Trek has confirmed the release of an all-new line of ‘ultra-lightweight aluminum road bikes that carries forward the prestige of the Émonda name.’ According to Trek, the all-new Émonda ALR is built with ‘unmatched attention to balance and handling, offering elegance on a new level and far surpassing the lightness, performance, and ride quality of many of its carbon competitors.’
The same standards of excellence that brought prominence to the Émonda family were applied in the development of Émonda ALR, the next chapter of the Trek’s lightest and best-performing production road bike line.
With Émonda ALR, Trek aims to deliver the same ultra-lightweight performance and superior handling of Émonda with an advanced aluminum frame that ‘projects the ride characteristics and even the aesthetics of a carbon bike.’
As with the original Émonda, Trek pruned away every unnecessary element of Émonda ALR to create not just Trek’s lightest aluminum road bike ever, but also the best-performing. For Émonda ALR, Trek engineers developed the all-new premium 300 Series Alpha Aluminum, which is hydroformed into size-specific tubes for a balance of weight and stiffness.
Every detail of the Émonda line, from frame design to each component choice on every model, serves the same audacious goal: ‘to create the lightest line of production road bikes ever offered.’
One of those details, Trek adds, is something never before seen on an aluminum road bike: the Invisible Weld Technology, a process that cuts weight by requiring less material while simultaneously increasing the strength of the joint. The results are smooth seams, stronger bonds between the frame’s tubes, a focus on aesthetics, and a 56cm frame that weighs only 1050g.
Émonda ALR is available in the popular H2 fit and geometry. Every model is spec’d top to bottom with complete gruppos and equipped with DuoTrap S sensors, e.g. for cadence and speed, allowing riders to take full advantage of this leading-edge technology on an aluminum bike.
Trek notes that Émonda ALR ‘pushes the boundaries of possibility and sets a new benchmark of excellence in the craftsmanship, ride quality, weight, and performance of an aluminum bike.’
