The "Affordable" Carbon Fiber Climber: 2023 Trek Emonda SL 5

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The People's Carbon Fiber Climber: 2023 Trek Emonda SL 5
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00:00 2023 Trek Emonda SL 5
00:49 Trek Road Bike Line-up
01:26 Trek H1.5 Geometry Explained
02:34 Unique Seat Mast
03:45 Emonda SL 5 Price
04:04 Parts & Components
05:42 Actual Weight
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@brody5211 8 ай бұрын

I had a 54 cm different colour , I put on a good set of carbon wheels with cotton turbo tyres and changed the heavy seatpost -saddle . Bike was 8.2kg without pedals . Hit plenty of prs on the bike .It felt fast with the better wheelset and quite stiff . Great entry level bike but yes you have to upgrade the wheelset immediately

@aerowilly65 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for doing the weigh ins on all of the bikes you review. that's really useful.Keep up the good work

@Jamesthebikeguy Жыл бұрын

Thanks, will do!

@EliotBay Жыл бұрын

another excellent video review, Wow NICE BIKE... I still really enjoy my old ALR 5 from 2015 (?)... Rim brakes RULE! Thanks James, RIde ON

@universe-juice Жыл бұрын

Yes, beautiful bike. Perfect for my old wore out 51 year old body. Can confirm it's very comfy!!!

@andregoldfarb3060 Жыл бұрын

im 59 y old .and I ride about 40 km daily. it s awesome.regards from Brazil

@luiscolon921 10 ай бұрын

I think the smaller frames look sleeker. Makes the tubes look slightly thicker.

@cannong2527 8 ай бұрын

Is the rimset bontrager sl, carbon or alloy?

@yenny527 7 ай бұрын

It’s heavy but it has disc brakes making it look more modern vs rim brakes which saves weight. They’re even hydraulic. Swap out the wheels to carbons and can lighten it up some more

@ChristopherBrian24 Жыл бұрын

I bought one today and road it for about twenty minutes before it started to rain. I absolutely love it so far, and am excited to hit the local straightaways and hills.

@ayowser01 Жыл бұрын

I'm absolutely in love with mine. I got mine when it first came out @ $2700 msrp. Nothing mechanically has changed since the release of the '21 model, yet the price has gone up $500+ !

@Jamesthebikeguy Жыл бұрын

Inflation, wages, shipping, its the new world we live in

@PG-3462 10 ай бұрын

Always buy a bike later in the season, I just got mine at 30% off

@landscapeandmonuments1615 Жыл бұрын

Hi, is this bike a mid range racing bike would you say? 3,000 euros isnt cheap, despite being the entry level carbon trek, is it classes as a good mid range racing bike? At that price, it cant be entry

@JogBird Жыл бұрын

the weight is in gravel bike teritory and some high end xc mtbs

@johnsmithers284 Жыл бұрын

all road bikes are pretty much gravel bikes with how overbuilt they are

@leedavis9772 9 ай бұрын

This or 2022 TCR advanced disc 1?

@BikeLife154 Жыл бұрын

Lightweight and climbing bike should never be used on a bike that weighs as much as my gravel bike! The emonda used to be lightweight but those days are long gone! I admire your enthusiasm though.

@rolandvonkriegenbergh8540 Жыл бұрын

Absolutely! Calling this a climbing bike is ridiculous! I owned one and returned it right away. It rides like a tank even after upgrading the wheels and seat post.

@Rocky4719 Жыл бұрын

I agree. I’m no serious rider, but this mid-high tier “lightweight” bike is only 2 pounds lighter than my entry level bike. And this is a size 50. My allez is a 56. And has plastic flats. Ridiculous!

