TREK Madone SLR6 with KMC X11SL Gold chain added

Just swapped the Ultegra 11 Speed chain to the new KMC X11SL chain and boy is the KMC really quiet and smooth. Saved about 20g weight over the Ultegra HG701. 2 rides (150km) over the weekend and it came in as solid as the HG701 outgoing chain. Kinda like the Gold colored chain which added some bling to the SLR6.

Continental GP5000

Just got my hands on the Continental GP5000. will be testing out this spanking new tire this weekend. Tire looks well made and mounting it on the Imezi Rims was easy and surprisingly tool less. Love the German flag logo on the tire...adds a luxury feel to it.

Weight in at 210g approximately 5g lighter than the outgoing GP4000SII of 215g. Hoping the manufacturer claimed 12% improved rolling resistance (compared to the GP4000) would be a justifiable upgrade for this tire.

Bontrager Flare RT (New) for Trek Madone SLR

The Bontrager Flare RT (New) for Trek Madone SLR is a truely smart tail light. The RT came charged out of the box, initial switch on test after reading the manual found the blinking rate to be irregular (not blinking). test was done in doors. however found out later that once the RT is outdoor in the outdoor ambient light the in built sensor detects that you are outdoor and blinks regularly as it should.

Tried to link to my Wahoo Elemnt Bolt and found it not supported by wahoo just yet. It would be great if Bontrager comes out with a generic mobile app that could control the Flare RT as removing it to turn OFF and ON could be a hassle if the saddle rails are the low profile type.  Besides the users who have opt not to purchase the Bontrager Transmitr Remote

TREK Madone SR Bontrager (DT Swiss) Thru Axle 12x100 & 12x142 specifications

Some info for Trek Madone 2018 SLR owners out there. I have taken measurements for the Bontrager DT Swiss Thru Axle 12x100 & 12x142 specifications below.

Front: 100mm x 12mm, 122mm length.  Thread Pitch : M12x1.75

Rear Axle : 142mm x 12mm, 166mm length, Thread Pitch M12x1.75. Weight in at 60g. Checking if DT Swiss RWS Thru Axle has the Madone SLR model support as removing the Lever can save 27.3g for rear axle(65.4g complete RWS TA assembly - 38.1g RWS TA Plug In Rear axle only)