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Trek Lexa SLX: First ride review

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Last year, Trek’s ground-breaking Domane race bike made tidal waves on the pro scene. With its IsoSpeed section set in a carbon frame, the back end was decoupled, making for a much more comfortable and effective endurance bike for racing on tough terrain, like the cobbled Classics of Belgium.

We just love trickle-down technology here at Cycling Active, so we were pretty delighted to spot aluminium Domanes at Trek’s new product launch for 2013, starting at just £1,000. But something’s missing — there are women-specific carbon Domanes, but has Trek forgotten the girls with shallower pockets and aluminium aspirations?

Thankfully not. It turns out there is a women’s aluminium Domane and here it is — it’s called the Lexa SLX. The reason for this Domane travelling incognito is that Trek wants to give its women’s bikes their own distinct identity, rather than just making smaller versions of the unisex models in different colours. Accordingly, the Lexa SLX does not have an identically specced Domane stablemate, though it’s very similar to the Domane 2.3, but without the carbon seatpost and costing £50 less, as you’d expect.

Classy, cool and comfy

Domane technology apart, I’ve long been a fan of Trek’s take on women-specific design. It’s adept at tailoring all the right bits — bar, saddle and of course frame size — without doing anything too peculiar to the geometry of the bike in the process. The extremely compact Bontrager VR-S handlebar is probably my all-time favourite women’s bar and fantastic if your hands are small and your finger reach short. I also like the flat, dense compound of the women’s saddle, with nothing too complicated or fussy going on, but it does look and feel a little low-rent compared to the overall finish of the rest of the bike.

But that’s mostly because the overall finish of the rest of the Lexa SLX is really rather swish. Black and gold makes quite a statement. Metallic bar tape isn’t for shrinking violets, and in this case it walks a fine line between flash and gaudy, happily managing to just stay the right side of that line, thanks to understated frame graphics.

And of course there’s nothing wrong with a bike looking a bit brazen, as long as there’s plenty of go to back up the show, and the ride of the Lexa SLX was no disappointment. I can’t say I noticed any groundbreaking new sensation from the IsoSpeed area, but this is probably part of its strength — it is, as Trek promises, very comfortable. It would be disconcerting if ‘decoupling’ the seat tube from the rest of the bike led to any great movement in the frame, but power transfer still felt plenty direct.

Overall, the frame feel is nimble and compliant, but there’s no sensation of harshness at the fork or saddle end. You could ride all day over potholed urban roads and not feel too jangled.

For all its brooding good looks and rather fancy technology, the Lexa SLX has still been positioned firmly within Trek’s ‘endurance’ — read ‘sportive’ — category and accordingly the geometry sports a relatively high front end, though if you’re a nervy descender like me simply removing a couple of spacers from under the stem positions more of your weight forward for better stability when the road points down.

Practical performer

Though it’s pricy and special enough to be a ‘best’ bike, the Lexa SLX actually makes a pretty nifty fast commute bike. Its angles are relaxed enough to allow you to find a sensible posture for riding in traffic, and it has removable fender mounts on the fork — so it can be your ride to work bike but still look the part when you’re leaving them for dust at sportives and club rides.

In short, it’s a really good inbetweener; a good bridging bike for women who want a bit more than just a bargain basement heavy winter hack, but still don’t want to hand over thousands for a precious carbon super-racer. It’s a little bit special, but still utterly practical when it comes to all the real riding you could throw at it.

Of course, unless you’re making some kind of statement about your Olympian credentials, you might want to swap that glitzy bar tape for something more demure so it looks the part if the Monday to Friday rat run is your only racetrack.

