Hi all, I decided to finally upgrade my road bike (2013 Allez Sport). I am ready to pull the trigger in a 2020 Roubaix Sport (comes with Shimano 105) but thought I would run it by you folks first. I’ll be using it mainly for solo training, long group and fondo-type riding, with some dabbling in cri…

I have a 2020 Roubaix and I love it… but it does have its limitations as @RecoveryRide outlined in their post… you can do group rides that may have race like intervals embedded, but as a pure race bike, they’re better, more appropriate options… however, for doing all other types of riding, it should…

My previous stable for road bikes was an s-works roubaix and tarmac. I’d run them with the exact same position by downsizing the roubaix frame to get a lower stack. Both of these bikes were prior to specialized going aero for everything, so it was mostly about the different frame dynamics. I race…

Thanks again for the feedback, friends. I picked the Roubaix up today, and my stoke level is very high. The deciding moment came last night in a conversation with my wife. I told her I wasn’t sure if it was going to be “racy” enough “if I ever want to focus more on crits and road races” She said, “…

Glad you’re pleased dude - that’s what it’s about. Pics? :smile:

If you haven’t already gotten rid of it, you may consider keeping the Allez for crits. Congratulations on the Roubaix!

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Just beautiful. I like the bike too.

Last update for this topic: I broke the cardinal rule (nothing new on race day) and rode the new Roubaix for a local unofficial Ironman event yesterday (I did the swim and bike only due to an injury, which is a whole other story). It was semi-supported, socially distanced with 14 participants. Coul…

Very impressive ride! Pretty amazed you did it on a new bike as well - presumed it would take a couple of rides to get used to the saddle/geometry etc… and after a swim! We have similar FTPs and i cant imagine holding 230 watts for 6 hours but im hoping to get there soon.

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