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The Trek Domane 2.0 Compact Road Bike 2016 has it all; speed and comfort with minimal weight thanks to the carbon fibre fork and Alpha 200 series aluminium frame.

Bontrager provide the quality handlebar, stem, seat post, wheels, tyres and saddle. This is paired with Shimano's Tiagra ten-speed groupset. Comfort is provided by IsoSpeed technology, which dampens road buzz.

Ideal for racing and sportives, with a position that is dialled specifically for long days in the saddle. The Trek Domane 2.0 Compact Road Bike 2016 features Trek's Endurance geometry, a nice balance between an outright race position and a more relaxed one. The Endurance fit, makes it one of the most versatile road bikes on the market.

IsoSpeed technology in the frame allows the seat tube to rotate independently from the top-tube-to-seat stay junction, increasing vertical compliance to twice that of the nearest competitor, without compromising pedalling efficiency.

The IsoSpeed fork has a generous ride-tuned sweep with the shape increasing compliance for a smoother ride, and unique dropout placement optimising the wheelbase while an extra curve above the dropout in the swept-leg design creates a smaller angle to the direction of road vibrations. This angle increases fore/aft compliance, better positioning the fork leg to absorb road force rather than transmitting it straight to the rider. The fork lateral stiffness has also been increased maximising both smoothness and control. Both aspects resulting in a bike that you can ride faster for longer.

The press-fit BB86.5 bottom bracket makes the frame lighter, stiffer, and quicker to accelerate. While discreet vanishing mudguard accommodate full-coverage mudguards for added utility and DuoTrap compatibility sees the end of cable ties allowing you to seamlessly integrate a computer sensor into the frame to measure speed, distance, and cadence with no added aerodynamic drag. It works with all the major ANT wireless technology players, including Bontrager, Garmin, PowerTap, and SRM. Integration continues with the Blendr compatible stem allowing Blendr gadgets to be simply clicked in for added user friendliness.

• 200 Series Alpha Aluminium frame
• IsoSpeed carbon fibre fork
• Ability to integrate mudguards, racks, Blendr gadgets and DuoTrap sensors
• BB86.5 for a lighter and stiffer frame that will accelerate quickly
• IsoSpeed decoupler for plush comfort all ride long
• New and improved Shimano Tiagra ten speed drivetrain

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FRAME Trek 200 Series Alpha Aluminium, IsoSpeed, vanishing mudguard mounts

FORK Trek IsoSpeed carbon, SpeedTrap compatible

HEADSET 1-1/8" semi-cartridge bearings

STEM Bontrager Elite, 31.8 mm, 7-degree, with Blendr computer & light mounts

HANDLEBAR Bontrager Race, VR-C, 31.8 mm

HANDLEBAR TAPE Bontrager Microfibre Tape

FRONT BRAKE Alloy dual-pivot

REAR BRAKE Alloy dual-pivot

FRONT DERAILLEUR Shimano Tiagra, 10-speed

REAR DERAILLEUR Shimano Tiagra, 10-speed

SHIFT LEVERS Shimano Tiagra, 10-speed

CASSETTE Shimano Tiagra, 11-32, 10-speed

CHAIN KMC X10, 10-speed

CRANKSET Shimano Tiagra compact

CHAINRINGS 50/34 (compact)

RIMS Bontrager Tubeless Ready

HUBS Bontrager alloy

FRONT TYRE Bontrager R1 Hard-Case Lite, 700 x 25c

REAR TYRE Bontrager R1 Hard-Case Lite, 700 x 25c

SADDLE Bontrager Paradigm 1

SEAT POST Bontrager Alloy, 2-bolt head, 27.2 mm, 8 mm offset

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The Trek Domane is an endurance road bike that can do it all — road race, commute, super-long rides, and even light gravel. Trek designed the bike frame's IsoSpeed Decoupler system to offer enough compliance for comfort, while maintaining pedaling efficiency. Here's your guide to the Domane line.

