Trek Emonda SLR

over15degrees
over15degrees Posts: 46
edited June 2015 in Your road bikes
Hello guys, here is my Trek Emonda SLR that i have kitted out in Trek's Project one. Coming from riding a steel bike the ride really is phenomenal, very smooth, especially when paired with a tubeless set-up. I beleive the weight is around 6.8 - 6.9 kg but i havn't properly weighed it yet. I recently took it to a close climb to my home (what I like to call an inconvenience climb) an beat my previous PB by 50 seconds!

Enjoy guys

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The spec:

In the photos i'm running veloflex tyres, which ride so nice. Since then I have converted to tubeless, so far so good.

Frame: Trek Emonda SLR
Forks: Trek Emonda SLR
Bars: Bontrager XXX VR-C
Stem: Bontrager RXL 100mm
Headset: Cane Creek IS8 Carbon
Bar Tape: Bontrager Gel cork

Front Brake Lever: Ultegra 6800
Front Caliper: Ultegra 6810 Integrated
Rear Brake Lever: Ultegra 6800
Rear Caliper: Ultegra 6810 Integrated

Shifters: Ultegra 6800
Cables: Red N/A
Front Mech: Ultegra 6800
Rear Mech: Ultegra 6800

Seat: Bontrager Sereno RXL
Seat Post: Bontrager SLR 10 Seatmast
Seat Post Clamp: Bontrager SLR 10 Carbon

Cranks: Ultegra 6800 53/39
Chainring(s): Ultegra 6800
Chain: Ultegra 6800
Cassette: Ultegra 6800 12-28
Pedals: Ultegra 6800 Carbon
Bottom Bracket: BB90 Steel

Front Wheel: Bontrager RXL
Rim: Bontrager RXL
Spokes: N/A
Hub: Bontrager RXL (DT Swiss)
Tube: N/A (tubeless)
Tire: Bontrager R3

Back Wheel: Bontrager RXL
Rim: Bontrager RXL
Spokes: N/A
Hub:Bontrager RXL (DT Swiss)
Tube: N/A (tubeless)
Tire: Bontrager R3

Comments

  • alihisgreat
    alihisgreat Posts: 3,872
    Love the colour!

    Red cables might be a little to much though :wink:
  • over15degrees
    over15degrees Posts: 46
    Thanks. I think I'm going to stop there, with all the red!
  • noodleman
    noodleman Posts: 852
    Very nice. I agree about the cables though. Don't know why but they make me think of those shoe lace liquorice sweets from the 80's. Other than that it looks great :D
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  • sanspoof
    sanspoof Posts: 111
    ALIHISGREAT wrote:
    Love the colour!

    Red cables might be a little to much though :wink:

    agreed!!!

    Looks lovely though ( aside from the cables ) :-)
  • homers_double
    homers_double Posts: 8,331
    I thought the done thing was to route the gear cables around the outside of the bars giving a larger radius therefor less drag to the cable?

    Nice though...
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  • darkhairedlord
    darkhairedlord Posts: 7,180
    homers double wrote:
    I thought the done thing was to route the gear cables around the outside of the bars giving a larger radius therefor less drag to the cable?

    Nice though...

    I do mine like this, gear cable behind the bar, brake cable in front. Makes the bar look semi-aero but dog awkward to mount anything on bars.
  • sloppyschleckonds
    sloppyschleckonds Posts: 8,019
    ALIHISGREAT wrote:
    Love the colour!

    Red cables might be a little to much though :wink:

    May be the red cables detract from the awful colourway, tan tires and fugly Ultegra.

    Apart from that spot on. And good to see plenty of spacers under the stem.
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  • bob6397
    bob6397 Posts: 218
    Love those cables.. (Fear I may be in a minority here though....)

    Lovely bike - bet it rides well :)
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  • peggysue
    peggysue Posts: 1
    not being funny but tan wall tyres on an slr? its ruined .
  • darkhairedlord
    darkhairedlord Posts: 7,180
    peggysue wrote:
    not being funny but tan wall tyres on an slr? its ruined .
    Unless he has a beard.
  • conor123
    conor123 Posts: 27
    Love the look of this bike! Good to see some colour rather than boring black on black on black on black.

    Good job!
  • over15degrees
    over15degrees Posts: 46
    darkhairedlord wrote:
    homers double wrote:
    I thought the done thing was to route the gear cables around the outside of the bars giving a larger radius therefor less drag to the cable?

    Nice though...

    I do mine like this, gear cable behind the bar, brake cable in front. Makes the bar look semi-aero but dog awkward to mount anything on bars.

    What shifters do you use? I thought the gear cable on the ultegra 6800 only routes through to the shifter on the inside.

    Gears seem to shift perfectly, although thats probably partly due to the gears being shimano which seem to be smooth what ever the situation. ;)
  • RideOnTime
    RideOnTime Posts: 4,712
    Like that... :):)
  • velogee
    velogee Posts: 133
    Really nice bike. I was really impressed with the Emonda SL when I was last looking at bikes. Nice to have something that is personal to you as well.
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  • MrBikerPanda
    MrBikerPanda Posts: 47
    congrats great looking bike, love the colour !!
  • FransJacques
    FransJacques Posts: 2,148
    what is the name of the colour?

    Is it the same ice-baby blue as the team bikes at the TdF 2-3 years ago? That was a lovely colour.
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  • over15degrees
    over15degrees Posts: 46
    [url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19621506#p19621506]FransJacques[/url] wrote:
    what is the name of the colour?

    Is it the same ice-baby blue as the team bikes at the TdF 2-3 years ago? That was a lovely colour.

    No, i'm affraid it's not the same blue. Mine is the powder blue.

    I beleive some of the cyclocross riders still us that colour on their bikes, agreed it does look great!

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