@divinemercy7036 Жыл бұрын

The emonda is lightweight if it’s spec’d appropriately. Mine weighs 14.75lbs with petals. Lightweight is possible but you’ll need to spend some $$$

@BikeLife154 Жыл бұрын

@@divinemercy7036 the emonda used to be lightweight I’ll admit that, but no one in their right mind would call that model lightweight anymore. And no one seeking a lightweight bike would even look at any Trek bikes. Trek might describe it as such and owners such as yourself, but no one else thinks that. By your logic my Carbon Giant Revolt is a lightweight climbing bike. It’s only a little heavier than this emonda and if I spend thousands of dollars on it I can make that lightweight too. My aluminium Caad12 came in at 7.4kg stock for just $2,500. That’s what I call lightweight and that’s what the emonda used to be, but sadly it’s a tank these days.

@divinemercy7036 Жыл бұрын

@@BikeLife154 I appreciate your viewpoint, but the 14.75lb spec of this model is lightweight no matter how you look at it, aside from the cost of course. I agree with you that the SL5 is very heavy and personally I wouldn’t consider it. That’s why I opted for the SLR9.

@tenrec Жыл бұрын

I notice this "lightweight" Trek Emonda SL5 weighs 19.88 pounds without pedals. My 2009 Trek Madone 4.7 weighs 20 pounds WITH pedals.

@divinemercy7036 Жыл бұрын

But this bike is more aero thus faster.. weight is irrelevant

@mikenarayan5622 Жыл бұрын

That trek logo should be a little bigger

@Jamesthebikeguy Жыл бұрын

Lol 🤣🤣🤣

@mechy2k2000 Жыл бұрын

I wonder if the sticker size is the same regardless of frame size. The bike in the video is a 50cm size.

@JitinMisra Жыл бұрын

Hey James: Just curious, what part of the world are you in ? Also, do you think road bike prices will come down soon ? Specialized reduced their hybrid bike prices significantly.

@jmounce50 Жыл бұрын

Bike prices do need to come down significantly, the average person can not afford these things anymore.

Жыл бұрын

its heeeevyyy ! and still expensive imho. I have a TCR with Tiagra, MTB pedals and it is below 9 kg, rim brakes and costed 3 times less

@bengt_axle Жыл бұрын

Everyone is celebrating that BB90 is gone.

@joekawasaki Жыл бұрын

I've never had a problem with the bb90! It's always the seat, seat mast, cassette coming apart etc... Anything but the bttom bracket. I'm also a 200+ lb rider.

@bane7967 Жыл бұрын

HI JAMES ❗ A QUESTION, WHAT IS THE RED THING HANGING ON THE SADDLE ❓❓ I HAD THAT TOO, WHEN BUYING MY X-CALIBER 9. I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU CAN DO WITH IT ❓❓❓ GREAT VIDEO, KEEP IT UP I TURN ON ❗ EVERY VIDEO I WISH YOU MANY GREETINGS AND GOOD HEALTH FROM GERMANY 🇩🇪 🇩🇪

@Jamesthebikeguy Жыл бұрын

Disc brake spacer for when you remove your wheel

@bane7967 Жыл бұрын

@@Jamesthebikeguy THANK YOU, NOW I KNOW THANKS FOR THE QUICK REPLY 👍👍👍👍👍❗❗❗

@Onigure Жыл бұрын

Nice ad.

@glennoc8585 Жыл бұрын

9kgs is a but heavy without pedals and cables

@zaphod_beeblerox Жыл бұрын

would have been lighter cheaper if made from Aluminium (spelt correctly🙂)

@Jamesthebikeguy Жыл бұрын

The good news is if you watch the video, they do make an aluminum version of this, with virtually identical parts. You're right, it's a lot less expensive and barely any difference in weight

@Sr.D Ай бұрын

That's actually pretty heavy for a carbon bike on that size...

@HUKIT. Жыл бұрын

As a mountain biker I’m confused as what is the point of the Bluetooth comment?

@gitgudchannel Жыл бұрын

it's a powermeter

@jearwood85 7 ай бұрын

50 cm at 9kg? WTF? What is happening to bikes

@gentlecoder5167 2 ай бұрын

Climer? 😁 This bike has nothing to do with climers. Sluggish, heavy and limited gear range. It has short cage derailleur, so you can't even install a bigger cassette. Some cheap wheels too. And it's 21 lbs with pedals. Seriously Trek??