Domane or Emonda?

david7m
david7m Posts: 636
edited May 2019 in Road buying advice
Hello

I'm biting the bullet and getting a new stead - life too short!

Most my rides are 50ish due to time, but I'm down for Brum velo 100 and ride the roaches which is a lot more climbing and 90 miles.

I'm leaning towards the Ultegra Emonda aware it not ideal for longer rides. Or at 50 is this already Domane territory?

What you think?
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  • mrb123
    mrb123 Posts: 4,833
    Absolutely nothing wrong with the Emonda for long rides.
  • tigert
    tigert Posts: 8
    Emonda is fine for longer rides. I have the SL6 and have ridden over 100 miles without any discomfort.
    Trek Emonda SL6
    Trek Madone 9.9 (arriving soon)
    Brompton
  • pnmorgan
    pnmorgan Posts: 20
    edited April 2019
    I have the Emonda SL7 Disc. It's very comfortable and responsive. I certainly don't regret buying it.
  • cookeeemonster
    cookeeemonster Posts: 1,991
    Depends on what sort of rider you are and the sort of bike you want really. I had a decent spec domane but didn't get on with it...it felt dull to me. The person I sold it on to loved it and thought it was a speed machine.

    As long as it fits you the emonda or any 'non endurance' bike will be fine, subject to your personal circumstances (how long you've been riding, flexibity issues and so on)

    I'd get the emonda. You should test ride both to see if the answer is obvious to you
  • cossyrush
    cossyrush Posts: 43
    I have both, the Emonda is always a delight to ride. The Domane is used in foul weather and winter and always feels slow and dead in comparison, buy most of that is likely to be conditions related.
    I don’t notice any difference in comfort, in fact I would say the Emonda ‘feels’ more comfortable.

    On a nice day I’d pick the Emonda every time.
  • crescent
    crescent Posts: 1,201
    I hired an Emonda in Mallorca. It was a wonderful bike, light and comfortable and certainly didn't feel like an agressive riding position. One of the best bikes I have ever ridden.
    Bianchi ImpulsoBMC Teammachine SLR02 01Trek Domane AL3“When I see an adult on a bicycle, I do not despair for the future of the human race. “ ~H.G. Wells Edit - "Unless it's a BMX"
  • green_mark
    green_mark Posts: 74
    Have you tried the Mondane?
    Apparently it isn't much to write home about.
  • david7m
    david7m Posts: 636
    Emonda paid and bike fit booked for Saturday:)
    Dave
  • david7m
    david7m Posts: 636
    green_mark wrote:
    Have you tried the Mondane?
    Apparently it isn't much to write home about.

    Lol
  • pnmorgan
    pnmorgan Posts: 20
    Enjoy your new bike and please share your thoughts on it.
    I'll also be riding Velo Birmingham on my Emonda.
  • david7m
    david7m Posts: 636
    pnmorgan wrote:
    Enjoy your new bike and please share your thoughts on it.
    I'll also be riding Velo Birmingham on my Emonda.

    Loving it so far, only gripe is bottle cage on seat post tube is too high resulting in it difficult to get off even with a 500ml (frame is 56cm).

    Did you change the stock R2 tyres? Reading reviews and they don't sound great in the wet.
  • cookeeemonster
    cookeeemonster Posts: 1,991
    david7m wrote:
    pnmorgan wrote:
    Enjoy your new bike and please share your thoughts on it.
    I'll also be riding Velo Birmingham on my Emonda.

    Loving it so far, only gripe is bottle cage on seat post tube is too high resulting in it difficult to get off even with a 500ml (frame is 56cm).

    Did you change the stock R2 tyres? Reading reviews and they don't sound great in the wet.

    You sure you can't lower the cage? If you haven't tried I'd undo the bolts and see what holes there are (don't mean to be patronising but I don't know how experienced you are)

    Else a side loading cage would help
  • david7m
    david7m Posts: 636
    They are the bontrager carbon ones, only one set of holes.
    Will see if they do a side entry one to match!
  • lesfirth
    lesfirth Posts: 1,382
    OP, I am easily old enough to be your Dad. I have just sold a Domane 5.2. As others have said ,even with some OK wheels it always felt a bit "dead". A nice comfortable bike but a bit "bland". The stack is very high. I needed to slam the stem but you just don't do that on a Domane.
    There has been an advert on TV recently. I don't understand the advert but a line of it says," you don't stop because you get
    older ,you get older because you stop". I have no experience of an Edmona but I think you made the right choice.
  • david7m
    david7m Posts: 636
    I meant at 50 miles for Domane territory, not 50 years old :)
    Feels like I've made the right choice from my half dozen rides so far.
  • lesfirth
    lesfirth Posts: 1,382
    david7m wrote:
    I meant at 50 miles for Domane territory, not 50 years old :)
    Feels like I've made the right choice from my half dozen rides so far.

    I am probably old enough to be your grandad then. :D
  • david7m
    david7m Posts: 636
    pnmorgan wrote:
    Enjoy your new bike and please share your thoughts on it.
    I'll also be riding Velo Birmingham on my Emonda.

    It was a pleasure to ride at the Velo!

    Climbing felt good and i was comfortable the whole ride, still feel confident I made the right choice for my type of riding (will be a long time before I do 100 again due to time).

