For years now, the UCI has set the minimal weight restrict for professional street bikes utilized in sanctioned occasions at 6.8kg or 14.99lbs. Their reasoning? On the time the rule was launched, there was concern that constructing a race bike lighter than that arbitrary weight restrict would render it probably unsafe for competitors. Since then, there was speak about updating the rule, however for now, execs can not enter a race with a motorcycle below 6.8kg.
However you’re not a professional. And when you’re not driving in a UCI-sanctioned occasion, you’ll be able to construct a motorcycle below the UCI weight restrict – or simply purchase one off the shelf, like the latest Trek Madone construct.
The newest Trek Madone Gen 8 configuration with their 900 collection OCLV carbon claims to weigh lower than the UCI minimal, even with bottle cages, pedals, and a pc mount.
To get there, that is the primary time that Trek has supplied a SRAM 1x construct on the Madone platform, with choices of an ultralight 1×12 SRAM RED AXS drivetrain, or the 1×13 XPLR drivetrain (the 1×12 choice is the lighter of the 2).
Lighter Aeolus RSL 37 carbon wheels are wrapped with Pirelli P-Zero RS tires and Pirelli SmartTube TPU tubes to shave weight, and the bike might be completed within the optionally available Matte Deep Smoke colorway for a fair lighter construct.
The whole construct is claimed to weigh in at 6.4kg (14.11lbs) for a ML, and pricing begins at $12,999.99. For comparability, the identical bike with a 2×12 drivetrain and deeper wheels weighs in at 7kg (15.44lbs), and pricing begins about $500 increased.
Out there now at choose Trek retailers and on-line at Trekbikes.com, it’s also possible to customise your experience on Trek’s ProjectOne configurator.
