Shimano Road Dura Ace SM-RT900 Ice-Tec Center Lock Disc Brake Rotor

Will soon be mounting the Shimano Road Dura Ace SM-RT900 Ice-Tec Center Lock Disc Brake Rotor (160mm front & 140mm rear) to the SLR6 when the Newmen hubs go on the new wheelset. This upgrade from the Ultegra rotors will reduce the weight of the entire bike further by 38g. The cleaning of the rotor will be easier as the Dura Ace rotor 'Freeza' fins are painted black instead of aluminium silver.

Weight of the 160mm Dura Ace Rotor as seen below.

NEWMEN Evolution SL Straightpull Road Center Lock Disc Hubs

Just Received the NEWMEN Evolution SL Straightpull Road Center Lock Disc Rear Hub. First visual inspection ...Build appears to be of Good quality. The Front Hub comes with a Reducer Cap/Collar for the 15x100mm TA to fit a 12x100mm. The total weight for front and rear hub is a commendable 287g. For comparison my current DT Swiss 350 Straight Pull Center Lock Disc REAR HUB only is already 267g. Will update further once it has been laced to the ASTUTO IMEZI 40mm Rims from Japan, Built by MB Custom (megabike)...hoping to achieve the total wheelset weight of 1.44kg

As a comparison..I have attached the DT Swiss 350 Straight Pull Center Lock Disc Hub set weight for reference.

NEW Giro Empire SLX Road Cycling Shoes Metallic Charcoal

NEW Giro Empire SLX Road Cycling Shoes Metallic Charcoal. Testing of this iconic shoelaced shoe underway. First ride was pleasantly comfortable with just the lacing portion kinda slow compared to the usual dial from the Atac & ratchet type fasteners. But once tucked in the laces stayed there the entire ride without any issues.