Monthly Archives: November 2024

More Extralite bits for the SL6

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Extralite UltraStar 4 expander (original Specialized expander plug is 28g).

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Extralite ExtraBolt 3.6 Cassette Lock ring (Ultegra lock ring was 5g).

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I spotted these Extralite bits on eBay, then managed to find the local seller on FB Marketplace. He gave me a good deal for taking both so I pounced.

Weight has gone down from 5.60kg to 5.57kg.

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Hawk and Char in town – Day 1

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The hawk has landed!

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Paradise Garage.

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Lunch at Kosta’s. Their chips are sooo good.

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Smash burger, not much to look at, but they’re legit.

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It’s raining all week, and I’ve got Hawk and Char in town so I made the decision to not ride, and instead eat and drink a lot (why not!).

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It’s Mia! Cute cat glass Gina got me in Italy. Char came over late (SO awesome to meet her IRL!), and I was pretty drunk at this point, so drunk I forgot to get a photo with her.

It’s been a great week! Gina and Shaun got back home from Europe on Monday, Nick is back from Shanghai and my good gaming friends Hawk from QLD and Chardae from NZ are in town! Adventure time!

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S-WORKS Tarmac SL6 / 5.60kg

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SPECS:
2018 Specialized S-WORKS Women’s (unisex) Tarmac SL6 Size 52

Frame: Hopp frame insert (1g) + S-WORKS bottle cage bolts (2g)
Seatpost: Hylix 365mm (119g)
Saddle: Berk Lupina short padded (90g)
Stem: Extralite Hyperstem Stealth 100mm -12 degree (76g)
Top Cap/Bolt: Farsports (7g)
Bars: EXS R175 360mm (175g)
Bar Tape: EXS Airtape + bar end plugs (30g)
Shifters/Brake Levers: SRAM Red eTap (267g)
Front Derailleur: SRAM Red eTap (164g)
Rear Derailleur: SRAM Red eTap (245g)
Cranks: SRAM Red 167.5 50/34 (519g)
Brakes: Cane Creek eeBrakes for SL6 +adapter (176g)
Brake Cables: Jagwire + black teflon coated inners + hardware (76g)
Pedals: Xpedo Thrust SL Titanium (165g)
Bottle Cage: CarbonWorks + cage bolts (9g)
Wheelset: Wheelsfar Feder 45mm Extralite hubs Sapim CX-Super spokes (1280g)
Cassette: ZTTO SLR Gen3 11 Speed ​​11-28 (110g)
Chain: KMC X11SL (213g)
QR Skewers: Condor Ti (43g)
Tyres: Panaracer Agilest Light 25mm (335g)
Tubes: RideNow TPU Road Light (71g)

Weight: 5.60kg

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Sam at CCACHE

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Tried to do the bar tape myself. Failed miserably, so I dropped in to CCACHE to get Sam the man to do it right!

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Hotlaps with Reggie and Glenn

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S-WORKS Tarmac SL6 / 5.46kg!

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Wheels, tyres and chain on.

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5.46kg with pedals!

Just had to at least mock up the build whilst I’m waiting for a lower headset dust cover to replace the huge (and ugly) 20mm OEM dust cover.

Still to do:
– Brake cable inners and outers
– bar tape
– Ceramicspeed headset dust cover

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Wheelsfar Feder 45 Rim Brake Wheelset with Extralite Hubs

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I put an order in on these wheels on the 2nd of October via the Wheelsfar web site. Turns out the Extralite hubs were on backorder, so my wheels weren’t going to be built until end of the month. It’s been a long wait, but the wheels came in today and they were packed well (box was in great condition) and the wheels look great!

Included in the package were some quick release skewers, full set of brake pads and some Extralite hub grease too.

Now I’m just waiting on a Ceramicspeed headset dust cover to come in from R2 Bike (parts in order also on backorder and order was put in on the 30th of September). That’s been shipped though, so once it’s in I can get on with the build!

Specs:
Feder Extralite hub tubeless wheel set 20H/24H
Model Number: Feder 45
Rim finish: 70% UD Matte (Satin Finish)
Sapim Sils Nipples: Black Alloy
Freehub: Shimano 10/11s
Spoke: Sapim cx-super

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Kask Utopia

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Joining the white helmet, socks and shoes gang.

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Little Fur Ball

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That kinda day!

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BTS shooting at Nanami’s studio

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Amazing ochazuke lunch at Tento.

Curt is in town so I got him to shoot Nanami who’s working on a new piece. Full feature on ZEN Blog soon!

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