Drove an hour out of my way to grab this absolutely stunning color. The photo really doesn’t do it justice. The stock tires had beautiful tan sidewalls but I wanted a tubeless setup so they had to go (sad).

For the one interested about transforming your old domane into a gravel bike, yes it's possible and results on the roads are very nice !

Short story, I wanted to do more gravel riding without buying a dedicated bike, so I transformed my unused Domane AL2 into a full "aero gravel" bike; and I wanted to share that it's easy to do, and the feeling on the trails is really cool! It was built entirely with Chinese carbon parts from AE.

• Fully integrated stem + handlebars
• Single 44T chainring
• CSC 38 wheels with 40c tyres (Caracal rear, Terreno front (yes color is missmatching...)
• Carbon seatpost

The weight has dropped significantly for an alloy bike: ~8kg7 with pedals.

I'll probably update the rear derailleur one day (considering the wheeltop electronic shifting but will see).

If you have any idea for improving this bike, don't hesitate to share it to me !

I was actually going to try to get a new Top fuel or specialized Chisel FS with my NICA discount but apparently both have been discontinued.

So I started browsing marketplace and found a damn near new gen 3 top fuel. I had to make a decent drive to get it but I think it will serve me well.

Got this used with the original wheels and tires which were aging so grabbed some tubeless DT Swiss G540/350 wheels, GravelKing X1 700x35 tires, and a Shimano CS-HG400-9 11-32 cassette. The back tire is a little close to the front derailleur which is a Shimano XTR but seems pretty good everywhere else. Rode around near Standard University today after building the wheels and adding the leak stop

Local bike shop is offering to sell me a brand new AL4 for $1,550.00. Should I jump all over it?

I’m looking for input as to which one I should get. This will be my first road bike which I plan to use for fitness and casual riding. I was able to ride both bikes in a Trek store and I’m still unsure as to which one to pick.

A little background, my area has some steep hills and winding roads. When I tried the AL2, I did notice that the brakes were not as responsive compared to the AL4 on a flat surface. I think this is my biggest concern being in a hilly area. What’s your experience? What do you recommend? Thank you!

Anyone who uses less torque on these shock bolts? I think 17Nm is a lot for a 5 mm hex in an alloy socket. It feels like these bolts will be rounded out at some point (Trek uses this torque on all recent full suspension bikes with a similar bolt design). I don't fully understand why, because this is the linkage with the most fragile bolt, but it has the highes torque spec. Also most manufacturers that run a trunion shock with a horst link desing have lower torque spec for this bolt (mostly around 12Nm).

Hello again! Does anyone have experience buying the demo bikes from Cahaba? I saw a bike with a great discount but I’d want to know what the cons are for buying this way, link below.

https://www.cahabacycles.com/products/demo-2026-trek-domane-al-5-gen-4-54cm-matte-black-rom-1

I've bought a 2021 Emonda SLR frame and I'm building it up from scratch. I thought I better double check with real people since the hallucination machine is giving me answers I'm not sure I can trust.

Does the 2021 fork tube only accept the proprietary Trek expander plug (W5257464)? Since a bike usually comes with everything included I haven't been able to find anyone asking this.

The LLM's are telling me that standard round plugs will fit, but I'm not sure about that. I know that the current gen accept round ones but since I'm building with an older model I don't want to take any chances.

Is this good price for trek doamne 52cm , seller said the bike is in excellent condition and he didn't ride it for a year and kept it inside it of his apartment

Seller asking 600 but said if I will pick it up today will sell it for 480

Does anyone know the torque numbers for shifter clamps on the integrated SLR bar for the Madone? Should I just use Shimanos Torque spec at 6-8Nm? Thank you!

Hi Guys! Has anyone already the trek procalber 8 2027? I am casual biker and its gonna be my first mountain bike! Wanna use it in flat Netherlands roads mostly! Is the yearly maintenance and services prices for this bike reasonable?

Hi,

I bought my Trek Allant 7.4 in may 2016 and have used it it for mostly commuting a total of 8km per work day (exept for a couple of years during university studies in another city). And a few longer rides (planning on doing more of those in the future). Not very heavily used, but it looks kinda worn in the paint, drive train needs to be replaced due to wear and another smaller part on the rear tire I don't remember the name of.

Since I've had the Allant 7.4 for a while, I'm playing with the thought of demoting it to winter commuting duty and getting a brand new Trek FX 3 Stepover Gen 4 as a main bike. I've also considered the FX Sport AL 3 since it's so smiliar, but since I ride mostly on alphalt roads, the narrower tires on the FX3 seems like a slightly better idea.

But... the FX3 and the Allant 7.4 is kinda similar. Are they too similar? Would it be a dumb idea to upgrade to such a similar bike?

Or has the ten years that passed since I bought my old bike meant enough time for parts development to make the FX3 feel faster/smoother/more fun/etc to ride? Will it feel like a new cool bike, or more like "eh, feels like my old one but new"?