Written by: Micah Ling

Published on: Jun 8, 2021

Posted in: Guides

The Trek Domane is a classic example of an endurance road bike : It can do it all. You can hop in a road race with it, commute on it, take it for your long ride, and even venture onto gravel with it. Endurance road bikes are built to perform, but also to be comfortable.

What Trek Domane is right for you?

History of the Domane

The first-generation Trek Domane. 2016-2019 Domane -Addition of a front IsoSpeed decoupler to decouple the steerer tube from the head tube and further reduce vibrations -New slider introduced on Domane SLR models that allows riders to adjust the level of damping offered by the rear IsoSpeed -Disc version allows 32mm tire clearance 2020+ Domane -More aerodynamic frame -Even more tire clearance added, up to 38mm -Hidden Storage compartment in the down tube

The latest Domane design packs in aero, comfort, and storage features.

Different builds

Here are a few of our favorite Domane builds from Trek that we’ve seen at TPC.

Trek Domane 5.2 Compact Road Bike - 2013

Trek designed the Domane to absorb bumps but also sustain speed. Its IsoSpeed decoupler improves comfort without sacrificing power transfer. This system separates the seat tube from the top tube so that it can flex freely. The compliance helps the bike isolate the rider from bumps and vibration. At the front, Trek designed an IsoSpeed fork that used more rake and a reversed dropout. A carbon IsoZone handlebar featured closed-cell foam pads in the top and drops of the handlebar, to mute the jarring of cobbled roads.

Trek Domane 5.9 Road Bike - 2016

Trek Domane SLR 6 Disc Road Bike - 2017

To further improve vibration reduction, an IsoCore handlebar was added. It includes a layer of rubber inside the carbon fiber. Tire clearance gets bumped up from 25mm to 28mm on the rim brake version, and 32mm on the disc brake model. On high-end models like the SLR 8, there’s also an upgrade to electronic shifting and a removable panel in the down tube for the Shimano Di2 battery.

Domane SL5 - 2020

With the newest models of the Domane, the top tube IsoSpeed on high-end SLR models has been improved. It is tunable and offers a finer balance between stiffness and comfort. It uses a repositioned slider under the top tube and an additional elastomer integrated into the design to offer more damping (SL models retain the original non-adjustable IsoSpeed system). The tube shapes have all been tweaked, borrowing technology from Trek’s more race focused road bikes to improve aerodynamics. The new Domane offers more tire clearance and can fit up to 38mm tires. The Hidden Storage compartment in the down tube provides a discrete space on the bike to store spare tubes, tools, and snacks.

If you’re looking for a versatile bike, the smooth ride, predictable handling, and upright riding position make the Domane perfect for both a new cyclist looking to push their mileage, and a seasoned racer, interested in rougher roads. The IsoSpeed technology reduces muscle fatigue and joint stress by absorbing vibrations from varied terrain, making it ideal for someone who truly wants to explore. Generally, if you want disc brakes, look at 2015 models and newer. Trek offered the Domane with rim brakes from 2013 to 2019. From 2020 onward, the new generation Domane will only be available with disc brakes. If you want electronic shifting , look for 2017 and newer. And if you want clearance for tires as wide as 38mm, or aero features, look at the 2020 and 2021 models.

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Currently, all of the Madones are high-end, the most affordable (it’s all relative!) model being the £4,500 Madone 9.2 (above) with Bontrager Paradigm Elite tubeless ready wheels and a Shimano Ultegra groupset. 

The 9.5 is £6,000. The extra money gets you Shimano’s flagship Dura-Ace groupset and Bontrager’s Aura wheels.

Go to £9,000 and you can have the Madone 9.9 (above) with Bontrager’s very fast Aeolus 5 D3 wheels and the electronic Di2 version of Shimano’s Dura-Ace groupset. 

The super-high-end Madone Race Shop Limited (above) tops the range. It comes with the same components as the Madone 9.9 but the Race Shop Limited is built around a 700 Series frame rather than 600 Series – the same version used by the Trek Factory Racing professional riders.

