NEW new Madone 2025

[DoesMyBikeLookFat]

The BRR review should be out any day now. Praying they've only made it wider, not grippier - the Corsa Pros are already slower than the competition.

[LedZeppelin007]

I really should’ve measure the tread before I put them on.

My problem with the Corsa Pros was primarily the minimal tread cover. The sidewalls would just get shredded around here.

The comfort and ride, however, were great.

BRR will let us know!


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[cleanneon98]

They measure about 31.5mm on my 25mm IW Enve 4.5s.


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That seems kinda narrow for a 30, running 28c on 23 internal I had continentals blow up to 31 and the Pirelli are not far behind at 30.5.

I imagine those RSL tires might grow a bit with time, want to like them as they do look promising

[JamesHH90]

I have a new madone SLR, has anyone managed to fit 140 discs front and rear, the shop says its not possible? Thanks

[Fisherfreerider]

The front cannot go to 140 it can only be 160 or 180 by flipping the adapter. The rear could be 140 be removing the adapter and bolt the caliper direct.

[JamesHH90]

Thanks, annoying 140 f/r cant be used but Ill go for 160 / 140 galfers

[gmarmar]

Hi, anyone tested the new madone without the new bottles?

[k33z]

What do you think will happen without the bottles? The bike will ride exactly the same.

These 'aero' numbers are SOOOOOOOO marginal, you will never notice.

[LedZeppelin007]

Ok, so finally got a break in the weather (it was still cold, but I had to go) and tested out the Madone on a hilly 30-mile route, with a couple of sustained climbs and a few sections of 15-20% grade. Pavement ranged from broken and rough to quite smooth. Here are my impressions:

1) Bike is very fast. “Felt” every bit as fast on the flats as an Aeroad CFR and SSE Hi-Mod. I’d say it felt marginally faster than an SL8. But, they are seem quite fast. The “butt wind tunnel” of course isn’t accurate, but it seemed fast

2) Bike is very stiff and it climbs like a stabbed rat. Both in the saddle and out of the saddle, it’s one of the better climbing bikes I’ve ridden. On par with the SL8 and Canyon Ultimate CFR (which I think is slightly underrated for what it is).

3) Really liked the integrated bar

4) the water bottles are a real meh. A little rattly over broken pavement. Usable, but not seamless

5) handling is awesome. Just twitchy enough to be precise and not nervous while also allowing for quick precision on descents.

6) Front end is more comfortable to me than the SL8

7) Back end was disappointingly harsh for me. While it almost certainly contributed to the climbing prowess of the bike, it was pretty harsh over broken pavement. It did absorb larger hits well, but the small “jittery” stuff it wasn’t so great. I have two guesses: 1) it would be more comfortable with a seat mast with an offset 2) the saddle wasn’t my favorite. The shape was OK and I got used to it, but the padding was very stiff

Red D1 with an E1 front derailleur is actually really good

9) The Aeolus RSL tires did great. I probably pumped them up too high (60psi for 30c tires now measuring 32c) which may have affected the rear end comfort a bit. They were fast and extremely grippy


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[gmarmar]

How much do your bikes weight? I'm getting lost in all these non-cages/non-bottles measurements. I'm highly interested in SLR Ultegra model, size ML.

[LedZeppelin007]

Without cages, bottles, pedals, or the Garmin mount, my Large with Red D1 and Enve 2.3s and 29c Enve SES tires weighed 6.72kg.


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[LedZeppelin007]

The problem with the Ultegra model is going to be the wheels and stupid rim strips.

The wheels are fine, but pretty heavy (1,700g or so). The rim strips and 28c Pirelli tires also add a lot of weight.

If you want to keep those wheels and are weight conscious, I’d take out the rim strips and get lighter tires.

The difference between the stock wheels, strips and tires and my 2.3s with tape and SES 29c tires was a whopping 685g. 4.5s with the same SES tires were 460g lighter than the stock setup.

I’m going to guess that an ML SLR7 would come in at about 7.4kg without cages, pedals, or the Garmin mount. With some more reasonably weighted wheels, tires, and a Dura-Ace cassette, probably looking at 7.2kg with cages, pedals, and mount ready-to-ride.


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[twoangstroms]

The Medium would be the best fit for me but the standover is prohibitive. Anyone else finding that an issue?

[PiotrK]

Can I remove that tubeless rim tape? I'm using tpu and pirelli race tube version tires.

[ingenieur]

Madone SLR, size Small
6,84kg with cages, pedals and wahoo mount