Originally Posted by PoorInRichfield

<--- WARNING! Trek Fanboy here

All the bikes you're interested are certainly drool-worthy and I'm pretty sure you'll be happy with any of them. I wouldn't hesitate for a second to go with a more aero bike... after-all, unless you're looking for a pure climbing bike, aren't all the latest race bikes at least semi-aero these days?

For me personally, I think the latest Trek Madone just checks all the boxes... it's aero, it's a race bike, it has hidden cables, it has the ISO decoupler for a smidge of rider comfort, and I think it looks bad-@ss. The only thing I don't care for is the price, but that's a problem common to all modern aero bikes.


Ok, the Trek fanboy has left the building...