Aero, light, comfy or practical? US giant offers something for everyone
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A rainbow of Bontrager bar tape for your viewing pleasure(Image credit: Matthew Allen / Immediate Media)
For less focused CX activities, the CrossRip range starts at £800 / $990 / AU1,600 for a full bike(Image credit: Matthew Allen / Immediate Media)
The Boone range of CX bikes hasn't changed significantly. This Boone 5 Disc looks very appealing. £2400 / $3,360 / $3,900 gets you Shimano RS685 hydraulic levers and 105 derailleurs, along with a 600 series IsoSpeed carbon frame(Image credit: Matthew Allen / Immediate Media)
The Domane 2.0 gets a full groupset apart from the brakes(Image credit: Matthew Allen / Immediate Media)
Change the sticker and tell your mates this is Ultegra - they'll never know(Image credit: Matthew Allen / Immediate Media)
We're seriously impressed with the looks of the new Tiagra groupset (Image credit: Matthew Allen / Immediate Media)
The obligatory IsoSpeed close-up(Image credit: Matthew Allen / Immediate Media)
The new Shimano Tiagra looks just like its more expensive siblings(Image credit: Matthew Allen / Immediate Media)
Perhaps the standout bike of the show for us, this Domane 2.0 C looks amazing in Viper Red, and costs just £900 (international pricing N/A) with the new Tiagra groupset. It will take mudguards too - ideal winter bike?(Image credit: Matthew Allen / Immediate Media)
The Domane range of endurance race bikes hasn't undergone major changes either(Image credit: Matthew Allen / Immediate Media)
Left to right, the 920, 720 Disc and 520 Disc will serve your touring and adventure needs(Image credit: Matthew Allen / Immediate Media)
The 720 Disc looks especially nice at £1200 / $1,980 / AU2,000 with TRP Hy/Rd brakes(Image credit: Matthew Allen / Immediate Media)
Another innovation from Bontrager is these lights which can be controlled from a central head unit. Will it catch on? We're not sure(Image credit: Matthew Allen / Immediate Media)
These retro-styled Bontrager shoes look fantastic(Image credit: Matthew Allen / Immediate Media)
A blast of flash illuminates the reflective fabric of this Velocis Halo jersey(Image credit: Matthew Allen / Immediate Media)
MIPS is the latest buzzword in helmet tech. The Bontrager Starvos MIPS will retail for £80 (international pricing N/A)(Image credit: Matthew Allen / Immediate Media)
High-vis road kit – all the rage(Image credit: Matthew Allen / Immediate Media)
Bontrager's wheel range has received some updates, with tubeless compatibility across the whole range, some design tweaks including even wider rims and weight savings, and disc versions of the Aeolus D3 line(Image credit: Matthew Allen / Immediate Media)
The Electra range includes some properly laid-back cruisers(Image credit: Matthew Allen / Immediate Media)
The £600 (international pricing N/A) KRX is one for serious cyclists (who also happen to be children)(Image credit: Matthew Allen / Immediate Media)
And now for something completely different - this Moto 1 urban bike is £450 (international pricing N/A)(Image credit: Matthew Allen / Immediate Media)
This is Trek's cheapest women's road bike, the £575 (international pricing N/A) Lexa C with Shimano Claris(Image credit: Matthew Allen / Immediate Media)
The Lexa SLX is sort of an aluminium Silque. It's £1000 / $1,650 / AU$2,000 with 105 and has IsoSpeed tech for comfort(Image credit: Matthew Allen / Immediate Media)
No one-piece here, but the carbon Bontrager cockpit will still be plenty light(Image credit: Matthew Allen / Immediate Media)
We really liked this £8000 / $12,080 / AU$15,000 Émonda SLR 9 with Shimano Dura Ace(Image credit: Matthew Allen / Immediate Media)
Naturally you can order a custom-spec Madone through Project One(Image credit: Matthew Allen / Immediate Media)
Try to get your sizing right first time - swapping the one piece bar over will take a while(Image credit: Matthew Allen / Immediate Media)
The Madone 9.2 C with Shimano Ultegra is slightly more affordable at £4,500 / $6,500 / AU$6,500(Image credit: Matthew Allen / Immediate Media)
This cutaway shows the barrel adjuster (and the rear derailleur cable) from the inside(Image credit: Matthew Allen / Immediate Media)
A door in the down tube houses the charging port for electronic groupsets, or an inline adjuster for mechanical front derailleurs(Image credit: Matthew Allen / Immediate Media)
This cutaway reveals the wizardry that gives the Madone both an aero post and IsoSpeed comfort(Image credit: Matthew Allen / Immediate Media)
The £9750 / $13,650 / AU$16,000 Madone 9 RSL was the star of the show(Image credit: Matthew Allen / Immediate Media)
This £2100 / $3,150 / AU$3,700 Émonda SL 6 with Ultegra is sure to be a popular spec(Image credit: Matthew Allen / Immediate Media)
This is the women-specific Émonda SL 5 WSD with 105, priced at £1800 / $2,730 / AU$3,000(Image credit: Matthew Allen / Immediate Media)
The Lexa SL C has the new Tiagra groupset and costs £750 (international pricing N/A)(Image credit: Matthew Allen / Immediate Media)
For ladies on smaller budgets, the Lexa range is looking good this year. The is the £650 (international pricing N/A) Lexa SC(Image credit: Matthew Allen / Immediate Media)
The top-end Silque SSL C with Ultegra Di2 is £3800 (international pricing N/A)(Image credit: Matthew Allen / Immediate Media)
The Silque range of women's endurance bikes hasn't changed radically(Image credit: Matthew Allen / Immediate Media)
We think the bright green £650 (international pricing N/A) 1.2 C with Sora (at the back) is rather fetching(Image credit: Matthew Allen / Immediate Media)
The entry-level 1-series range remains largely unchanged apart from some shuffling of specs and hues(Image credit: Matthew Allen / Immediate Media)
One-piece pads aside, you could mistake this for an Ultegra caliper(Image credit: Matthew Allen / Immediate Media)
The ALR is a racer, without a single eyelet or boss in sight (Image credit: Matthew Allen / Immediate Media)
The Émonda ALR 4 looks great at £900 (international pricing N/A) with the new Shimano Tiagra 10-speed groupset(Image credit: Matthew Allen / Immediate Media)
Trek World 2015(Image credit: Matthew Allen / Immediate Media)
Trek is one of a number of major manufacturers that hosts its own event to showcase new products. BikeRadar headed over to the MK Arena in Milton Keynes to ogle the latest bikes and kit.
Offically, Trek no longer observes model years, but for the sake of argument we're going to refer to new stuff as 2016. The headline is of course the new aero-everything Madone, which should appear in UK shops next month. We've covered the bike in some detail already, but this was a chance for the UK arm of BikeRadar to fondle it in person.
The Trek Madone RSL. So hot right now
For now, the carbon Madone remains a strictly high-end machine, with the cheapest model coming at £4,500 / $6,300 / AU$6,500. The no-holds-barred RSL version is an eye-watering £9,750 / $13,650 / AU$16,000, or you can roll your own with Trek's Project One custom programme.
Elsewhere, there aren't too many radical changes in Trek's bike offering. The new Émonda ALR aluminium bike has replaced the Madone 2 Series completely, while the carbon version is available from £1,100 / $1,650 / AU$2,000 for the S 4, all the way up to £11000 / $15,750 / AU$18,000 for the weight weenie SLR 10 build. All the lineups have undergone spec adjustments and a shuffling of paint jobs.
Click through the huge gallery above for some bike and kit highlights, along with UK pricing on many of the new models – US/Aus pricetags will be added as we have them.
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