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The Trek Madone SLR 9 Gen 8 tears up the roads and conquers climbs
news.movim.eu / ArsTechnica • 11 April, 2025
When a cyclist sees the Trek Madone SLR 9 Gen 8 AXS for the first time, the following thoughts run through their head, usually in this order:
"What a beautiful bike."
"Damn, that looks really fast."
Trek FX+ 7S e-bike is a premium city commuter
news.movim.eu / ArsTechnica • 17 January, 2025
Post-pandemic, my creed became "Bicycles deliver the freedom that auto ads promise." That belief is why I’ve almost exclusively used a bike to move myself around Portland, Oregon since (yes, I have become a Portlandia stereotype ).
However, that lifestyle is a lot more challenging without some pedal assistance. For a few summers, I showed up sweaty to appointments after pedaling on a $200 single-speed. So in 2024, I purchased the FX+ 2, based primarily on my managing editor’s review . It’s since been a workhorse for my daily transportation needs for the past year; I've put more than 1,000 miles on it in eight months.
So given my experience with that bike, I was the natural choice to review Trek’s upgraded version, the FX+ 7S .