Hands down the best bike reviews on the internet

I have just ordered the SL7 Etap mostly because of the gearing. I am setting it up with a 46/33 crank and 10-36 cassette. Coming from a 50/34 and 11/34 I actually gain on both ends and especially on the climbing end. Since this is a birthday present for my 70th I am gonna be needing all the climbing help I can get!

Spending ages trying to get everything on the cockpit nicely lined up ... story of my life !

I really enjoy these videos. I find the manufacturers selection in even describing their collection to be in scrutable. Having an actual picture on picture examples of before and after is really invaluable. This is a extremely underrated channel. Thank you and keep up the great videos.

What an excellent video. Really well put together comparisons. Can't tell you the last time I sat all the way through 19 minutes of KZfaq without a ffwd double click or two, possibly never before!

I love trek.. im getting the heaviest Emonda SL5 soon!

Émonda SLR6, definetly, I know it's more pricey compared to some of its competitors but I just love the aestethics of it. I'm planning on buying one, hoping for a price drop after next season...

Great video. I love Trek myself but your value chart at the end got me thinking, especially as my working budget is similar to yours.

Great review as usual, keep them coming.

First video I've seen of yours Bikotic. I searched 'Emonda vs Domane' and this was at the top. Instant subscribe.. love the honesty and realness.

I bought a size 56 SL5 in Quicksilver. The last one in the UK until November. It looks even better than photos. Heavy? Compared to my E5 Diverge, no. Also more comfortable and quicker. Swapped out saddle, instant comfort improvement. Then I swapped in my “road wheels” from the divvie. Budget alloy rimmed 40mm Fulcrum 400s with 28mm Conti GP4000s - Even more comfortable and quicker. Plus it looks the absolute BUSINESS. Weenies gonna hate? Not my problem, I’ll be too busy riding my bike. Thanks for the vids, love your content and style!

Love your comprehensive comparisons.

Really nice overview, its amazing too see the difference of the top to bottom emonda!

I enjoyed your video. You always manage to hit all of the points other people miss. I currently own the 2015 Madone you pictured (so you’re correct), and I was amazed to see how that bike and the current 2021 Emonda are similar shaped. I’ve been riding a Giant TCR since 2017 and I haven’t gone back to Trek. #1 reason- Trek replacement parts are too damn expensive. Both brands are great, but I need more persuasive improvements in order for me to return to Trek. Perhaps then I will ignore the pricey parts. Keep the videos coming....

Wow! Great breakdown, very detailed! Thanks

The graphic at the end is terrific data to look at all at once, thanks!!!

Great content as always. This Trek is really looking great. Let’s wait to see the new Tarmac, then I will make my choice 💸💸

Great review and comparisons between models.

Great vid as always! Man I love that new emonda!

First of all...I loved your British accent...! Great work once again....!

Giant's the best !! Design's and makes their bikes 100% themselves even the carbon and aluminum !!

Great video, love the humour.

Bought the TCR Advanced 2 last year, swapped out the wheels for high end alloy, upgraded to a lighter seat, upgraded to carbon handlebars; It's now close to 7kg. Whatever bike you are buying, if you are planning any sort of upgrades, just buy the cheap model and upgrade it yourself for far less money.

Just picked up my 2021 Emonda SL7 w\ power meter, stock no upgrades yet it weights 18.0 lbs with Look Keo carbon pedals. Love this bikes.

Agree with you regarding the Canyon website and the need to refresh their road bikes. That being said I did buy an Ultimate CF SLX earlier this year and absolutely love it, and I think in 'person' it is a lot better looking than their site does it justice. However, this Emonda looks so much nicer in my opinion, its beautiful.

Damn!! This review just made my life so easy!! Thanx!! Great Vid!

WOW. Excellent video and super detailed ! Thanks. Instant subscriber here 🤙

Ive got the SL7 di2 and had the one piece SLR bars fitted and love it ,,a great all round bike ,,the best bike I’ve had

Bought the bike, sl version, the cable are stille unbeleavable tucked awau, very Nice work.

one of the best bike reviews/comparisons I've ever seen on the interwebs 👍👍👍 yeah, The new trek emonda is gorgeous 🤤🤤🤤 a bit surprised with the weight though.

Very nice review. Best graphics I’ve ever seen. Going from rim brakes to disc is going to be expensive. I have gone down the long road of buying a complete bike to upgrades to new frame sets and going over to disc would just start that whole process again which I don’t think I want to go down that path. If your new to cycling then yes buy the best frame set with the cheapest components. You can always upgrade later and move those components over time.

2 years ago the Emonda was almost a whole kg lighter. Really hard to get excited about climbing bikes these days.

The Trek is way too heavy in the “affordable” pricerange. It does look nice tho! I think I would go for the giant TCR advanced pro series; good wheels, a powermeter included and a light frame. Shame of the cable routing... New Cannondales 2021 €500 up in price?! Expensive handlebars! Curious about the new Tarmac. Keep the video’s coming; really enjoyable 👍

Canyon and giant would be my choices. All around, light, stiff and aero and more cheap than other brands.

