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Reviewed: Trek Silque SSL
- Updated: April 26, 2016
Lab Data: 18.9/20 (.66mm head tube deflection; .65mm BB deflection)Build: 13.1/15Comfort: 13.5/15Value: 12.3/15Handling: 12.0/15Pedaling Response: 11.2/15Aesthetics: 3.8/5
Overall: 84.8/100
Trek’s Silque SSL begs to tackle long adventure rides and mountainous centuries. With an especially tall head tube (193mm, size 56cm) and relaxed endurance geometry (72.2-degree head tube angle, 70mm BB drop), the Silque’s Cadillac comfort is hard to beat. But it’s also staggeringly light at 15.0 pounds, which coaxed us up some of the steepest QOMs around.
The Silque has the same BB90 bottom bracket shell and stiff 600-series carbon layup as Trek’s Madone aero race bike, providing a responsive feel with every pedal stroke. But the upright position makes sprinting feel awkward and inefficient, reminding us that this is, in fact, an endurance bike.
Despite this relaxed …
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