Cannondale SuperSix EVO LAB71 vs Trek Madone SLR 9 AXS Gen 8: climbing gear?

The Trek Madone SLR 9 AXS Gen 8 has the easier bottom gear (29 gear inches against 32), which matters more than weight on anything genuinely steep.

Cannondale SuperSix EVO LAB71 vs Trek Madone SLR 9 AXS Gen 8

Both are race bikes at a similar price. Here is what actually separates them.

The short answer

These two score within 1 point of each other for a typical all-round rider, so there is no single winner — the right one depends entirely on which of the differences below you care about.

Cannondale

SuperSix EVO LAB71

74% for a typical rider

£10,500 at Brand website

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Trek

Madone SLR 9 AXS Gen 8

75% for a typical rider

£10,500 at Brand website

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What actually separates them

Climbing gear: The Trek Madone SLR 9 AXS Gen 8 has the easier bottom gear (29 gear inches against 32), which matters more than weight on anything genuinely steep.

Side by side

Spec	SuperSix EVO LAB71	Madone SLR 9 AXS Gen 8
Price	£10,500	£10,500
Weight	7.0 kg	7.0 kg
Frame	carbon	carbon
Groupset	Shimano Dura-Ace Di2 R9200	SRAM RED AXS E1 2x12 electronic
Stack / reach	1.44	1.44
Tyre clearance	32 mm	32 mm
Lowest gear	32 in	29 in
Mudguard mounts	No	No
Comfort	42	40
Speed	84	85
Climbing	74	82
Value	0	0

Neither might be the right answer

This page assumes an average rider. Tell us how you actually ride and we will rank these two against everything else at the price.

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