With a history spanning some four decades, the Trek Bicycle Corporation has become one of the foremost bicycle makers in the world. What started out as a small steel frame-building company operating out of a carpet warehouse in Waterloo, Wisconsin, has grown into one of the global leaders in terms of bicycle design and innovation.
Trek's progressive and holistic approach to design and performance continues to redefine the rhetoric behind the frame manufacturing process. In the early '80s, they tore up the script by borrowing technology from the aerospace industry, which saw such innovations as bonded-aluminium and carbon composite frame architecture in the form of the 2000 and 2500 bicycles. This eventually led to the brand’s first moulded carbon-fibre frame, the 5000, and later the development of OCLV carbon, which is on par with the aeronautical industry standards for carbon fibre.
Fast forward to 2019 and nothing much has changed except perhaps the fact that it's more committed to disrupting the industry than ever before. Trek is as much about racing at the sharp end of the sport as it is commuting or simply just enjoying a bike ride — and its range and ethos validate these sentiments. With two professional teams in Trek-Segafredo WorldTour men’s and UCI women's teams, Trek also promotes cycling through their ambassadorial GART (Great Athletes Ride Trek) program, where former professionals such as Jens Voigt and Alberto Contador as well as other influential athletes showcase Trek as a lifestyle brand.
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With the recent news of multiple Grand Tour-winner Vincenzo Nibali joining the Trek-Segafredo ranks in 2020 the US-based company’s upward trajectory in terms of popularity and sales looks set to continue for the foreseeable future.
Trek's road-bike range explained
The once-simple exercise of choosing a bicycle has become an appreciably complex decision owing to a plethora of new riding disciplines and technological advancements.
There are five different types of road bikes available in Trek’s current catalogue — aero, endurance, time trial, climbing and gravel, each of which differs based on design and function.
Trek road bikes you can buy today
1. Trek Domane
- Price: Starting at US$859 / £595 / AU$999
- Brake: Disc/rim
- Frame: Carbon, aluminium
- Type: Endurance
- Sizes (cm): 50, 52, 54, 56, 58, 60, 62 (men); 47, 50, 52, 54, 56 (women)
- E-Bike: Yes
- Weight: 7.69kg (Domane SLR 8 Disc 56cm)
- Trek Domane+
- Trek Domane SLR 9 Disc eTap
- Trek Domane SLR 9 Disc
- Trek Domane SLR 8 Disc
- Trek Domane SLR 7 Disc
- Trek Domane SLR 6 Disc
- Trek Domane SL 7 Disc
- Trek Domane SL 6 Disc
- Trek Domane SL 5 Disc
- Trek Domane SL 5
- Trek Domane AL 5
- Trek Domane AL 4
- Trek Domane AL 3
- Trek Domane AL 2
2. Trek Émonda
- Price: Starting at US$1439 / £1200 / AU$1499
- Brake: Disc/rim
- Frame: Carbon, aluminium
- Type: Climbing/lightweight
- Sizes (cm): 50, 52, 54, 56, 58, 60, 62 (men); 47, 50, 52, 54, 56 (women)
- E-Bike: No
- Weight: 6.92kg (Émonda SLR 8 Disc 56cm)
- Trek Émonda SL9 Disc eTap
- Trek Émonda SL9 Disc
- Trek Émonda SL8 Disc
- Trek Émonda SL7 Disc eTap
- Trek Émonda SL7 Disc
- Trek Émonda SL6 Disc
- Trek Émonda SL 6 Pro
- Trek Émonda SL 6
- Trek Émonda SL 5
- Trek Émonda ALR 5 Disc/rim
- Trek Émonda ALR 4 Disc/rim
3. Trek Madone
- Price: Starting at US$4199 / £3600/ AU$3999
- Brake: Disc/rim
- Frame: Carbon
- Type: Aero
- Sizes (cm): 50, 52, 54, 56, 58, 60, 62 (men); 47, 50, 52, 54, 56 (women)
- E-Bike: No
- Weight: 7.81kg (Madone SLR 8 Disc 56cm)
- Trek Madone SLR 9 Disc eTap
- Trek Madone SLR 9 Disc
- Trek Madone SLR 9
- Trek Madone SLR 8 Disc
- Trek Madone SLR 8
- Trek Madone SLR 7 Disc eTap
- Trek Madone SLR 7 Disc
- Trek Madone SLR 6 Disc
- Trek Madone SLR 6 Disc Speed
- Trek Madone SLR 6
- Trek Madone SL 6
4. Trek Speed Concept
- Price: Starting at US$4199 / £4000 / AU$5499
- Brake: Rim
- Frame: Carbon
- Type: Time trial
- Sizes (cm): S, M, L, XS (men); S, M, L (women)
- E-Bike: No
- Weight: 8.96kg (medium)
- Trek Speed Concept
- Trek Speed Concept Women’s
5. Trek Checkpoint
- Price: Starting at US$1199 / £1000 / AU$1499
- Brake: Disc
- Frame: Carbon, aluminium
- Type: Gravel
- Sizes (cm): 49, 52, 54, 56, 58, 61 (men); 49, 52, 54, 56 (women)
- E-Bike: No
- Weight: 10.56kg (Checkpoint AL 4 56cm)
- Trek Checkpoint SL 6
- Trek Checkpoint SL 5
- Trek Checkpoint ALR 5
- Trek Checkpoint ALR 4
- Trek Checkpoint AL 4
- Trek Checkpoint AL 3
You can read more at Cyclingnews.com
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