I'm in the market for a new bike. It has to be a trek. The price of the two bikes is essentially the same. In order to get the H1 fit, it has to be a high end frame (SLR for the emonda and 7 series for the madone)
I haven't seen any aero tests of the Emonda, but I assume results will be similar to any other non-aero bike, like a tarmac or evo.
The Cervelo RCA whitepaper shows the Madone has about 70g of drag less than a "normal" bike (Evo/Tarmac). The trek white paper seems skewed, since the madone has nicer wheels than the other bikes. There's also this test, but in the photos the madone is on aluminum wheels and the other 3 are shown with carbon wheels (the opposite of the trek whitepaper) https://www.giant-bicycles.com/...mberaerotest_low.pdf
Madone Pros - more aero, Jens seemed to like it
Emonda Pros - Resale might be higher (new model vs the madone that seems to be getting phased out). Lighter (slightly). Brakes are in the normal location.
So, are "normal" brakes and a higher resale value worth going with a slightly slower bike? Are there any reasons to think the emonda might be close to as aero as the madone?
I haven't seen any aero tests of the Emonda, but I assume results will be similar to any other non-aero bike, like a tarmac or evo.
The Cervelo RCA whitepaper shows the Madone has about 70g of drag less than a "normal" bike (Evo/Tarmac). The trek white paper seems skewed, since the madone has nicer wheels than the other bikes. There's also this test, but in the photos the madone is on aluminum wheels and the other 3 are shown with carbon wheels (the opposite of the trek whitepaper) https://www.giant-bicycles.com/...mberaerotest_low.pdf
Madone Pros - more aero, Jens seemed to like it
Emonda Pros - Resale might be higher (new model vs the madone that seems to be getting phased out). Lighter (slightly). Brakes are in the normal location.
So, are "normal" brakes and a higher resale value worth going with a slightly slower bike? Are there any reasons to think the emonda might be close to as aero as the madone?