The 2012 Trek Madone features some of the most advanced technologies available in the bike building industry. Trek has proven their dominance in racing each year in the major stage races and spring classics. Every aspect of the new 2012 Trek Madone has been tailored for racing, and any serious racer should consider this bike as their next upgrade.
The 2012 Trek Madone 6 series is the flagship model of the Madone family. The specifications list looks like it came from the future, with the amount of new technologies contained therein.
Trek’s proprietary E2 asymmetric fork improves comfort as well as handling. Usually this is a give and take situation where comfort is sacrificed superior handling, but with the patented design of this new fork, Trek was able to find a happy medium overall making for better ride.
Trek stepped up to the BB90, the widest bottom bracket on the market, and with the Trek-exclusive carbon BB the Madone 6 frame is lighter, stiffer, and quicker to accelerate. BB90 eliminates the need for extra parts in the bottom bracket making for a lighter frame (and less stuff to break).
In addition to the E2 asymmetric fork, the 2012 Madone 6 features the Ride Tuned seatmast which was engineered to handle the three-week Grand Tours.
For the 2012 Madone 6 series, Trek designed a seamless integration for Shimano Di2. Trek is attempting to but the Zip-Tie industry out of business by eliminating the need to use Zip-Ties to mount the Di2 battery on the frame.
Another integral part of the Madone 6 series is OCLV Carbon Fiber technology. OCLV stands for “Optimum Compaction Low Void” Meaning the material is densely compressed, achieving an optimal fiber to resin ratio: maximizing strength and minimizing weight. Low void means there are almost no gaps between carbon layers, achieving huge strength gains, exceeding most aerospace standards.
Trek is offering the Madone 6 in 15 different stock models, but with the Project One edition, customers can choose from thousands of different combinations.
