focused Silque and its brother the Domane have featured a rear IsoSpeed decoupler, which allows the seat tube to flex and pivot independently of the top tube, for some time.
Early in 2016, Trek released the new Domane SLR, which saw this technology transferred to the front of the bike, with a second pivot in the steerer tube. The new Silque SLR is the women's-specific version of this bike. Trek claims a "10% increase in front-end compliance over a traditional road bike".
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It's more than just a case of producing smaller frames and adding a feminine paint job, however. The Silque SLR has been re-engineered, with updated women's-specific geometry, and somewhat cryptically described 'intriguing' graphics. The rear IsoSpeed has also been updated, and is now adjustable via a sliding lever.
Another new feature are the direct-mount brakes, allowing greater clearance for those wishing to take their road bike off-road or fit wider tyres.
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