Author Archives: Justin Fox

MAAP shoot with Nick and Jen

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SO HAPPY WITH IT!!!

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BTS of the BTS guy!

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So strange to me. Usually it’s me doing the BTS shots on a shoot, but today David got shots of me shooting. Haha!

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Vittoria Corsa PRO Speed TLR

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The Romin EVO Pro with Mirror, hands down the most comfy saddle I’ve ever owned.

Buying speed. I’ve been riding the Dogma F a fair bit lately. Last Wednesday I was at the park with Eugene and we ran into Max Mann and Jen Kay (both MAAP ambassadors). Happy to say that we kept up with them for 5 laps, but by the end of it my legs were ripped off, and I couldn’t help but wish I was on my SL8 instead.

So in an attempt to buy more speed I dropped in to CCACHE to pick up the #1 tyre on Bicycle Rolling Resistance; the Vittoria Corsa PRO Speed. I went with 26C because I truly don’t need the extra comfort (or weight) of 28C tyres, and the heavy Aero 111 is wasted on the super stable Roval CLX II front wheel.

Of-course I put the new tyres on the scales and whilst one of them came in at 236g the other way WAY heavier. I was thinking to myself that there’s no way in hell the discrepancy between 2 of the same tyres would be so much, it turns out one of them was a Corsa PRO Speed and the other was a Corsa PRO. Same exact graphics, same packaging. DOH!

I dropped in to CCACHE (LBS) again today to exchange the wrong tyre for the right one (thank F there was one in stock) and have now got the tyres on and I’m ready to roll!

UPDATED SPECS:

2025 S-Works Tarmac SL8
Gloss Dove Grey / Silver Dust Blurred Impasto / Black Pearl
Size 52

Brake Rotors: Galfer E1 160mm/140mm (97g/79g)
Brake Pads: Absolute Black Graphen (40g)
Brake Adapter: Chaser (7g)
Shift Levers: SRAM RED E1
Derailleurs: SRAM RED E1
Cassette: SRAM RED 10-33t (207g)
Chain: SRAM RED E1
Crankset: SRAM RED E1 with Power Meter 165mm
Chainrings: SRAM Red E1 48/35
Pedals: Xpedo Thrust SL Titanium (165g)
Bottom Bracket: SRAM DUB BSA 68
Front Wheel: Roval Rapide CLX II 51mm
Rear Wheel: Roval Rapide CLX II 60mm
Tyres: Vittoria Corsa PRO Speed TLR 26C (236g/236g)
Inner Tubes: Tubolito 60mm Front, 80mm Rear (23g/24g)
Lockrings: Absolute Black (10g)
Stem: Roval Rapide Cockpit 380mm/90mm (299g)
Top Cap: Hopp + bolt (4g)
Bar Ends: Lucendi UL (2g)
Bar Tape: Burgh CCACHE
Saddle: S-Works Romin EVO with Mirror 143mm (189g)
Seatpost: Darimo 0mm offset (104g)
Computer Mount: MagCAD (18g)
Bottle Cage: S-Works Carbon Rib Cage III (23g)
Bolts: Better Bolts Ti bolt kit

WEIGHT: 6.49kg

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Hylix 0 offset seatpost for Dogma F

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The standard seatpost was 198g.

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Took a long time to arrive just like the other 2 Hylix seatposts I have (SL6 and Allez Sprint), but as expected, it’s a lot lighter than stock and also fits perfectly. Also like the other 2 Hylix seatposts I have, the head can be flipped from negative offset to positive, though due to this particular design the seatpost still looks like a setback seatpost.

It’s not as good looking as the official Pinarello 0 offset seatpost (failed to find one) but it is half the weight and it has done the job. I’ve moved the saddle forwards another 10mm (with a little more room to move forwards if I have to) and from sit point of the saddle to centre of the bars I’m now only 10mm longer on the Dogma F vs. the SL8 (SL8 has a 90mm stem, Dogma has a 120).

I rode some hard (for me) laps at the park yesterday with MAAP Ambassadors Max Mann and Jennifer Kay and feel like the fit is now dialled in. That said, the Dogma F feels really sluggish in comparisson to the SL8. I have no doubt that I’m working harder to maintain a 30km/hr average. Yes, it does feel planted, but to me that translates to heavier and less lively.

I am enjoying the Dura-Ace shifting though, and have it set up like SRAM now so I no longer have to use my brain to shift up and down the rear cassette from the right lever.

As much as I’d love to see what the bike would feel like if it was 1kg lighter I’m not sure I’m going to bother. I like the SMP saddle a lot, and it’s DAMN heavy, so reducing weight here or there to negate the extra saddle weight just seems unrewarding.

That said I have ordered a new front wheel (the Princeton wheel is packed and ready to go to the US for warranty), it’s a bit… different. More of an experiment. Will post updates as soon as it arrives.

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Afternoon laps > Afternoon naps

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Wet Doggy

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ENVE 65 front wheel on as the PCW front wheel is packed up and ready to go back to the states for warranty.

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Selle SMP. Love to hate it.

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Wahoo Bolt V2 for the Hinloopen Rocket Mount. Perfect fit, this mount is unreal.

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Lucendi bar end plugs on everything!

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Surprise B’Day dinner at YAN Restaurant

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Haha I hate surprises, so what do the ZEN.CC cycling crew do? They spent the past few weeks organising a surprise B’Day dinner for me at Yan Restaurant.

Family, friends, fresh tattoo, smoked Peking Duck, red wine, good times!!!

So much love. I’m gushing. X

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Birthday tattoo by James Jirat AKA Noirdealer

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What a way to spend my B’Day! A special bottle of red and cheese with Gina last night, breakfast this morning, then off to see James Jirat who had prepared this amaaaazing tattoo for me.

Check out and follow: @noirdealer

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Selle SMP EVO 3D 140 Black Carbon Rail

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Ugly dog needed an ugly saddle.

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