Trek is honored to receive Outside magazine's prestigious 2008 Gear of the Year award for the Madone 5.2. The award was given based on the Madone's race heritage, advanced technology, unique design features and parts spec. A two-page spread showcasing the Madone and its feature and benefits is in the Outside Summer 2008 Buyer's Guide on news stands now. Go here to read the online version:
Adam Austin
As one of the first to have the new Madone (I was one of the two guys featured on the Discovery Channel Tour De France special), I have to give the biggest congrats to Trek for this award. Nice job boys!
June 23, 2008 at 07:04 AM
rein
yeah! i know you. i've watched that show. you're so lucky man! How does the new Trek madone ride? Kudos to Trek!
July 02, 2008 at 01:23 PM
Jeff
The new madone is fantastic. My first real bike was an eddy merckx that I absolutely loved and after that I had a Lemond Tete De course carbon/ti spine design full d-ace that was really impressive. I got the 5.2 a few months ago and it blows them both away. Very compliant vertically so it's amazingly comfortable but really stiff laterally so the power transfer is ridiculous. Great bicycle! My hands used to fall asleep quite frequently during rides and this bike has helped that a ton. Very comfortable for long days but super efficient. I've won several town line sprints on this bike during rides. Get one. It has to be the best value out there right now.
July 10, 2008 at 04:50 PM
Michael Robertson
Scott,
Thought you might be interested in my account and gallery of Trek San Jose owner Bill Ruffner building a Madone 5.2 Pro for one of the staff
::Michael
http://www.velodramatic.com/archives/57
July 15, 2008 at 10:46 PM