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Canyon Aeroad CFR LTD vs Trek Madone SLR 9 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.

Canyon

Aeroad CFR LTD

74% for a typical rider

£9,000 at Brand website
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Trek

Madone SLR 9 Gen 8

73% for a typical rider

£10,000 at Brand website
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What actually separates them

Price
The Canyon Aeroad CFR LTD is £1,000 cheaper — £9,000 against £10,000.
Climbing gear
The Canyon Aeroad CFR LTD has the easier bottom gear (29 gear inches against 32), which matters more than weight on anything genuinely steep.

Side by side

Spec Aeroad CFR LTD Madone SLR 9 Gen 8
Price £9,000 £10,000
Weight 7.0 kg 7.0 kg
Frame carbon carbon
Groupset SRAM Red XPLR AXS 1x13 Shimano Dura-Ace Di2 R9270 2x12 electronic
Stack / reach 1.42 1.44
Tyre clearance 32 mm 32 mm
Lowest gear 29 in 32 in
Mudguard mounts No No
Comfort 37 40
Speed 87 84
Climbing 81 73
Value 0 0

Neither might be the right answer

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