If none of those builds or finishes is exactly what you want, you can use Trek’s Project One system and have a Madone in your dream build. Prices start at £5,450, depending on your spec. We had one made for review and it was a fabulous ride, but it costs! 

Trek boasts that the Emonda has been “the lightest production road line ever” since its introduction in mid-2014.

The Emonda range covers three different carbon-fibre frames – the S, the SL and the SLR – and an aluminium model (see below). Each of those frames comes in various different builds, and some come in women’s specific versions.

The most affordable carbon-fibre Emonda is the S 4 (£1,100, above), made from Trek’s 300 Series OCLV carbon. It gets a tapered head tube and an oversized bottom bracket for stiffness and is compatible with Trek’s DuoTrap computer sensor that integrates into one of the chainstays. It’s built up with a Shimano Tiagra groupset.

The S 5 (£1,300, above) looks a really attractive options. It’s built around the same frame and fork but its groupset is the next level up in Shimano’s hierarchy, 105 – and we’re big fans of Shimano 105 here at road.cc .

The £1,600 S 6 (above) gets a higher level again: Shimano Ultegra.

The Emonda SLs are made from a higher level of carbon fibre – Trek’s OCLV 500 Series – have wide BB90 bottom brackets and full-carbon forks. They also have seatmasts rather than standard seatposts to save weight and improve comfort.

The most accessible of the Emonda SLs is the 5, available in both men’s and women’s models (above), equipped with a Shimano 105 groupset and Bontrager Race tubeless ready wheels. 

We very much like the look of the £2,100 Emonda SL 6 which comes in a Shimano Ultegra build while the top-level SL 8 (£2,900) is available in either Dura-Ace or Red – each the top level offerings from Shimano and SRAM respectively.

The SLR Emondas are the lightest of the bunch. Trek claims that the 700 Series OCLV carbon-fibre frame weighs just 690g. That’s astonishingly light. 

The Shimano Ultegra-equipped SLR 6 (£4,300, above) is available in either an H1 or and H2 fit (see above), so you can pick the setup that works best for you.

The same is true of the SLR 8 (above, £5,800) which comes with Shimano Dura-Ace components.

If you want electronic shifting, the £8,000 SLR 9 (above) is a real stunner with Dura-Ace Di2 and Aeolus 3 D3 TLR wheels from Trek’s in-house Bontrager brand. 

Trek claims that the top level Emonda SLR 10 (above) weighs an incredible 10.25lb (4.6kg) in a 56cm frame and H1 fit. The boutique build includes superlight wheels and a carbon saddle from Tune and an integrated bar and stem from Bontrager. How much? Um, sadly it’s £11,000!

A year after the introduction of the carbon-fibre Emondas, Trek introduced an aluminium version. It’s not quite as lightweight as the carbon ones but it’s still pretty darn light and fast, and the ride quality is very good.

The alu Emonda features a tapered head tube for accurate cornering and it comes in Trek’s H2 fit – performance-orientated but not extreme. The welds are almost invisible to the point that you’d be hard pressed to see that this is an aluminium bike at first glance.

The Emonda ALR 4 (above, £900) is fitted with a Shimano Tiagra 10-speed groupset but we think that the £1,100 ALR 5 (below) is the pick of the bunch.

It has a full Shimano 105 groupset, a full carbon fork and a very good Bontrager Paradigm Race saddle. 

The ALR 6 (above), which we have reviewed here on road.cc , comes equipped with Shimano Ultegra and it’s another aggressively priced model at £1,400.

Like most bikes at this price point, all of the Emonda ALR models come with compact gearing (smaller than standard chainrings) to help you get up the hills. 

The Domane is Trek’s endurance race bike that sits alongside the Madone and the Emonda (above). This is the bike you’ll see most of Trek’s professional riders aboard on the cobbled classics like Paris-Roubaix because of the way it copes with lumps and bumps. 

