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2025 Trek Madone SL Gen 8 vs 2024 Trek Émonda SL Disc

The Trek Émonda SL Disc size closest to your M is the 54. Compare the 54 instead

What changes on the Trek Émonda SL Disc

Compared with the Trek Madone SL Gen 8 in M, the Trek Émonda SL Disc in 56 places the top of the head tube 17 mm higher and 7 mm further forward, relative to the bottom bracket.

Frame stack
+17 mm
Higher front end
Frame reach
+7 mm
Longer frame reach
Wheelbase
+2 mm
About the same
Head angle
+0.6°
Steeper: sharper steering
Chainstays
±0 mm
About the same

The two frames

2025 Trek Madone SL Gen 8 (M) and 2024 Trek Émonda SL Disc (56), lined up at the bottom bracketBoth frames drawn to scale. The Trek Madone SL Gen 8 is drawn in full with its measurements, and the Trek Émonda SL Disc is the colored outline on top.J 981

Trek Madone SL Gen 8, MTrek Émonda SL Disc, 56Drawn to scale and lined up at the bottom bracket.

Geometry side by side

MeasurementTrek Madone SL Gen 8 MTrek Émonda SL Disc 56Difference
Reach384391+7 mm
Stack546563+17 mm
Head tube angle72.9073.5+0.6°
Seat tube angle73.6073.3−0.3°
Effective top tube545559+14 mm
Chainstay length410410±0 mm
Wheelbase981983+2 mm
Standover762768+6 mm
Seat tube length476525+49 mm
Head tube length136151+15 mm
BB dropnot listed70

Differences are the Trek Émonda SL Disc minus the Trek Madone SL Gen 8. Full charts: 2025 Trek Madone SL Gen 8, 2024 Trek Émonda SL Disc.

Where each sits in its class

Trek Madone SL Gen 8Trek Émonda SL Disc

AggressivePositionUpright
CalmSteeringQuick
PlayfulBalancePlanted

Each bike is ranked against the other road bikes on Quiver, on frame geometry alone. Not your hand position or ride feel.

What each ships with

The stock build of each bike's first listed trim. Parts that match are dimmed.

PartTrek Madone SL Gen 8SL 5 Gen 8Trek Émonda SL DiscSL Disc
FrameTrek 500 Series OCLV CarbonTrek Ultralight 500
ForkTrek MadoneTrek Émonda SL
ShifterShimano 105Shimano 105
DerailleurShimano 105 R7100Trek derailleurs must have
CassetteShimano 105 R7101Shimano 105
ChainShimano SLX M7100Shimano HG601
CranksetShimano 105 R7100Shimano 105
Bottom bracketPraxis T47not listed
WheelsetBontrager Paradigm SLBontrager Paradigm SL
TireBontrager R1Bontrager R1 Hard-Case Lite
BrakeShimano 105Shimano 105
RotorShimano SM-RT70Shimano CL800
HandlebarBontrager CompBontrager Comp VR-C
StemTrek RCSBontrager Elite
HeadsetTrek RCSnot listed
SeatpostTrek MadoneBontrager Seatmast Cap
SaddleBontrager AeolusBontrager P3 Verse

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