Introducing the 2021 Trek Emonda Road Bike | Sigma Sports
New, the 2021 Trek Emonda blends lightweight climbing characteristics with the latest aero gains. Learn more about the range on the Sigma Sports Hub.
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Agree looks like change for the sake of change.
I won't be able to make a H 1.5 work. I am already using the extended seat mast cap with a 5.5cm Saddle to HBAR drop so no way I can drop my bars that much, the current Stack is 596, the new is 581. 15mm is a deal breaker for me. The 60 frame is too long for me. There are very little actual Aero gains. If you read carefully, they are including the Aero bar, Stem as well as the wheels into the savings. I already run Enve Aero bar/Stem and Enve 4.5Ar wheels. the time savings are really insignificant especially given the majority of gains are not associated with the frame
What exactly does "18 seconds faster on an 8.1% incline over the course of an hour..." mean?? Like riding an hour of 8.1% grade??? And why 8.1%?
The deeper fork, elongated seat stays, and Kammtail seat tube and downtube make the Emonda 60 seconds quicker on a flat road and 18 seconds faster on an 8.1% incline over the course of an hour than the outgoing model. These gains aren’t just down to the frame however, as Bontrager's integrated Aeolus RSL bar/stem and Aeolus RSL 37 wheels also play their part in keeping both drag and weight down.
What exactly does "18 seconds faster on an 8.1% incline over the course of an hour..." mean?? Like riding an hour of 8.1% grade??? And why 8.1%?
From bikeradar: https://www.bikeradar.com/news/2021-trek-emonda/
"Trek quantifies these improvements in a fairly unconventional way, claiming that, for a 70kg rider, the new bike will save you 18 seconds per hour when climbing an 8% grade at a fairly spicy 350W, when compared to the old Emonda. "
Unfortunately I'm on the wrong side of both the weight and power numbers.
My 2017 SL6 is going to be my (first and) last Emonda with the stack height change. T
From bikeradar: https://www.bikeradar.com/news/2021-trek-emonda/
"Trek quantifies these improvements in a fairly unconventional way, claiming that, for a 70kg rider, the new bike will save you 18 seconds per hour when climbing an 8% grade at a fairly spicy 350W, when compared to the old Emonda. "
Unfortunately I'm on the wrong side of both the weight and power numbers. A 5 W/kg power to weight ratio seems like a dream (more like a fantasy) to me.
H1.5 just sounds like, hey,"lets get rid of one of the geo's....." to your point ( @zircon ) I'm willing to bet that at least 80% of the Emonda's sold were H2's. .
There's nothing that a 40 degree stem (pointing up) can't fix, but it may leave a crushed pride.
FWIW- there are several errors on the Geo chart. Other than stack, there really were no significant changes.
The 60 frame is too long for me.