The UCI establishes a minimum weight limit of 6.8kg for pro road bikes in sanctioned events to ensure safety. Non-professional riders can build bikes under this limit. The new Trek Madone Gen 8, featuring a SRAM 1x drivetrain and designed with ultralight components, weighs 6.4kg including accessories. It includes lighter wheels and tires to reduce weight, available for customization and priced starting at $12,999.99. Comparatively, another configuration weighs 7kg and costs approximately $500 more.
The latest Trek Madone Gen 8 configuration with their 900 series OCLV carbon claims to weigh less than the UCI minimum, even with bottle cages, pedals, and a computer mount.
Lighter Aeolus RSL 37 carbon wheels are wrapped with Pirelli P-Zero RS tires and Pirelli SmartTube TPU tubes to shave weight, and the bike can be finished in the optional Matte Deep Smoke colorway for an even lighter build.
The complete build is said to weigh in at 6.4kg (14.11lbs) for a ML, and pricing starts at $12,999.99.
For comparison, the same bike with a 2×12 drivetrain and deeper wheels weighs in at 7kg (15.44lbs), and pricing starts about $500 higher.
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