{"id":64516,"date":"2023-08-25T12:14:38","date_gmt":"2023-08-25T10:14:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/?p=64516"},"modified":"2023-08-28T14:16:40","modified_gmt":"2023-08-28T12:16:40","slug":"trek-announce-fastest-and-lightest-madone-sl-ever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/trek-announce-fastest-and-lightest-madone-sl-ever\/","title":{"rendered":"Trek announce fastest and lightest Madone SL ever"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Trek have introduced the all-new Madone SL Gen 7, which offers the same revolutionary road race technology introduced by the <a href=\"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/trek-releases-faster-lighter-madone-slr-with-isoflow-technology-r8439\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/trek-releases-faster-lighter-madone-slr-with-isoflow-technology-r8439\/\">seventh-generation Madone SLR<\/a> at a more accessible price point. 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fast and a bit more economical while maintaining the bike&#8217;s premium aesthetics and podium-topping performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Shockingly light<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>A new gram-shaving design and lightweight 500 Series OCLV Carbon make Madone SL nearly 300 grams lighter than the bike that came before it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Model Name<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Size<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Weight<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Madone SL 6 Gen 7<\/td><td>56<\/td><td>8.40 kg<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Madone SL 7 Gen 7<\/td><td>56<\/td><td>8.00 kg<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Madone SL Gen 7 Frameset<\/td><td>56<\/td><td>1200g &#8211; 56cm (frame-only, painted)<br>476g (fork-only, painted)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Madone SL Gen 7 Weights<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Thrillingly fast<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Our fastest Madone SL ever clocks in at 54 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