![]() Whether you have the IsoSpeed set to the firmest or softest setting, nothing changes in terms of the rest of the bike you still have the torsional stiffness when you sprint. Adjusting this is simple with two allen keys and a wedged slider that controls the flex of the strut. The adjustable IsoSpeed utilizes a carbon strut that is part of the detached seat tube, allowing for the post to flex and eliminating harsh bumps and road noise. My Checkpoint has the nonadjustable version and it works great, so I had no reason to doubt the adjustable version. One of the biggest draws to the Madone for me was their adjustable IsoSpeed seatpost design. As you’ll see though, that weight has paid off in every scenario from hill climbs to 200km rides to race rides. With cages, Garmin mount, pedals, etc, it was 17lbs. Eventually, I did end up weighing it at the shop. It’s like looking in the mirror and seeing some extra pudge you know it’s there, do you really need to quantify it? The bike felt faster than anything I had ridden before and it didn’t feel heavy on the hills, so the weight didn’t bother me. The first question that everyone asks is: “How much does it weigh?” For the first month, I hadn’t even bothered weighing it because I knew that it was heavy. Deep profiles on the frame make for a fast ride but cost you in the weight department For over twenty thousand kilometers, the Tactics served me well, but I was always wondering about the so-called “super bikes”: Could a bike really make that big a difference? Many people don’t think so but I’m here to disagree. My driving force for upgrading my bike was to jump onto a disc brake bike before my rim brake bike lost too much value and, of course, to jump into a 12 speed wireless groupset. These bikes were light at 15lbs, had carbon everything, and, at the time, felt quite fast. My previous two road bikes were a 2014 Norco Tactic and then, due to a warranty issue, a 2017 Norco Tactic Team Edition. With that being said, let’s jump into the review. I wanted to log a couple of thousand kilometers on the bike before writing this to have the widest gamut of riding conditions possible. After weeks of deliberation, I ordered up a Madone SLR7 etap. The Emonda is insanely light for hill climbing stages and the Madone is an aero rocketship that is a bit chunky when you throw it on the scale. Both of these bikes are raced in the pro tour. ![]() ![]() Choosing between the Emonda SLR and the Madone SLR was likely the hardest bike choice I’ve had to make, ever. ![]()
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