Comments on: Trek Emonda, Madone, and Domane: Which Road Bike is Right for You

By: kelvyn stirk

kelvyn stirk — Sat, 08 Jul 2023 00:05:30 +0000

I would love a madone. But at 55,
I’m not sure it would make much difference in my riding. I have a Domane and slammed the stem, made changes to the angle of the bars, got continental tires and try to ride more Aero. It helped and I’m faster but I doubt that the cost difference between domaine and madone could be justified.

By: AB

AB — Thu, 10 Nov 2022 13:27:29 +0000

Thank you for this article. Came right on time. I saw a Domane that I really liked and I was about to purchase it however it did seem kind of heavy. Based on this article I think the Emonda would be the best for triathlon training.

By: Guy Bassett

Guy Bassett — Sun, 16 Oct 2022 07:54:17 +0000

Thanks for very helpful article – I am just in the middle of exactly this decision. I am leaning towards the Émonda as my new road bike. I have a slight hesitation on the comfort side. I ride mostly between 60 and 120 km, but will sometimes be doing longer rides up to 200 km. I am 55 years old but very active. I have a lot of hills around me and want to get better uphill so that’s a big attraction, and I am also pushed to keep up with the club I ride with. Do you think those kinds of distances would be ok. For info I have previously been riding a Lapierre Sensium, so the wider tyre on the sensium will certainly help to some degree. Also, I have a checkpoint as well which I love and would continue for gravel and bike packing etc.

By: Made

Made — Wed, 05 Oct 2022 02:42:03 +0000

In reply to Henry Beckwith. The Domane has about 10-20 mm shorter reach and 30-40 mm higher stack than an Emonda, maybe more in some different sizes. You can use a 20 mm shorter stem and flip it to a positive degree angle to get about the same stack and reach as the Domane. If you already use a short stem (90 mm or shorter), try changing the handlebar to one that has a shorter reach like the Zipp Service Course 70 with has a 70 mm reach compared to the Bontrager handlebars that your Emonda might come equipped with, which has a 100 mm reach.

By: Henry Beckwith

Henry Beckwith — Tue, 04 Oct 2022 02:36:25 +0000

this is great information! Unfortunately, about a year late, however ha ha. I bought my Emonda about a year ago and finding that perhaps a domane would be better suited for my taste and physical preference (50+ :-). I have a question, however… Is it possible to make the Emonda more “upright“ to favor the domane upright position? Perhaps with a different stem?