Should YOU buy the 2023 Trek Domane AL 5?

In this video, we are going to look at the 2022/2023 Trek Domane Al 5 and ask the question- should YOU buy this bike?

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[matttaylor]

I have the Domane AL 3 and absolutely love it. Yeah it's not the fastest or lightest bike but it's so comfortable.
I've seen guys on light weight bikes that are proably 2kg lighter than mine but they're maybe 10kg overweight themselves so that kinda defeats the object!

[Nahduge]

You're right about the AL4 with regards to price value. But I got the AL5 because of the color 😂

[slotre]

You are wrong about keeping up with grouprides with other race bikes. Unless everyone in your group can constantly keep 45kmph and above, this beast can keep up. I have the AL3 with Sora. My group rides an average of 35 to 40 kmph. This has no issue keeping up.

[brentcollins]

I agree with your flat bar / drop bar assessment. I love my new FX E bike but after 45 minutes I’ve had enough. The drop bars support some of your weight using your arms and your core. The flat bars make you sit up more and nearly all your weight is in your trunk. If wears you out.

[OhiosCheesehead]

Your price savings correction was accurate. I purchased/ordered the FX3 last week and the store owner luckily locked me in to the "old" price. He said trek has been raising prices of most bikes by anywhere from 50 to 150 on a regular basis. Mine went up 150!

[dan]

Give me the AL5 over the 4 all daylong because of the color. That’s just as important to me as the groupset, weight and so forth. I want a bike that my jaw drops every time I walk up to it.

[DannyHollis]

The AL5 comes with sealed bearings and the AL4 comes with cone and roller bearings. Sealed bearings are faster, less maintenance, and last longer. Both bikes will easily keep up with a 15 to 17 mph group ride.

[Motorsportsgeek]

my 2020 al5 with carbon wheels and few small upgrades comes at 8.5kg and with -10 degree stem, I have no problems dropping more race-oriented bikes.

[MrFalcman]

I just got this exact bike on sale today for $1, 889. Same colors too! I was looking at an SL5 but decided against it due to thr cost and the issues I've heard about the ISO Speed. That bike would have been $3, 499 and the only difference is the frame material. So i decided to buy the AL5 and i upgraded the wheels to carbon and i got better tires and pedals. I think it was the right decision.

[rickmoses]

Please, would you look into reviewing the DOMANE AL4 2023 in black?

As always great stuff from u. Appreciate your content. Thank you!

[chuckwalla]

What is the purpose of that clear plastic disc sitting next to the largest sprocket on the rear wheel?

[mecaomega]

Yes the honesty from a reviewer. So many out here saying yes for similar spec bike but more expensive.

[JimS]

Thank you very much for this. I bought my first bike of 20 years - an FX 3, in July. I love it, but after an hour my left hand goes numb and I have a lot of pain in my palms. I have been eying up the Domane AL 5. I need something with some decent gear to climb hills. I go back and forth between this and the Checkpoint, since I ride a lot of broken roads, and the city is encompassed by a gravel trail that I could ride which makes my FX tires a bit slippery. Plus the Checkpoint has more low gear and apparently better alloy frame, but the gearing of the 105 seems more similar to the FX 3's Deore 1x. Think the AL 5 Domane with some more gravel oriented tires would be OK for gravel trails? Think I'll notice the Domane would be faster than the FX 3?

[ritchieblackmore]

Not sure where you are looking for the tyre pressures but Trek recommend 80 - 110psi for the R1 hard case lite tyres.

[slawtul]

Very good review and honest statement.

[jamkraker]

I had bought AL5 about 2 months ago. Haven't done a lot of rides and I consider myself a noob as I don't have the fitness levels of all the bikers I see zooming past me on the road & I never dared to ride in the group too (yet). Having said that, I do want to improve my speed. I recently rode 57k on a relatively flat surface with a top speed of 33kmph and averaged about 24-25 kmph. Any suggestion, what else can be done to improve the speed (apart from improving my fitness levels, I guess). Thank you!

[PaddleDogC]

People worried about a pound cracks me up. Eat less. Rotating weight matters. I have a Al 4 going with others and just starting I was holding my own with many on the road. Plus I'm 69.5. I have Corsa tires and latex tubes going on it soon. Probably get a new fully carbon bike soon. I think lower end Domane with new 105 12 speed.

[Sergeant_Nugget]

What is the avg speed and course time with this on the default tires and upgrading It with the new tires?

[gotstreetglide]

I tested ride on al 4 gen 4 and al 5 gen 3 both are great for starting road bike but I came back home with al 4 gen 4 😁

[edwinlau]

Hi Omar, love the show! Just wondering if you have done a review of the Caad13? And what your thoughts were?