The frame features an IsoSpeed decoupler (see above) that allows the seat tube to move independently of the top tube and the seatstays. It can pivot back and forth to soak up vibrations and cancel out bigger hits from the road surface. 

The Domanes also come with IsoSpeed forks that are designed to add more comfort to the ride, and they’re built to an endurance geometry, meaning that the position is a little more upright than normal to put less strain on your back.

The Domane range opens with the £900 2.0 (above) that centres on a 200 Series Alpha Aluminium frame and a carbon fork. The 10-speed Shimano Tiagra groupset includes a compact chainset and an 11-32-tooth cassette, giving you some small gears for climbing long, steep hills.

Pay £1,100 for the Domane 2.3 (above) and you can upgrade to a Shimano 105 groupset.

All the other Domanes are carbon-fibre. The 4 Series bikes get oversized BB90 bottom brackets and tapered head tubes for stiffness, along with almost invisible mudguard mounts. As well as standard rim brake models, this series includes disc brake bikes for more stopping control in all weather conditions.

The cheapest of these is the £1,400 Trek Domane 4.0 Disc (above) which is built with a 9-speed Shimano Sora groupset and TRP’s HY/RD cable-operated hydraulic disc brakes. 

The 4.3 (above) looks like a winner to us. With a reliable Shimano 105 groupset, it’s priced at £1,500. 

The 4.5 is available in both rim brake and disc brake versions (above). The bikes’ Shimano Ultegra components are the same whichever model you choose but the 4.5 Disc (£2,200) has Shimano RS685 hydraulic disc brakes that operate on 160mm rotors rather than the  Shimano 105 rim brakes of the standard Domane 4.5 (£1,800).

The 5 Series Domanes are made from a higher grade of carbon-fibre and feature seatmasts rather than seatposts, the idea being to add comfort and save a little weight. 

The £2,200 Domane 5.2 (above) is a Shimano Ultegra model that looks like good value for money while you can have the £3,000 5.9 in either top-level Shimano Dura-Ace or with electronic shifting courtesy of Shimano’s second tier Ultegra Di2. The choice is yours.

Go up to the Domane 6 Series and you shift from 500 Series OCLV carbon to 600 Series which is a little lighter and stiffer.

The 6.2 is available in rim brake and disc brake (above) versions – £2,900 and £3,200 respectively – the disc brakes in question being Shimano RS685 hydraulics. These are Ultegra-level, matching most of the rest of the spec.

The £3,900 Domane 6.5 (above) has a full Shimano Dura-Ace group along with a lightweight Bontrager Paradigm Elite TLR wheelset, while the 6.9 Disc (below, £6000) gets Shimano’s Dura-Ace Di2 electronic shifting, RS785 hydraulic brakes, and Bontrager Affinity Elite wheels.

The rim brake version of the 6.9 (below, £7,200) gets that same Di2 shifting, the higher price being down to Bontrager’s aero Aeolus 3 D3 wheels that we’re reviewed here on road.cc . They’re fast and they handle well whatever the conditions.

You can choose your own spec and finish for both the Domane 4 Series and 6 Series through Trek’s Project One scheme.

The 1 Series contains Trek’s entry-level road bikes. They’re made from Trek’s 100 Series aluminium (the Emonda ALRs are 300 Series) and they have eyelets for fitting mudguards and a rear rack. That’ll come in handy if you intend to commute by bike year-round.

Like the Emonda ALRs and many other Emonda and Madone models, the 1 Series bikes are built to Trek’s H2 geometry. This is a setup that’s designed for efficiency and speed, but it’s not quite as low and stretched as Trek’s H1 fit.

There are just two models in the range. The £575 1.1 (above) gets an 8-speed Shimano Claris groupset while the £650 1.2 (below) is built up with 9-speed Shimano Sora.

The Silque is a women’s carbon-fibre bike that, like the Domane and now the Madone, has an IsoSpeed decoupler to add comfort and control. 

