My apologies to those who have already watched this review. I had a BS copyright strike so decided to delete the video and part that could only have been the offending bit and reload it. Again, any questions or comments please add below, I will answer them this time , promise.

A good review with the beautiful scenery to boot😊

Cool special effects

Enjoyed these mini vlogs, you said there would be bargains to have in one of your vlogs during the pandemic. £2k is a steal (for Carbon!). Nice one 👊🏻

Great review, I am seriously thinking of buying one. I already own an old S5 and love it, however, I always knew it would only light up when I replaced the wheels, tyres and cassette. It looks like it's the same with any bike in this price range these days. New wheels, tyres a price consideration when buying.

Nice bike James, and if it is ticking most or all the boxes for you it’s probably the one mate, good luck and happy riding. 😀👍🏼🚴🏻‍♂️

I understand from other reviews that main task of this bike is climbing. Had Domane before and it was masterpiece of comfort and good handling of lesser quality roads. People complaining about Trek being too expensive should realise that they pay for their engeenering and very good quality frames with life quarantee. Thanks for the film !

I would say the trek sl5 emonda is a mid range bike and not entry. Its true its the entry carbon trek, but that does not mean its an entry level bike. Any carbon is considered mid range to the highest range. So why do i think its mid range? The price. An entry level bike starts at 700 pounds. The trek emonda sl5 is 2000 pounds. Shimano 105 is mid tier. The aero design of the sl5 is race like. I also think the sl5 does creep into a race category road bike, not necessarily leisure due to frame geometry. Not sure u agree , but it is a road race bike even though many cost way more

Probably this is a good choice now. My race bike from 1979 was $1200 when I built up the frame. The weight oddly is quite similar. Restored, it still gets used regularly, though my favorite is an aluminum track bike. Almost indestructible!

With the Cosmics on it really is a good looking thing isn't it, even though road bikes are not really my thing. It sounds like it's enough bike for most people, and for a smidgen over two grand it's a pretty good deal. Good review James!

Just ordered the silver bargain from Balfes bikes £1899, look forward to getting on it, with Pirelli centurino velo 32s, hopefully give it a smoother ride ? Great video & review 👍

Nicely thought out review James. As you stated, weight is not that important unless you are a 60kg rider and want to head for the hills and smash KOM's. For us social cyclists, it's more about comfort and enjoying the ride. Stay safe on the roads mate. 👍

Nice review...dd you weight thr frame by aby chance as I'm curious to know what the 58cm SL is. I'm guessing around the 1100g mark

High James I have watched all 3 videos and they were great as I have been wondering if there was a bit more comfort in the carbon frame than the ALR that I have. I have always had rim brakes and all my stuff is geared to rim brakes so I won't be changing to discs but if I could find a decent rim brake carbon emonda frame in a 58cm I might consider it, I have to say that the ALR is probably one of the best frames out there as you could easily mistake it for carbon as the welding is almost invisible.The thing is though you can get stuck with a bike now that prices have come down but the new bike prices are taking the piss. I recently saw a mint condition Harley Davidson top of the range almost as new for £12000 full of gadgets, panniers, all high tech spent over years of development so how can this work of art be cheaper than some of the new carbon bikes on the market today, its really has gone mad. Keep up the videos James I watch them all. Thanks Jim

at first i thought he was walking really fast but it turns out he was biking with no hands