A phoenix rises
£3350 From climber to do-it-all race bike
The new 2021 Trek Emonda sees a marked shift away from a purely climber-focused bike to a more allround package with the de rigueur aero shaping to match. While at £3350 the SL 6 Pro is by no means cheap, it does represent fairly good value for money in the context of the wider market. For that cash, you get a full Ultegra R8020 groupset, a Bontrager Aeolus 35 Elite carbon wheelset, a perfectly inoffensive alloy cockpit and a very plush Bontrager saddle. The 56cm bike weighs 8.13kg on the nose with no pedals. Picking two comparable bikes, the Giant TCR Advanced Pro 2 Disc costs roughly the same (£3499) for a broadly similar build, as does the Rose X-Lite Six Disc (approx £3450 plus shipping).
Trek has significantly altered the geometry of the Emonda for 2021, and