I love the graph the gives weight in association price comparisons, a real eye opener. Looking for a decent climbing bike right now, giant tcr 1 is in the lead. Dream bike...7kgs 50x34 and 11x34. Di2 Ultegra. Tubeless, small frame size, threaded bb, €5,000 budget.

Fantastic video. Thanks.

Another terrific video with well thought out explanations of the details of the bike, as usual, and your assessment of it. My first impression was also that this Emonda was reminiscent of the former Madone. The one disappointment for me on this bike is the disc only option - I'm still not ready for a disc-brake road bike. I'm also OCD with fit/setup. Thanks!

The Canyon you chose is a nice bike for the price! Im considering the model above or possibly a Ribble enduro. Great vids keep it up bro

I have the SL5 and I LOVE IT ! I would never go back to rimbrakes :-O And the weight.. Its kinda ' heavy' but if i take a crap before going out riding I kinda lose a kilogram so xD

Nice video once again. Just ordered Emonda SLR 6 in dark blue / red Segafredo colours. With the evergreen Ultegra it is 7.26kg. Agree with everything you said.

Great video, subscribed.

Thank you for this nicely done video! I was searching your videos and I have not found a similar video for best value endurance bike. Hope you will consider doing one. :D

Great review.. I have the Canyon Ultimate Evo, ETAP with power meter and it weighs a shade over 6kgs, so it's the lightest bike and the best value of the high end bikes.. I stand corrected my bike is the version 10 which is lighter than the version 9 that you reviewed but still 6kgs which beats the Giant in terms of weight and value..

“Never borrow money to buy something that’s going to depreciate in value.” Kiplinger’s Personal Finance

I have the sl7 etap . Cant wait to do some climbing

Good question regarding the seat post mast.

A carpenter’s angle gauge is an effective way to line up those angles nicely

Really useful for looking at the second hand market now

i need that goat with aero helmet sticker!! right now!!

I built my 2020 Emonda with SRM Power/Campagnolo Super Record and ENVE 3.4 SES wheels. i Run a cheaper 11-32 cassette (i live in the Rocky Mountains) and a 50/34 crank. Frame is 58cm and total weight with saddle and pedals is 14.4lbs ... i love the bike. All in i believe i was around $8k by buying the frame and all components separately.

Love that disc rub

Ordered the SL 7 etap. Can’t wait to ride, comes in on Friday

Oh and I ride the Sram Force groupset on my 2020 Scott Addict RC. It's a good groupset but not without faults. Mine sometimes has trouble going from the 5th to the 4th cog in the rear. Also had a couple chaindrops at the front (stopped happening once I installed the Sram chaincatcher). Lastly, the Force cassette is super rattly. The RED cassette is supposed to be a lot more quite !

I've used a plumb line as well as the carpet as a perpendicular guide for bars it satisfies the ocd a little

Ordered an SLR7 recently but removed the power meter (already have power pedals) and upgraded to the top of the range wheels, seat and went for ceramic bearing. Came in at £7500 with Project One. I think I've got the best of both the SLR7 and SLR9, the only real difference is eTap Force instead of Red which I can definitely live with.

Handle bar OCD.... nailed it!!!

I'm not going to chime in on all the weight/not aero discussion, just give my observations on the slr7 I have been putting kilometers on. The bike feels super. Stiff, responsive. The carbon eats the lumps and bumps of the road. Accelerates just by thinking about it. Still not sold on the Sram Etap. It seems a bit squirrelly....that is to say, I am constantly readjusting the front derailleur. I style myself as a climber/solo break type of rider, and it really suits me. Just my thoughts.

Can you do this style of video for the new 2021 Pinarello Prince range? - Compared to the old 2020 Prince, The F8 / F10 Dogma and maybe even the F12 - be a nice comparison to see what it offers compared to the top end Pinarello's.

Last week I drove a couple hours to a shop that had the 105 equipped model in my size, my daily ride (80's vintage Trek Reynolds 531 bike, probably older than many of your viewers) in the car for side by side comparison. Checkbook in hand, I went in hoping to really like the Emonda after all I'd read. Weight didn't feel that different, I learned after the fact there was only about a kilo difference new versus my ride. Ride of the Emonda would probably have been less buzzy had they set up the wheels tubeless and lower pressure than 28s with tubes pumped to 100 psi. Braking and shifting were better than the old stuff I was riding, although after many years on the same bike I seldom miss shifts with the downtube friction shifters. Other than the fact the cockpit wasn't my preference for reach and drop, there wasn't a hill of beans difference in acceleration, cruise, or turning between old and new. I don't think I'd climb the punchy hills in my area any faster on the new bike. Maybe I'd take the descents faster with the better brakes allowing later braking on the turns, maybe not. I left without the new bike, still keeping an eye out for something a step function better than what I have at less than used car prices.

Superb review. Pl put up a DOMANE Comparison too. Thanks

To me the Trek Emonda SLR 9, Dura Ace Di2 version is one of, if not the best road bike on the planet! I like my big ring to be at least 52. Anything less is limiting to me in a race situation.

