Carbon aero road bike Trek Madone SL 7 The First 50 Replica: retro 1976 paint, Ultegra Di2, 7.87 kg base

Trek Madone SL 7 The First 50 Replica: 50 years of Trek on a modern bike

For its 50th anniversary, Trek dresses the Trek Madone SL 7 Gen 8 in a retro paint scheme paying tribute to its very first bike from 1976: this is The First 50 Replica edition, in a limited run. Beneath the black and green finish, you get the OCLV Series 500 carbon frame, Shimano Ultegra Di2 2x12 and Aeolus Pro 51 carbon wheels of the SL 7. Trek does not publish a specific weight for this edition; same base as the Madone SL 7 Gen 8: 7.87 kg in size ML for the standard version.

Technical specifications

Who is it for?

For the brand enthusiast who wants to mark the anniversary without going for an ICON edition on an SLR 9 base, for the collector who rides their bikes instead of hanging them on the wall, or for the cyclist looking for a Madone SL 7 with a truly different look in the bunch.

The LVR workshop view

OCLV carbon, Trek's signature. Beneath its anniversary finish, the First 50 Replica uses exactly the same frame as the Madone SL 7: OCLV series 500 carbon, compacted under heat and pressure using the process Trek launched in 1992, sixteen years after its very first frame. The paint changes; the construction and Trek's lifetime frame warranty remain those of the standard version.

Put simply: you are not buying a different bike, but a Madone SL 7 dressed up for the brand's 50th anniversary. The ICON editions, on the other hand, are based on the SLR 9 AXS in OCLV 900 carbon and get down to 6.90 kg in ML: a different class of weight and components.

The ICON editions, The First 50 ICON and No. 76 ICON, start from a Madone SLR 9 AXS with a special Project One paint scheme and Aeolus RSL 65X wheels. The Replica takes the visual spirit of these models onto the more affordable SL 7 base: you get the same nod to history with proven race components.

This bike is no museum piece: reliable Ultegra Di2, 28 mm tyres with clearance up to 32 mm, IsoFlow for comfort and an easy-to-maintain threaded T47 bottom bracket. On the roads of the Hérault, it rides exactly like a Madone SL 7, with the added pleasure of riding a paint job that tells the story of the brand.

Which Madone should you choose?

Our take: the Replica shares its frame, groupset and wheels with the standard SL 7; only the paint changes. For 970 g less, you need to go for The First 50 ICON edition in OCLV 900 with SRAM RED AXS, at 6.90 kg.

Your questions

Why buy from LVR Cycles? As a Trek retailer in Béziers, we prepare your Madone The First 50 Replica with the care it deserves, protect its paint if you wish and look after its servicing.

Please note that the specifications may be changed without prior notice by the manufacturer, based on the availability of components and other factors.