The Roubaix is considered the prototype of the comfort road bike, and now there is also a version with disc brakes. The riding position on the bike is one of the most upright in the test field, although you can also sit quite sportily without spacers and with an adjustable stem. The frame set, painted in bright orange, is reassuringly stiff and stable, while the seat post, which seems somewhat bizarre due to its special shape, effectively absorbs small bumps. The equipment plays a large part in making this the heaviest bike in the test, but the parts are robust and carefully designed and selected: A thickly padded handlebar with a large contact surface, the comfortable saddle, stable wheels with 25-millimetre tyres and the wide range of gear ratios make the bike the ideal companion for long, challenging routes.
Price 5,499 Euro
Weight 8.5 kilos
Available in specialised shops
Reference/Info www.specialized.com
Weight frame/fork/steering bearing** 1,149/497/67 grammes
Frame sizes*** 49, 52, 54, 56, 59, 61 cm
Seat/steering angle 73,5°/72,5°
Seat/top tube/head tube 520/565/190 mm plus 15 mm headset cap
Wheelbase/caster 1,010/54 mm
Stack/Reach/STR**** 590/388 mm/1.52
EQUIPMENT
Steering bearing FSA, top 1-1/8, bottom 1-1/4 inch
Brakes Shimano ST-R785 (160/160 mm)
Circuit Shimano Ultegra Di2
Bottom bracket FSA SL-K (50/34 Z., BB30)
Wheels/tyres Specialized Axis 4.0 Disc/Specialized Roubaix Pro 25C
Handlebar/stem Specialised Expert
Saddle/post Specialized Romin Expert/Specialized S-Works CG-R (27.2 mm)
*The frame set accounts for 40 per cent and the equipment for 60 per cent of the overall grade. The grades are calculated with all decimal places up to the final grade; however, for the sake of clarity, all grades are given with rounded decimal places.
**Weighed weights.
***Manufacturer's specification, test size bold.
****Stack/Reach projected vertical/horizontal measurement from the centre of the bottom bracket to the top of the head tube; STR (Stack to Reach): 1.36 means a very stretched, 1.60 an upright riding position.
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