SHEET 28 OF 309 · Trek · 2027 · race
Madone SL 5 Gen 8
Carbon aero road bike with mechanical Shimano 105, alloy wheels and 28mm tyres, the cheapest way into the Madone frame.
How it scores
Calculated from the published specifications below. See the formula.
- Comfort
- 40
- Speed
- 65
- Climbing
- 65
- Versatility
- 12
- Value
- 24
Full specification
✓ Specs checked against the manufacturer
Last checked 4 Sept 2026 against the manufacturer's own page . Caveat: Size ML geometry row; Trek's own size chart labels ML as 56cm. Claimed weight is Trek's ML figure, quoted with tubes. Clearance is Trek's stated 32mm maximum. Trek documents no mudguard or rack mounts for this frame; both are recorded as absent. Trek lists this build with a model year range of 2026-2027; recorded as 2027, the current model year.
- Price (RRP)
- £2,750
- Frame
- carbon
- Groupset
- Shimano 105 R7120 2x12 mechanical
- Shifting
- Mechanical
- Weight
- 8.6 kg (claimed, size 56/M)
- Brakes
- Disc
- Stack / reach
- 562 / 389 mm (ratio 1.44)
- Tyre clearance
- 32 mm
- Stock tyres
- 28 mm
- Lowest gear
- 34×34 (27 gear inches)
- Mudguard mounts
- No
- Rack mounts
- No
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