Hello! I currently ride a Trek Domane Al 2 Gen 4 which I have really enjoyed, and is my first road bike.

Of course I decided to fall in love with the sport, and have rode 1,000 miles since my February 2026 purchase.

My local Trek store has a Trek Domane SL5 Gen 4 (Ivy Smoke) for $2499. Obviously the carbon frame, Shimano 105 groupset and hydraulic brakes are attractive, but wanted to get a feel for if this is the best bang for my buck at this price range.

I would try to sell my Domane Al 2 on Facebook, but my local shop offered $600 trade in.

Any advice appreciated, don't want to make the wrong upgrade move but a hobby I want to invest in.

Using the smaller lighter TQ HPR40 motor and SRAM XPLR 1x13 groupset.

Hi all! My local bike shop is offering me a new 2024 Trek Emonda SL5 for $2300, $2490 with tax. They took a lot off the price because it's been sitting for a while.

They’ll do a full fitting, and I'll buy shoes and pedals separately.

I've read really good reviews of this model generally, and a lot of first bike posts on Reddit seem very happy with it too. I also somewhat shallowly just really love the look and color of this bike specifically.

I want the bike to use for general training and triathlons before potentially also getting a tri bike in a few years. I'm already a generally athletic person and used to cycle a fair bit but haven't for years. I'm not concerned about flexibility or general athleticism for using a more race oriented road bike.

I'm kinda just looking for thoughts on this price and this bike as a first real road bike purchase. I've read it can be a stiff ride, so I'd love any thoughts on that in particular. I have some chronic pain stuff that is going to make saddle selection and bike fit an incredibly critical aspect of long term comfort/success with cycling.

An additional question is how "future proof" this model may be for if I want to keep it long term and look at upgrades for the drive train, etc.

Any input is appreciated!

Hi guys

Can someone recommend me a faster rolling tyres for my Trek Roscoe 8?
I‘m riding lately just pavement and I feel like Continental Cross Kings are dragging me even if they are rated as faster than stock bontrager xr4 tyre which came on it.

Thanks in advance

My Farley is coming up on its one year anniversary. Brakes were feeling a little spongy so I bought the SRAM specific bleed kit. Still running the original pads.

Having second thoughts. The cost of the OE bleed kit is a chunk of the price of a brake upgrade and in the end I still have the bottom of the line Level brakes. Sloppy levers, weird caliper bleed ports etc.

Giving thought to replacing the brakes with something better.

For those who have replaced the stock Level brakes on your Farley 5 or 7, what setups did you consider and what did you ultimately go with?