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Liv Langma Advanced Pro 1 vs Trek Madone SL 6 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.

Liv

Langma Advanced Pro 1

73% for a typical rider

£3,999 at Brand website
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Trek

Madone SL 6 Gen 8

72% for a typical rider

£4,000 at Brand website
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What actually separates them

Price
The Liv Langma Advanced Pro 1 is £1 cheaper — £3,999 against £4,000.
Weight
The Liv Langma Advanced Pro 1 is 0.5kg lighter, which you notice on long climbs more than anywhere else.
Riding position
The Liv Langma Advanced Pro 1 sits you more upright (1.48 stack-to-reach against 1.44). The Trek Madone SL 6 Gen 8 is the more aggressive of the two — quicker if you can hold it, harder work if you cannot.

Side by side

Spec Langma Advanced Pro 1 Madone SL 6 Gen 8
Price £3,999 £4,000
Weight 7.7 kg 8.2 kg
Frame carbon carbon
Groupset Shimano 105 Di2 12-speed Shimano 105 Di2 R7170 2x12 electronic
Stack / reach 1.48 1.44
Tyre clearance 33 mm 32 mm
Lowest gear 29 in 27 in
Mudguard mounts No No
Comfort 36 40
Speed 75 71
Climbing 73 71
Value 17 14

Neither might be the right answer

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