grumpier.mike wrote:
drm437 wrote:
I'm saving up for a new Madone probably sometime next year having ridden one in Majorca earlier this year. I loved it. Anyhow...
Question: It seems as though the Domane and Emonda have disc brakes. Any chance the Madone comes out with this for 2019? I asked a Trek rep and my very knowledgable Local bike shop guy and they both said that we wouldn't have any idea even if they were because they always fudge the name of the bike when going through things with the UCI (you will have to forgive me if I messed that up, it was a few days ago now). Anyhow, has anybody here heard anything?
Edit:
Question: Will you eventually be able to customize the 9.5?
I noticed that the 2018 bike have a Project 1 link on the web page while the 2017 model year bikes don't.. Maybe they will consolidate the 2018 Madone line like the SC and you will access all the options through Project 1.
As far as discs are concerned. Trek kinda made a big deal about not wanting to disc on the Madone. Maybe by 2019, but I can also see them deciding that anyone who is die hard aero enough to want a Madone is going to be a disc skeptic or possibly that they don't want to do a major redwing of a bike they don't sell a lot of.
Thanks. I'm about 90/10 Madone/Domane. A key factor is I've ridden the Madone, but my LBS could set up a Domane if I asked. The brakes worked fine on the Madone, but having discs would provide extra piece of mind on descents. Another key factor is that this will be the last bike I buy for a while so I need to think it through...but I got time.
I noticed I could P1 the 9 for 2018 and 9.5 from 2017. I guess we will see!
Thanks again.
Dan Mayberry
Amateur a lot of things, professional a few things.