Trek Madone SL 6 AXS Gen 8 Road Bike 2025

About the Madone SL 6 AXS Gen 8

The Madone SL 6 AXS Gen 8 is a lightweight aero road bike that brings elite racing tech to a lower price point. It offers similar aero benefits to the pricier Madone SLR Gen 8, but with a more economical OCLV 500 Carbon lay-up and two-piece cockpit with hidden cable routing. It's built to race with geometry that keeps you quick on the sprints yet in control on fast descents. For clean shifts that are fully customisable, it's decked out with SRAM's Rival AXS electronic group set, topped off with carbon wheels for extra lightweight performance.

The tech you get An ultra-light OCLV 500 Carbon frame with aero tubing and lightweight IsoFlow comfort tech. A 2x12 SRAM Rival AXS wireless electronic group set for clean shifts under pressure. Plus, it's topped off with Bontrager Aeolus Elite 35 tubeless carbon wheels.

Key Features

• The Revolutionary Full System Foil aero tube shapes redefine what fast looks like and help optimise aerodynamics around the whole bike
• A more economical 500 Series OCLV Carbon frame and new tube shaping shave weight where it matters most to help you fly up climbs
• Carbon wheels keep weight down and performance up, so you can crush climbs and soar down descents
• You get customisable clean shifting with SRAM's wireless Rival AXS 2x12 group set
• Lightweight, race-focused IsoFlow comfort tech helps you ride stronger longer without sacrificing weight or aerodynamics
• This bike comes set up tubeless – a first in Trek performance road history

Specifications

Frameset

• Frame: 500 Series OCLV Carbon, Full System Foil tube shaping, IsoFlow seat tube, RCS Headset System, electronic or mechanical routing, removable aero chain keeper, T47 BB, flat mount disc, UDH, 142x12 mm thru axle
• Fork: Madone Gen 8 full carbon, tapered carbon steerer, internal brake routing, flat mount disc, 12x100mm chamfered thru axle

Wheels

• Rims: Bontrager Aeolus Elite 35, OCLV Carbon
• Tyres: Bontrager R3 Hard-Case Lite, Tubeless Ready, aramid bead, 170 tpi, 700x28 mm

Drivetrain

• Crankset: SRAM Rival AXS w/ power meter, 48/35, DUB
• Shifters: SRAM Rival eTap AXS, 12-speed
• Front Derailleur: SRAM Rival D1 AXS, braze-on
• Rear Derailleur: SRAM Rival AXS

Components

• Handlebar: Bontrager Comp, alloy, 31.8 mm,
• Grips: Bontrager Supertack Perf tape
• Saddle: Bontrager Aeolus Comp, steel rails
• Seatpost: Madone aero carbon seat post

Madone Gen 8 Sizing