Niklas Eg’s Trek Emonda SLR Disc Race Shop Limited gallery

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height: 100%;"> Niklas Eg’s new Trek Émonda Disc Colin Levitch / Immediate Media

Debuting new stripes in Adelaide, 23-year-old Danish climber Niklas Eg lined up to his first race as a WorldTour Pro riding a disc-equipped Trek Émonda.

New year, new gear — pros don the latest kit at the first WorldTour race of the season Tour Down Under 2018 news and bike galleries Trek announced just as the Tour Down Under was about to kick off, that Trek-Segafredo would be riding the Émonda Disc exclusively for 2018 — a surprising move given the WorldTours resistance to the brakes.

It’s no secret that disc-equipped roadies are usually a touch heavier than their rim-braked counterparts, and the Trek-Segafredo mechanic Jeroen Heymans was eagerly hovering as we weighed the Dane’s race bike — when the scale read out 6.83kg, he was all smiles.

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While Quick-Step also brought disc-equipped Venges to Adelaide, the Émondas were the only bikes running the latest Dura-Ace SM-RT9000 rotors.

Trek’s in-house components brand Bontrager provides the majority of the components on Eg’s bike including the 130mm bright-red Bontrager stem, and 400mm Core Pro VR-CF bars. Bontrager also provides the Aeolus Disc D3 hoops.

<img src="https://images.immediate.co.uk/production/volatile/sites/21/2019/03/niklas-eg-trek-emonda-disc-probike-10-1516680591714-mcy83mjekw5r-00aa499.jpg?quality=90&lb=2000,1125&background=white" srcset="https://images.immediate.co.uk/production/volatile/sites/21/2019/03/niklas-eg-trek-emonda-disc-probike-10-1516680591714-mcy83mjekw5r-00aa499.jpg?quality=90&lb=1880,1057&background=white 1880w, https://images.immediate.co.uk/production/volatile/sites/21/2019/03/niklas-eg-trek-emonda-disc-probike-10-1516680591714-mcy83mjekw5r-00aa499.jpg?quality=90&lb=1456,819&background=white 1456w, https://images.immediate.co.uk/production/volatile/sites/21/2019/03/niklas-eg-trek-emonda-disc-probike-10-1516680591714-mcy83mjekw5r-00aa499.jpg?quality=90&lb=1112,625&background=white 1112w, https://images.immediate.co.uk/production/volatile/sites/21/2019/03/niklas-eg-trek-emonda-disc-probike-10-1516680591714-mcy83mjekw5r-00aa499.jpg?quality=90&lb=940,528&background=white 940w, https://images.immediate.co.uk/production/volatile/sites/21/2019/03/niklas-eg-trek-emonda-disc-probike-10-1516680591714-mcy83mjekw5r-00aa499.jpg?quality=90&lb=728,409&background=white 728w, https://images.immediate.co.uk/production/volatile/sites/21/2019/03/niklas-eg-trek-emonda-disc-probike-10-1516680591714-mcy83mjekw5r-00aa499.jpg?quality=90&lb=556,312&background=white 556w, https://images.immediate.co.uk/production/volatile/sites/21/2019/03/niklas-eg-trek-emonda-disc-probike-10-1516680591714-mcy83mjekw5r-00aa499.jpg?quality=90&lb=355,199&background=white 355w, https://images.immediate.co.uk/production/volatile/sites/21/2019/03/niklas-eg-trek-emonda-disc-probike-10-1516680591714-mcy83mjekw5r-00aa499.jpg?quality=90&lb=340,191&background=white 340w, https://images.immediate.co.uk/production/volatile/sites/21/2019/03/niklas-eg-trek-emonda-disc-probike-10-1516680591714-mcy83mjekw5r-00aa499.jpg?quality=90&lb=320,180&background=white 320w, " sizes="(min-width: 992px) 940px, (min-width: 768px) 728px, (min-width: 576px) 556px, calc(100vw - 20px)" width="2000" height="1125" class="wp-image-283502 alignnone size-full img-container__image" alt="Eg is running a previously unseen prototype Bontrager saddle" title="niklas-eg-trek-emonda-disc-probike-10-1516680591714-mcy83mjekw5r-00aa499" data-source-name="Colin Levitch / Immediate Media"> Eg is running a previously unseen prototype Bontrager saddle Colin Levitch / Immediate Media When it comes to the rear touch points, the Dane is on an unmarked prototype Bontrager saddle — the shape is quite similar to a Specialized Toupe.

Out front, Eg is using a Garmin Edge 520 computer with Bontrager’s nifty ‘base’ mounting system.

Trek-Segafredo has swapped from Veloflex tubulars to Vittoria for 2018, the Eg rolling on 25mm Corsa rubber.

Complete bike specifications Frame: Trek Émonda SLR Race Shop Limited Disc Fork: Émonda full carbon, flat mount disc brakes Front brake : Shimano Dura-Ace R9170 Rear brake: Shimano Dura-Ace R9170 Rotors: Shimano Dura Ace SM-RT900, 140mm Brake/shift levers: Shimano Dura-Ace R9170 Front derailleur: Shimano Dura-Ace R9150 Rear derailleur: Shimano Dura-Ace R9170 Cassette: Shimano Dura-Ace Chain: Shimano Dura-Ace Crankset: Shimano Dura-Ace R9170 Power meter: Shimano Dura-Ace R9100-P Wheels: Bontrager Aeolis Disc D3 Tyres: Vittoria Corsa, 25mm Handlebars: Bontrager Core Pro VR-CF, 400mm Stem: Bontrager, 130mm Tape/grips: Bontrager Double Gel Cork Pedals: Shimano Dura-Ace Saddle: Bontrager Prototype Seatpost: Émonda Seatmast and topper Bottle cages: Bontrager XXX Computer: Garmin Edge 520 Critical measurements Saddle height, from bottom bracket (c-t): 750 mm Tip of saddle nose to centre of handlebars: 555mm Total bike weight: 6.83kg Click or swipe through the gallery above for a detailed look at the Dane’s disc-equipped race bike machine.