Trek launches new Madone

Unknown · June 2007

http://www.cyclingplus.co.uk/click_thru ... etails&t=5

Phil Scp · June 2007

it looks $hit

Unknown · June 2007

What a wonderfully helpful post! Thanks.

fuzzy29 · June 2007

Well, Phil S. does have a point. It now looks like all the European makes and it's still a Trek.

<hr noshade size="1">If I had a baby elephant, I'd ask Banksy to paint it....

bucketbanger · June 2007

Looking a wee bit like a bad rip off of an Orbea Orca. I love my original Madone, the one with the curve in the seat tube. This Trek looks just like Phil S said a bag of $hit.

photojonny · June 2007

I think it looks like an Orca rip-off, and it's all the better for it. This is the first Trek I've looked at and thought was pretty, rather than just dull, conservative and functional.

If I had the money for a carbon bike I wouldn't have test-ridden a Trek, until now.

where there's two wheels, there's a way....

angrynortherner · June 2007

Yuck it's awful, and I own an original Madone. At least it rules Trek out when I look for a new bike

topcat1 · June 2007

Not too keen on that head tube.

warbycp · June 2007

i,d be mad if i found it

Billy Whizzcp · June 2007

Beautiful! I wish I could afford one.

Unknown · June 2007

the 1st pics a bit misleading, looks like a huge frame (for the over 6ft5's maybe) - the bottom pics a bit better, looks nice..

weight, prices??

kellys_heroes · June 2007

it looks ugly and i agree its a Orbea rip-off...and lets be honest who would have bought a Trek if Lance the Chemist didnt ride one eh ??

mandie · June 2007

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by kellys heroes

it looks ugly and i agree its a Orbea rip-off...and lets be honest who would have bought a Trek if Lance the Chemist didnt ride one eh ??
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My wife, but hers is a 720 hybrid and I think she bought it before Mr Armstrong won at least 5 of his Tours.

We'll kick against the darkness 'till it bleeds daylight

andrewgturnbull · June 2007

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by kellys heroes

it looks ugly and i agree its a Orbea rip-off...and lets be honest who would have bought a Trek if Lance the Chemist didnt ride one eh ??
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Hi there.

My Trek dates from '98, when the tour winner was on a Bianchi...

The reason the original oclv was so successful initially was because it was the first sub kilogram carbon frame - and stiff too.

Cheers, Andy

http://www.stirlingtri.co.uk

gavintc · June 2007

I rather like it. The colours are not to my taste, but not a bad looking bike. Certainly better than the previous version.

andrewgturnbull · June 2007

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by bucketbanger

Looking a wee bit like a bad rip off of an Orbea Orca. I love my original Madone, the one with the curve in the seat tube. This Trek looks just like Phil S said a bag of $hit.
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Hi there.

Hate to disagree on what is a matter of taste after all... The Madone with the curve in the seat tube was a design disaster. The curve added nothing to the aerodynamics as there was a gap between the back of the tube and the wheel that you could have driven a bus through. It looked like a concept conceived entirely by the marketing department.

Back to the new frame - a compact? Is this a first for trek?

Cheers, Andy

http://www.stirlingtri.co.uk

Tom Butcher · June 2007

PhilS said it all.

Warning about well known bike shop removed at request of moderators.

Unknown · June 2007

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by Phil S

it looks $hit
<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">And still has enough space between the seat tube and rear wheel for 200 duty free fags. Most racing bikes have room for a fag paper!

16simon · June 2007

i initially thought that it looked like some horrible upright nodder bike, and i don't think trek did themselves any favours - except maybe with non-cyclists who will probably just look at the swoopy lines - using this photo. however, if you have a look at the madone site, you will see that they provide a more racy geometry and lower headtube version.

and what about the technology: integrated bb bearings (a logical step), continuous seat tube, and oversize headset bearings. we've seen all these thimgs before, but never on the same frame. it looks like the way forward: i'd buy one.

bucketbanger · June 2007

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by andrewgturnbull

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by bucketbanger

Looking a wee bit like a bad rip off of an Orbea Orca. I love my original Madone, the one with the curve in the seat tube. This Trek looks just like Phil S said a bag of $hit.
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Hi there.