Trek doesn’t just change the colour and a few components when putting a women’s bike together, the frame geometry is altered too.

There are six different Silque bikes in the lineup ranging from the £1,500 Shimano Tiagra-equipped Silque (above) right up to the £3,800 Silque SSL (below) with Shimano Ultegra Di2 electronic shifting.

We think that the Silque SL (£2,200, below) looks like a great bike that’ll prove popular. With a full Shimano Ultegra drivetrain, Bontrager Race tubeless ready wheelset, and women’s specific Bontrager Anja Comp WSD saddle, you’re getting a lot for your money here.

The Silque SL and SSL are available through Trek’s Project One service from £2,700 and £3,970 respectively. 

The Lexa is Trek’s aluminium road bike range that’s built to a WSD (women’s specific design) geometry.

Three of the four bikes in the range are based around frames made from 100 Series Alpha Aluminium, the same as the 1 Series bikes (above), while the fourth, the £1,000 Lexa SLX (above), uses slightly higher level 200 Series. All the bikes are mudguard and rack compatible.

The cheapest bike in the range is the straight Lexa (above) at £575 but the one that takes our eye is the £650 Lexa S (below). This one has a 9-speed Shimano Sora groupset and tubeless ready tyres from Bontrager.

For more info go to  www.trekbikes.com .

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Mat has been in cycling media since 1996, on titles including BikeRadar, Total Bike, Total Mountain Bike, What Mountain Bike and Mountain Biking UK, and he has been editor of 220 Triathlon and Cycling Plus. Mat has been road.cc technical editor for over a decade, testing bikes, fettling the latest kit, and trying out the most up-to-the-minute clothing. He has won his category in Ironman UK 70.3 and finished on the podium in both marathons he has run. Mat is a Cambridge graduate who did a post-grad in magazine journalism, and he is a winner of the Cycling Media Award for Specialist Online Writer. Now over 50, he's riding road and gravel bikes most days for fun and fitness rather than training for competitions.

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Isn't there a Domane 4.3 with disc brakes as well? Hope so, I was going to buy one.

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you can get a 2016 Giant Defy 1 disc for £999 with TRP Spyre mech discs and 105 groupset, aluminium alloy frame and carbon fibre leg/ alloy steerer fork. Not a bad deal...

So entry level for Trek with *Sora* & HyRd discs is £1,400 - TBH they could have gone for Spyres and added Tiagra under-bar shifting.

Disappointing that one of the world's largest can't bring a disc bike in closer to a grand - When Merida have the amazing Ride 5000 Disc 2016 with 105/Ultegra & full Hydro for only £550 more. Yes, I say 'only' as the RRP jumps for Sora-> 105/Ultegra & HyRd-RS785 must be close to a grand RRP.

KiwiMike wrote: So entry level for Trek with *Sora* & HyRd discs is £1,400 - TBH they could have gone for Spyres and added Tiagra under-bar shifting. Disappointing that one of the world's largest can't bring a disc bike in closer to a grand - When Merida have the amazing Ride 5000 Disc 2016 with 105/Ultegra & full Hydro for only £550 more. Yes, I say 'only' as the RRP jumps for Sora-> 105/Ultegra & HyRd-RS785 must be close to a grand RRP. 

Merida are a pretty monstrously large operation - their wholesale buying power from Shimano, etc. must be almost unparalleled. I'm not that surpried they can offer these specs at that price. Around where I live in NZ, there are an awful lot of people on high end Merida bikes with Di2 and so on who wouldn't have spent what an "equivalent" Specialized (made in the same factory) would have cost. Merida's largest failing in many ways appears to be their rather slack approach to marketing.

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Trek Domane 2.3 review

Smooth ride and lower weight for 2014

Russell Burton / Future Publishing

Trek 's innovative Domane wowed our testers last year and the flagship frames went on to race-winning success in the pro rank's toughest races. The great news for the rest of us is that it's the lower-tier alloy Domanes that get the biggest improvements this year.