    I've swapped the tyres for GP5000 and just need to get a side entry bottle cage for seat post tube as the normal one is difficult to use.
  • bianchi_dave
    bianchi_dave Posts: 933
    david7m wrote:
    pnmorgan wrote:
    Enjoy your new bike and please share your thoughts on it.
    I'll also be riding Velo Birmingham on my Emonda.

    Loving it so far, only gripe is bottle cage on seat post tube is too high resulting in it difficult to get off even with a 500ml (frame is 56cm).

    Did you change the stock R2 tyres? Reading reviews and they don't sound great in the wet.

    I had the same problem with an Elite Custom Race Plus cage on the downtube of my 54cm Emonda. That cage has a fair bit of plastic on the mount (above the holes) so I was able to extend the holes upwards with a drill. Worked a treat
    Scott Foil RC
    Scott Addict RC
    Trek Emonda
  • david7m
    david7m Posts: 636
    I went for the carbon cages and there is no way to elongate the holes due to design :( Going to end up with a non matching side entry :D
  • robert88
    robert88 Posts: 2,696
    green_mark wrote:
    Have you tried the Mondane?
    Apparently it isn't much to write home about.

    Got lent a Mondane for an afternoon. If that's not much to write home about I'd be delighted to hear what is :wink: . I am looking to get something pretty smart in the performance department. Mondane seemed to have it and really comfortable too. I didn't want to give it back :( . Haven't tried an Emonda though.
  • pnmorgan
    pnmorgan Posts: 20
    What is a Mondane?
  • david7m
    david7m Posts: 636
    pnmorgan wrote:
    What is a Mondane?

    A boring Domane :D
  • robert88
    robert88 Posts: 2,696
    pnmorgan wrote:
    What is a Mondane?

    Yeah, I must admit I don't know a lot about top end bike names.

    A mate who is not able to ride for a while saw my rather dated stable of bikes and said he would lend me his carbon fibre steed to try. I thought ok, I'll give it a go. So the sun was shining and I got it outa da garage and went off for a ten mile out and back ride. All I knew was it was a Trek with Shimano stuff and rather strange looking black wheels which I was told to pump no more than 80-ish. Forty miles later I was back home thinking why haven't I got one of those? So I asked my mate what it was and he told me, saying it cost him over 3 grand :shock:

    I got it securely locked up now till he wants it back.
  • svetty
    svetty Posts: 1,904
    @ Robert88. Sounds like your mate has a Madone?
    FFS! Harden up and grow a pair :D
  • robert88
    robert88 Posts: 2,696
    Svetty wrote:
    @ Robert88. Sounds like your mate has a Madone?

    No I just checked, it is one of these:

    DomaneSLR6_21950_A_Portrait?$responsive-pjpg$&wid=1440&hei=1080

    It has something called a decoupler that makes the ride smooth but also makes a clicking noise now and then. Also carbon wheels with 28c. The rim brakes make a kind of humming noise when applied.

    It is is very fast and when you push on the pedals (175mm) it kinda leaps forward. Also I don't need to change gear as much as on my own bike.

    He said I should try it as I had never ridden a carbon fibre bike before. I feel I should have one.
  • svetty
    svetty Posts: 1,904
    So a Domane then. They are endurance bikes. Heavy, slow but comfortable. If you thought that was fast wait til you try an Emonda or Madone ;)
    FFS! Harden up and grow a pair :D
  • Wayne Plunger
    Wayne Plunger Posts: 444
    Hope you two got round the Brum Velo ok, I believe a bloke came off on a descent and was killed.

    (Please no flippant remarks from anybody about disc brakes)
  • amrushton
    amrushton Posts: 1,313
    Svetty wrote:
    So a Domane then. They are endurance bikes. Heavy, slow but comfortable. If you thought that was fast wait til you try an Emonda or Madone ;)

    If they suit you. That madone looks fast but wouldnt do for me. The Emonda is certainly nice (Contadors bike of choice I think at Trek)
  • pnmorgan
    pnmorgan Posts: 20
    Wayne Plunger wrote:
    Hope you two got round the Brum Velo ok, I believe a bloke came off on a descent and was killed.

    (Please no flippant remarks from anybody about disc brakes)

    Yes, I finished the Velo without incident, thanks.
    My friend, on the other hand, suffered a broken chain.
    Fortunately his old Domane 2.0 has a triple chainset. After removing a couple of links he rode the remaining 72 miles on the middle ring.
  • Matthewfalle
    Matthewfalle Posts: 17,380
    Robert88 wrote:
    Svetty wrote:
    @ Robert88. Sounds like your mate has a Madone?

    No I just checked, it is one of these:

    DomaneSLR6_21950_A_Portrait?$responsive-pjpg$&wid=1440&hei=1080

    It has something called a decoupler that makes the ride smooth but also makes a clicking noise now and then. Also carbon wheels with 28c. The rim brakes make a kind of humming noise when applied.

    It is is very fast and when you push on the pedals (175mm) it kinda leaps forward. Also I don't need to change gear as much as on my own bike.

    He said I should try it as I had never ridden a carbon fibre bike before. I feel I should have one.


    now thats fugly. fugly.

    #fugly
    Postby team47b » Sun Jun 28, 2015 11:53 am

    De Sisti wrote:
    This is one of the silliest threads I've come across. :lol:

    Recognition at last Matthew, well done!, a justified honour :D
    smithy21 wrote:

    He's right you know.

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