Trek Madone SLR 7 Gen 8 vs BMC Teammachine R 01 FOUR
Both are race bikes at a similar price. Here is what actually separates them.
The short answer
These two score within 0 points 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.
What actually separates them
- Price
- The Trek Madone SLR 7 Gen 8 is £49 cheaper — £7,250 against £7,299.
- Tyre clearance
- The Trek Madone SLR 7 Gen 8 takes 32mm tyres against 30mm — the single most common thing buyers wish they had more of.
- Climbing gear
- The BMC Teammachine R 01 FOUR has the easier bottom gear (29 gear inches against 32), which matters more than weight on anything genuinely steep.
Side by side
| Spec | Madone SLR 7 Gen 8 | Teammachine R 01 FOUR |
|---|---|---|
| Price | £7,250 | £7,299 |
| Weight | 7.5 kg | 7.6 kg |
| Frame | carbon | carbon |
| Groupset | Shimano Ultegra Di2 R8170 2x12 electronic | Shimano Ultegra Di2 2x12 electronic |
| Stack / reach | 1.44 | 1.43 |
| Tyre clearance | 32 mm | 30 mm |
| Lowest gear | 32 in | 29 in |
| Mudguard mounts | No | No |
| Comfort | 40 | 38 |
| Speed | 79 | 79 |
| Climbing | 67 | 75 |
| Value | 0 | 0 |
Neither might be the right answer
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