• HIGHS: 'Decoupler' ride is a genuine roughness-eraser without eating wattage
• LOWS: The effects of the extra weight and upright ride position are unavoidable when you hit the climbs
• BUY IF... You want the smoothest road ride possible without a noticeable performance trade-off

While the switch from a two-piece welded seat tube to a single hydroformed section might not seem earth-shattering, the 2014 frame is 80g lighter than 2013's. That's impressive because of the unique 'Decoupler' mechanism hidden under the top tube/seat tube junction's neat rubber grommet.

Rather than a solid connection, the tubes are pinned together with a pivot that lets the frame flex much more fluidly in response to road buzz and impacts. Add a smooth-riding fork and big 25mm tyres and the ride is limousine-like. Potholes that normally find sore fillings as surely as a dentist's probe barely registered, and the longer the ride, the more noticeable the fatigue-reducing comfort advantage became.

What's remarkable is that this smoothness doesn't come with any noticeable loss of power transfer. The saddle might sway a little more than usual, but that just makes power application feel smoother – particularly on staccato surfaces – rather than soggy.

The tall head tube means a more sedate character to the ride while its overall weight tempers acceleration and climbing. That was most apparent on sharp, Strava -hunting test rides where the Trek would gradually slide off the pace as the gradient steepened. But the gaps started to lessen as riders on the other bikes began to tire over longer rides.

Smooth, surefooted handling – albeit occasionally vague through the fork – meant the Domane became our go-to ride choice on days when we just fancied taking it easy or exploring battered backroads.

Features such as the screw-in mudguard eyes, rack mounts and computer sensors add an impressive practical element to a bike perfectly suited to big weekend rides after beating the bus into work and back across potholed city roads all week.

This article was originally published in Cycling Plus magazine, available on Apple Newsstand and Zinio

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• Trek Domane 2 Series Frameset 2016

157cm - 164cm

161cm - 169cm

166cm - 175cm

172cm - 181cm

178cm - 186cm

183cm - 191cm

188cm - 195cm

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Bike components.

200 Series Alpha Aluminum, IsoSpeed, vanishing fender mounts

Suspension Fork

Trek IsoSpeed carbon, SpeedTrap compatible

1-1/8" semi-cartridge bearings

Bike geometry

Model overview.

Domane 2 Series Frameset is a Trek Domane model. Trek released 316 frames variations of this model so far. Take a sneak peek at all Trek Domane frames models from 2016 , by clicking here .

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If you want an acceptable Endurance frame you should know that the average price is 1905 $ . However, this doesn’t mean that if you spend less money on an Endurance frame, you couldn’t get a decent one. In short, before purchasing your ideal frame do some research about its components, and also check for reviews online.

Overview of components

Fork material.

The fork is made out of carbon, so, it’s a great addition to the frame’s value. However, carbon forks should be regularly inspected for damage because even the smallest crack could cause the fork to fall apart.

This frame is available in 7 sizes . They vary from 157 cm – 195 cm (5.15 ft – 6.4 ft) . In conclusion, it won’t take much to find one that’s right for you.

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Trek Domane 4 Series Road Bike

Domane 4 Series flies past any other carbon endurance race bike in its class, with IsoSpeed for race comfort, endurance geometry for stability, and Power Transfer Construction for speed.

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Smooth ride

Saddle White bar tape Heavy wheels

The ride is very smooth through the saddle, but a lot is transmitted through the handlebars. The bike is very stable on downhills up to my max of 44 mph. Upgraded the cassette and chain to Ultegra and shifting the rear became much smoother; cheapest maintenance change to do when your chain is worn. Upgraded the wheels to Dura Ace and lost about 1.25#; climbing instantly became better. Next upgrade is carbon handlebars 46cm and hopefully I'll get less road transmission into my arms. The dirty white bar tape will go away. The saddle was replaced early on with a Brooks. I average about 200 miles per week and do a significant amount of moderate climbing. So far there is about 7000 miles on the bike and I really enjoy it. I didn't give it a 5 overall because there is always something better out there, but this is the bike I'll be riding for a few more years at least. One of my better purchases. I recommend this for anyone looking for nimble, comfortable ride. Probably not for a racer, because lighter models are available.