Specification

£1,150

Frame 200 Series Alpha aluminium

Fork Trek IsoSpeed carbon

Groupset Shimano 105 shifters, front and rear; Shimano Tiagra 50/34 chainset and 12-30t cassette

Wheels Bontrager aluminium

Tyres Bontrager R1 700 x 25c

Saddle Bontrager Affinity 1 WSD

Stem Bontrager Race Lite

Seatpost Bontrager Race Lite

Handlebar Bontrager VR-S

Sizes 47, 50, 52, 54, 56cm

Size tested 50cm

Weight 9kg (19.6lb)

Alternative

Trek Domane 2.0 £1,000

If you have the misfortune of being male or only having £1,000 to spend, fear not, Trek’s unisex Domane 2.0 enjoys all the same lovely IsoSpeed frame technology as our Lexa SLX. To trim the fat to the magic one-grand mark it sports a Shimano Tiagra triple groupset. With sizes going down to 50cm, all but the shortest women will also be able to enjoy the Domane 2.0, though of course you won’t get the benefit of the women-specific Bontrager bars and saddle.

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2012 Trek Lexa SL (Compact)

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• Serial: WTU194C0974H
• Manufacturer: Trek
• Model: Lexa SL (Compact)
• Primary colors: Blue
• Wheel diameter: 700 C

Distinguishing features

Dark blue and white frame; turquoise handlebars 100 Series Alpha Aluminum

Frame and fork

Drivetrain and brakes, additional parts.

• Fork Bontrager Approved, carbon legs
• Headset 1-1/8" semi-cartridge bearings
• Front Wheel Alloy hubs; Bontrager Approved alloy rims
• Rear Wheel Alloy hubs; Bontrager Approved alloy rims
• Front Tire Bontrager R1, 700x23c
• Rear Tire Bontrager R1, 700x23c
• Front Shifter Shimano Tiagra STI, 10 speed
• Rear Shifter Shimano Tiagra STI, 10 speed
• Front Derailleur Shimano Tiagra, 34.9mm clamp
• Rear Derailleur Shimano Tiagra
• Crankset FSA Vero, 50/34 (compact)
• Cog/Cassette/Freewheel Shimano Tiagra 12-30, 10 speed
• Pedals Nylon body w/alloy cage
• Front Brake Alloy dual-pivot brakes w/Shimano Tiagra STI adjustable-reach levers
• Rear Brake Alloy dual-pivot brakes w/Shimano Tiagra STI adjustable-reach levers
• Saddle Bontrager Affinity 1 WSD, steel rails
• Seatpost Bontrager Race Lite Carbon, infinite tilt adjustment, 20mm offset
• Handlebar Bontrager Race VR-S, 31.8mm
• Stem Bontrager SSR, 10 degree, 31.8mm
• Other Fender mounts

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Bike summary

Bike components.

100 Series Alpha Aluminum

Suspension Fork

Bontrager Approved, carbon legs

Rear Derailleur

Shimano Tiagra

Front Derailleur

Shimano Tiagra, 34.9mm clamp

Shift Levers

Shimano Tiagra STI, 10 speed

Shimano Tiagra 12-30, 10 speed

FSA Vero, 50/34 (compact)

Nylon body w/alloy cage

Alloy hubs; Bontrager Approved alloy rims

Bontrager R1, 700x23c

Alloy dual-pivot brakes w/Shimano Tiagra STI adjustable-reach levers

Bontrager SSR, 10 degree, 31.8mm

Bontrager Race VR-S, 31.8mm

1-1/8" semi-cartridge bearings

Bontrager Affinity 1 WSD, steel rails

Bontrager Race Lite Carbon, infinite tilt adjustment, 20mm offset

Bike geometry

About this model.

Lexa SL (Compact) completes the Trek Lexa model. Trek launched 37 bikes of this model so far. You can get a glimpse at all models from 2012 , by clicking on this link .

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Overview of components

Fork material.

The fork is made out of carbon, so, it is super light and stiff. In conclusion, a carbon fork gives you great control when steering, and is also more forgiving.

Wheels size

When it comes to wheels, the Lexa SL (Compact) bike is equipped with the 700c aluminum model. These are the most popular wheels for road, aero, gravel, cyclocross, race, and gravel bikes. However, while they give you great speed and control, these wheels are not so bump-friendly.

Stopping the bike when needed, it’s essential for your safety. This bike has Rim brakes. Rim brakes deliver an average performance overall. However, they are not nearly as effective as hydraulic brakes are.

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