The SL and SLR 7 in eTap come w/ a power meter, while the Ultegra alternatives do not

All of the etap bikes come with a power meter out of the box. I think that's pretty nice.

Agree with you on Canyon website, the new site look horrendous compared to the old one.

Would you recommend the Emonda sl5 or upgrading directly to the SL6 ? Knowing the only difference is Ultegra vs Shimano 105 (and the weight about 1kg)

Love the Giant Advanced 2... and your upgrades for the $ it is the lick but I would go Giant Advanced Pro rim brake Ultegra $3500 USD , under 7kg includes power meter and no wheel upgrade needed....

Fuckin hilarious! Best/ most entertaining review. Earned a subscribed ! 👍🏻

4:17 the bike is not perfectly centred from above. you can see it with your center line with the tire + frame. that's why

Canyon due for a full update, Shimano due for an update, Trek speed concept due for an update... I think some stuff has been put on hold due to Covid that was going to be released this year. I would get the Trek SRL7... when the new Shimano 12 speed is released

Did consider the scaled back version of this Trek but went with the TCR Advanced Pro 1 - think it’s a better bike and has far more about it that the likes of Canyon which are dull and never catch attention. The new Tarmac looks lush but being a bigger rider I didn’t want dropped seat stays. My current previous generation Tarmac just vibrates too much and is a harsh ride. Can’t wait for disc brakes. Also, think the TCR, for the money and quality of the frame and wheels and added duel power meter, I think it could well be Bike of the Year.

Wasn't 'descending like a beast' the main selling point of fitting disc brakes to climbing bikes in the first place? I understand now, after all, why manufacturers are going all disc because no one can please you lot. -That's it ! I've had enough of this, you only get discs brakes and that's the end of it !! But daaad...!! -

The SL force etap come with a power meter, that why its more expensive than the Di2 SL model

What would you suggest.. I am looking for a relatively aero daily use bike preferably with disc brake around 2700 usd.. Trek sl5 or giant tcr?

I would buy slr madone mechanic ultegra. and got nice seapost, and aero stearing bars.

whats your thought between the new aeroad and this bike now? (also now that the new tarmac has been out a while)

What a great video. Really liked the comparisons

I looove the red Emonda, but I'd probably buy a tarmac or a tcr or a canyon once they update the dinosaur aged frames.

Gavin the goat said the 2020 sl6 disc in radar red was and still is the goat ... If it isn't broken dont fix it 😊

Wouldn't it be worth talking about Aero advantages though? I know Trek specifically said the aero advantage made the increase in weight worth it. Just a thought.

TCR ADVANCED PRO 1 DISC

@12:30 can one just upgrade to a integrated handlebar? Or would it not fit this kinda of bike?

yep, full out aero light disc frames 6.8 kg bikes for pro's. Like the jumbo visma team, one road bike to rule all road races

I went with the SL 7 eTap, mainly because I wanted to try eTap, and it comes with a power meter at that price, which is pretty good. The weight difference between the SL and the SLR doesn't amtter to me.

Trying to decide between this and the BMC Teammachine, any advice? And oh, I can’t get these bikes to test ride, I have to directly place an order.

I have hard time to decide between emonda and Domane SL5 can you help different them from each other … and if it’s your bike which one you go for thank you

What do you think about Vitus brand bikes? Looking at the Vitus Zenium CRS

Hey:) i want to buy a new bike and am kinda between the trek domane sl5 2021 and a ultimate or endurace from canyon for around the same price or lower with also 105. No clue what would be the best long term buy. The bike is meant for flat roads here in the netherlands. But a short bike packing adventure would be a plus if possible. Thanks:)

Im checking basso venta 2022 and 2021. Looks like it can compete with canyon

Great analysis to ‘discover’ the best value bike. All the way Canyon! Great bikes at even greater prices.

Canyon Ultimate still the best performance mid range bike for me

Is Trek selling the framesets alone?

If a top end aero bike is over 7.3kg it is too aero and too heavy. When i watched the GCN pro bike weight I was amazed how heavy pro bikes were so heavy( some close to 8kg) which doesn’t make sense considering you are going hardest on the hills so that’s when you want the advantage right?

My P1 SLR7 with Force is on order. About 80 days out.

You got my attention when you said 2021 weighs more than the 2020 ....strange. Did the price go down?

I believe that the sram force has a Powermeter on it so Di2 isn’t cheaper You’d have to add a Powermeter for 1000.-

How is the carbon emonda 105 way heavier than the aluminum 105 canyon endurance bike

If it were not for the UCI rule book, we would have some wild bikes that weight barely more than the group set and tires

Canyon's pricing is different from others. They mail the bike to you, and take out the middlemen. A little worrysome if you have to spend thousands on a product which you haven't had access to, and believe for warranty, you have to pack and send back.

The emonda stand over looks higher then all the other bikes lol

my best and only bike is tiagra and the shifters feel great