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No longer care if there is chip seal. Smooth ride for your butt. Good component set.

Race light wheel spokes do not hold up. Remember you are isolated from a lot of the impacts the bike is absorbing. Hands and feet still vibrate. Section of road with caterpillar track damage hurts my feet but the vibrations don't get to my seat. White bar tape immediately looks dirty. Bontrager seat is not comfortable. 4 series carbon not so light. Notice seat movement with cadence over 105. (but smoothed out stroke, originally noticed movement over 90 cadence). Carbon bike: SKS raceblade fender mounts mar the surface finish. I need to get the Trek fender mount accessory pieces.

Smoooooth! Good commuter and distance ride. Bet you will change out wheels and seat. Reliable and takes a beating so you don't.

Very stiff, very smooth, great handling. 6800 ultegra group is brilliant. Wheels feel excellent, stiff durable and smooth. Spokes are standard dt which will make replacements cheap and easy to source.

Seat hurt me, but others may like it...not a deal breaker.

2014 Trek Domane - I've been riding and racing for about 15 years, have owned 1 custom steel, 2 aluminum, 1 carbon and a scandium alloy bikes. This is a huge step up! The marketing jargon is true, the bottom bracket is as stiff as any bike I've ridden. However the isospeed REALLY works, I was even pedalling seated across stock grids! It handles great, and all (except stock saddle) the bits feel spot on. Oh and it looks great. It's actually a really nice pearlecent white which you can't see on the website. I test rode giant defy advanced, cannondale synapse, specialized roubaix. All the others were good, but this was the best, I don't want to change anything other than the seat. This was also the cheapest. Oh yeah I'm not little either with a fighting weight of 90 kg if it can be this good for me, I reckon it's pretty darn good. Highly recommend it.

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This is a great bike. I like riding it.

Ultegra/105 components, superior seat vibration relief, light and stiff frame, metallic paint scheme.

None so far after 500 miles

Great mix of Ultegra and 105 components for this price range. The standout though is the Iso Speed decoupling, its no gimmick and definitely smooths out road chatter and bumps from uneven pavement. Its not a miracle cure and your hands still get rattled up on rough pavement but coming from a Synapse using the same saddle, there is a HUGE difference in what you feel transmit to your seat. The frame is beefy and offers great comfort for up to 63 miles, my longest since owning it, with just slight discomfort which I know my upcoming fitting will remedy. The frame has a BB90 bottom bracket, hidden fender bolts, a chain dropping prevention device (I've dropped mine 3 times, LBS says it needs adjusting) and will take 28mm tires which is my next upgrade and has been highly recommended. The other Bontrager RL components seem like good pieces so far.

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2016 Trek Domane 6.2 Compact

A carbon frame endurance bike with high-end components and rim brakes.

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Trek's fat-tyred cobble-tamer has all the ingredients you need for a happy sportive experience

Oct 2016 · Henry Robertshaw

Slider down the side of seat tube lets you alter the ride quality

Incredibly versatile

Comfortable on long rides

Great power transfer

Excellent wheels

Tyres cut easily

No adjustability on lower models

Oct 2016 · Mike Yozell

Channel your inner fan on a hard-charging race bike that's unapologetically pro

Sept 2016 · Ben Delaney

Extreme comfort, efficiency, Di2 shifting or hydraulic braking — pick four. Buy if you want the best endurance road bike on the market

A super-plush ride that doesn’t handle like a boat

Di2 shifting

Excellent Shimano hydraulic braking

Adjustable rear IsoSpeed

Tubeless-ready wheels and huge clinchers

It’s not light or cheap!

Apr 2016 · Dan Cavallari

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