Trek Emonda SL 6 Womens Road Bike 2016

Trek Emonda SL 6 Womens Road Bike 2016

Women looking for a road bike that is ready to grow with them and support their cycling ambitions, whatever form they may take, are going to love this new Trek Emonda SL 6 Womens Road Bike 2016. Coming from Trek's Emonda range of lightest production road bikes means you are not lugging around an excessive weight that would hamper your enjoyment of cycling and potentially hold you back.

One thing that should instantly excite you about this bike is the use of Trek's high-end 500 series OCLV carbon fibre for the frame and the full carbon fibre fork and steerer. This is the principal means by which Trek has been able to achieve their audacious goal of maximising the ride quality of this supremely light bike.

A great example of ingenious weight saving design is the E2 head tube system which tapers from a 1.5" lower bearing to a 1-1/8" upper bearing and is wider from side to side than it is from front to back. Being asymmetric it minimises weight and maximises power transfer keeping the fork stiffer under cornering loads. Similarly, the Trek exclusive BB90 is the widest available on a road bike and makes the frame lighter, stiffer and faster at accelerating.

The rider tuned seat-pin delivers the lightest and most comfortable daily performance. Using a no-cut design the traditional seatpost clamping forces are eliminated, meaning less material is used at the seat cable junction. This again adds to the frame's featherweight credentials.

Integrated Duo Trap S compatibility allows speed and cadence data to be sent seamlessly via bluetooth or ANT+ technology to your smartphone, bike computer or other compatible device.

The 3S chain keeper keeps gear shifting seamless under heavy loads and rough surfaces. The chances of being stuck at the side of the road with a slipped chain is reduced significantly.

Trek's exquisite H2 fit is a geometry that suits most riders and allows women to achieve a confidence inspiring position from which you will feel fully in control. With a good balance between an all out racing position and a more relaxed one. This makes the bike ideal for racing but also more than capable of racking up long miles on.

Building this bike with Shimano's excellent Ultegra 6800 11-speed groupset was a master stroke. This gives you luxurious shifting that is so fast and reliable it almost rivals their Dura Ace option, however it means you get phenomenal performance at a price that cannot be ignored. A frame as good as this would not have been complete without a groupset of this quality. Female riders will certainly appreciate the light action that makes changing gear and effortless process, no matter your hand size.

The American company, Bontrager have adorned the bike with good quality women's specific parts. Their Race Handlebar with a shallow drop comes from Trek's Women's Specific Design (WSD) department to allow female riders more control. Similarly, the Bontrager Ajna Comp WSD is not only fantastically deigned, it is also built to support the female form to ensure nothing but comfort for any length of ride. Finished off with Bontrager Race Tubeless Ready wheels and Bontrager R2 Hard-Case Lite tyres for a great all round package. This is a fast, lightweight and exciting bike that you are going to motivated by to push your boundaries by.

Upgrades from the SL 5 Women's:

• Full Shimano Ultegra gruppo
• Bontrager R2 tyres with aramid bead

Specification

FRAME Trek Ultralight 500 Series OCLV Carbon, ride-tuned performance tube optimisation, E2 tapered head tube, BB90, internal cable routing, DuoTrap S compatible, Ride Tuned seatmast

FORK Trek Émonda full carbon, carbon E2 steerer

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

HANDLEBARS Bontrager Race, VR-S shallow drop, WSD sized, 31.8 mm

FRONT BRAKE Shimano Ultegra 6800, dual pivot

REAR BRAKE Shimano Ultegra 6800, dual pivot

FRONT DERAILLEUR Shimano Ultegra 6800, braze-on

REAR DERAILLEUR Shimano Ultegra 6800, 11-speed

SHIFT LEVERS Shimano Ultegra 6800, 11-speed

CASSETTE Shimano Ultegra 6800, 11-28, 11-speed

CRANKSET Shimano Ultegra 6800

CHAINRINGS 50/34 (compact)

PEDALS N/A

WHEELSET Bontrager Race Tubeless Ready

TYRES Bontrager R2 Hard-Case Lite, aramid bead, 700 x 23c

SADDLE Bontrager Ajna Comp WSD, hollow chromoly rails

SEATPOST Bontrager Ride Tuned carbon seatmast cap, 20 mm offset

Please note: Image shown for representation of colour way only, specification subject to change at any time. Bicycles do not come with pedals unless otherwise specified.