Hate to disagree on what is a matter of taste after all... The Madone with the curve in the seat tube was a design disaster. The curve added nothing to the aerodynamics as there was a gap between the back of the tube and the wheel that you could have driven a bus through. It looked like a concept conceived entirely by the marketing department.

Back to the new frame - a compact? Is this a first for trek?

Cheers, Andy

http://www.stirlingtri.co.uk
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Hi

I didnt buy my Madone thinking that the curve would provide any areodynamic advantage, i purchased it cus in my opinion and im sure many people will disagree its a cool looking bike & i managed to get the 10spd Ultegra version at œ1500

Back to the new frame, after having a quick peek on the Trek website i now cant decide if i like it or not. Dispite been a loyal Trek customer going way back to my MTB days i dont think i would buy it if i was in the market for a new bike, the original picture isnt the best of pictures of the bike.

wildmoustache · June 2007

horrible looking frame. i really liked the shape of the older treks (except for the gimmicky seatpost aero fin). The traditional geometry gave them a nicer look than the specialized/giant/whatever compact frames. the new one looks totally derivative. probably a good frame like the last one and maybe a good buy if hugely discounted at end of season.

Nae-neck · June 2007

Sadly, a lot of people espouse negative comments for no other reason than it's a Trek, associated with Lance and therefore must be inherently bad; some folk need a life!

I've got a 2 year old Trek Madone SL; lovely frame, great price, life time warranty...I should give a sh!t if people don't like Trek!!

That said, the head tube is a bit unsightly on the photo but I'd hardly say it's a bag of ... or that it's ripping off the Orbea; the Madone colours match their general decals of old.

If I had the money would I buy it...like anything; if the price is right! But it's not the bonniest of bikes, I'd accept that.

Live your dreams - no-one else will do it for you!

cougie · June 2007

It is very different isn't it ? I think I like it - compact geometry seems the way to go now.

Unknown · June 2007

i like it. good to see someone address the Bottom Bracket issue and finally widen the bb to provide a wider platform for larger bearings. good work Trek

'steve' owner of a 15 year old trek [:D]

Mleh Mleh Mleh

jloftus · June 2007

That is a big bike (62cm) in the top picture and it's also the performance model with the longer headtube tube - it was one huge bike. The smaller looking one in the bottom picture is the race model and gives a better idea of the range which you can also see on the Madone website.
http://www2.trekbikes.com/madone/

Keith Oates · June 2007

It's certainly a big change in design and initially I'm not overly impressed, no doubt that will change after looking and seeing them more often in the future!!!!!!!!!!

Ride Daily, Keep Healthy

Garybee · June 2007

I don't like the idea of that seat tube. I don't see there being any real gains by using that system and it would put me off buying it. I want to be able to replace the seat pin if it fails and not buy a new frame. I also want to be able to buy a seat pin from any bike shop, not to be forced to go to Trek to buy a manufacurer specific item.

Hypocrisy is only a bad thing in other people.

monty_dogcp · June 2007

Hmm - Trek now appear to be inferring that they practically 'invented' the carbon bike and this is some sort of evolution - sorry - but is there anything new or innovative about this design? Integrated bearing - err no integrated seatpost, err no, compact frame, err no.....just a very ordinary deriative design that only someone with half-closed eyes would mistake for an Orbea Orca. They're still trying to associate Armstrong's wins with it too - he would have ridden a pink Huffy with bar-end streamers for the money, so that's irrelevant too. This is more mindless marketing drivel and just demonstrates what design by committee can achieve - boring, uninspiring and completely lacking in soul.

spannerscp · June 2007

it's all a matter of perspective, I mean how many of you have ridden loads of top end bikes anyway? Maybe your knowledge comes from pictures alone?

Working in a bike shop which recycles abandoned bikes, and repairing rusty crud all day, any top end bike looks nice, and one with all these innovations together looks great.

If you want to slag the trek off, post a pic of your bike, and we'll all judge that!

Jajacp · June 2007

Some overlap with the Lemond Tete de la Course - only to be expected I suppose.

It's the paint that makes it look like an orca.

Unknown · June 2007

Not a big fan of Compacts and not a big fan of Treks, so I suppose its logical that I'm not a big fan of this machine.

It's vaguely like an Orca, but the Orca has more style and suits midget Basque climbers better.

TdG

Trek launches new Madone

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