Kiel Reijnen’s 2016 Trek Factory Team Madone
Kiel Reijnen’s Trek Madone
Our friend Kiel (pronounced like “peal”) has been a racing pro for about a decade. Throughout the years Kiel has ridden team bikes made by Torelli, Ridley, Focus, Niel Pryde, Colnago, and Wilier-Trestina. For 2016, this is his ride. Trek’s factory racing team Madone.
Kiel is a sprinter and an opportunist, not a climber, so the aerodynamic Madone is better suited to his talents than the climbers’ Emonda model. Similarly, Kiel’s race program won’t include the cobbled classics (most likely) this spring, so the smoother (and tougher) Domane may hang in the equipment truck for most of the year.
The Madone here is made for speed.
Aerodynamic integrated brakes
Trek Factory team bike
One piece bar and stem
All of the tubing on the Madone is made in truncated airfoil shapes. Anything that would catch the wind is hidden away from it. The wires for the electronic shifting and the cables for the brakes run inside the handlebars and the frame. The brakes themselves are built into the seat stays and the fork crown. The handlebar and stem are made in a single piece, and the stem flows seamlessly into the frame.
Shimano’s Dura-Ace electronic group gives Kiel fingertip shifting precision and he even has the sprinter’s shift switches on the handlebar drops.
Today’s professional rider (and his coach) needs data. This team Madone has every bit of data measurement a rider would need short of a rectal thermometer. The SRM power meter in the crankset relays power data along with speed and cadence. The handlebar readout will record Kiel’s heart rate and the GPS will log the details of every training ride.
Dura-Ace Di2 with a SRM power meter
That’s a little bear tied to the number plate holder
Pronounced like “Keal Rye-nen”
While the position on this bike may not seem all that comfortable, a 29 year-old professional rider will feel at home on the Madone. The handlebars are custom built for Kiel with his preferred measurements. The saddle (the Bontrager Montrose) is Kiel’s pick out of about a dozen saddle options. The frameset, while not as forgiving as the Domane, is engineered for comfort. Inside the massive seat tube is a pivot that allows the saddle to flex back and forth as the bike encounters road bumps.
This is Kiel’s training bike for use here in the Pacific Northwest. Even though the Madone will be ridden around Bainbridge Island, you won’t see Kiel riding around with fenders (you want to train like you race).
The wheels on this bike are the Bontrager RXL clincher models, which are perfect for cranking out the training miles in questionable weather. Bontrager’s Aeolis 5 tubular carbon wheels will be Kiel’s racing wheel of choice.
Wondering how much the bikes that you see in the Tour de France run these days? A team replica version exactly like this bike complete with the SRM power meter, Dura-Ace pedals, bottle cages and carbon wheels would set you back about $17,000.