Went to check out SideFX 2024 at aMBUSH Gallery with Nanami today. What a show! On display were wild pieces by 30 Australian practical effects experts including prosthetics and animatronics. The show ends tomorrow, Sunday the 8th of September. Free entry too, visit aMBUSH Gallery for more information.
Comfy is sexy.
Finally got around to editing photos from a recent shoot with Viv. Find these on my Patreon and DeviantArt!
My Berk Lupina Short 132mm came in the mail today. Great packaging, quality and so light in the hands.
Came in under the advertised weight of 95g.
Galfer rotors.
160mm front (advertised weight 98g).
140mm rear (advertised weight 76g).
I’ve been wanting to try out a Berk Lupina Short saddle for a while. They get rave reviews for being super comfortable despite being so silly light in weight. I’m really happy with my S-WORKS Power saddle as is, but when I spotted the Berk saddle on sale at Creative Cycles Workshop in Victoria I had to pull the trigger.
Packaging was super sexy (came in a nice box and Berk pouch too), the saddle is SO light in the hands and quality is amazing. I test fitted it on the Allez just to see what it would look like (still waiting for a zero offset Hylix seatpost to come in the mail from China). If I’m being honest I think the S-WORKS Power saddle (visually) suits the bike much more than the dainty looking Berk saddle. Looking forward to trying it out when my seatpost arrives in any case.
Also picked up a pair of Galfer rotors. Nothing at all wrong with the Shimano rotors I have on the bike (again I think the existing rotors look better), but they’re lighter and they were on the Creative Cycles Workshop online shop so I thought I’d try them out as I’ve read many great reviews on them (some people even suggesting they’re better than Shimano and SRAM rotors).
UPDATED SPECS: 2022 Specialized Allez Sprint Comp Size 49 in Tarmac Black/Brushed Foil
GROUPSET: SRAM RED AXS E1 rear derailleur, shifters and calipers, SRAM DUB BB, SRAM Red AXS E1 chain, SRAM RED AXS E1 cassette 10-36, SRAM RED 1 AXS crankset 165mm, 50t SRAM X-SYNC chainring.
WHEELS & TYRES: ENVE 65 Foundation wheelset, ENVE SES 27mm tyres, Galfer rotors (160mm front 140mm rear).
COMPONENTS: S-Works Tarmac SL7 stem 110mm -12 degree, Tarmac SL7 stem cable bat and stem cover kit, RaceWare 3D printed spacer, Specialized Roval Rapide handlebars 380mm, Burgh Lightning Bar Tape, Berk Lupina Short 132mm, Specialized carbon rail clamp, S-Works Tarmac FACT Carbon seatpost 20mm offset, Xpedo Thrust SL titanium pedals, Specialized front derailleur mount cover, S-WORKS bottle cage bolts.
WEIGHT: 7.52kg.
This morning’s ride.
Legit parking the Allez in the lounge room so I can stare at it whilst on the couch lol.
