I had the pleasure of riding the SL5 Trek Domane, which really made me want to go out and ride more. It is a great platform for cruising / on-off road cyclocross style, and absorbs bumps like a sponge.
- Baseline: Specialized Allez Elite 2011 58cm (XL) Frame with Tiagra 18 Speed Groupset
- Tektro Rim Brake. 23mm Gatorskin Tires
- 480mm wide handlebars
- Front Wheel Shimano WH-R550: 1200g (incl. tires)
- Rear Wheel Shimano WH-R550: 1800g, rim alone 1170g
- Front Wheel Shimano WH-7900: 1100g (incl. tires - Gatorskin 23mm)
- Rear Wheel Shimano WH-7900: 1450g
- Trial Bike: Trek Domane SL5. Shimano 105 Groupset
- 32mm tires
- Disc Brakes
- 460mm wide handlebars
- Domane SL5 Total Mass: 10.21KG
- Front Wheel: 1550g
- Rear Wheel: 2025g
The main Domane challenge is taking it racing. It is a great platform -- just not for racing.
Trek may consider how they challenge the competition for race bikes which are used for other purposes also.
[Update] See my Canyon CF SL 8.0 Review in a later post. Lighter and still relatively comfortable.
