Going Long and Hard.

jShort said:
I’ve heard a lot of negative or not so positive reviews on that bike. The rear shock seems to be really difficult to dial in. I’m sure they’re going to revise it. Having most of the factory team racing uci World Cups on Evos was a bad look and I’m sure their marketing was pissed.
Especially when the Trek team was not having this. (Except for when Jolanda Neff raced a top fuel but that was only one race I think, and she didn’t do great).

I think 120 front and 100/120 in the rear will be the standard XC setup for the time being. Until someone makes a really light and efficient 130/120 bike.
Click to expand...

It’s why I ended up buying something else and will demo a WC or whatever MTB is cool next year when I trade in my Aethos.

I bought this because I’m old now, and I couldn’t imagine a bike more designed for what I do. They made the SL8 compatible with a 40c tire as well so this will be a blast around Bedminster and the gravel around these parts where the STR is a bit much.

Happy Birthday to me.

A89E5309-56A3-49F7-A843-27B702518517.jpeg


Made the typical mods for my fit. 100mm stem, 42cm bar, Mirror saddle. Also swapped the tires to the only things I’ve had hold up for me this year, 32c Endurance + Gravel Kings. I have to put my cages and stuff on it still.
 
Steve Vai said:
It’s why I ended up buying something else and will demo a WC or whatever MTB is cool next year when I trade in my Aethos.

I bought this because I’m old now, and I couldn’t imagine a bike more designed for what I do. They made the SL8 compatible with a 40c tire as well so this will be a blast around Bedminster and the gravel around these parts where the STR is a bit much.

Happy Birthday to me.

View attachment 228252

Made the typical mods for my fit. 100mm stem, 42cm bar, Mirror saddle. Also swapped the tires to the only things I’ve had hold up for me this year, 32c Endurance + Gravel Kings. I have to put my cages and stuff on it still.
Click to expand...
I love that it's 2 x
 
Glenn Rides After 4 PM CST said:
Yeah. I'm a big fan of 2x on road and gravel.
Click to expand...

42 and up the front derailleur will rub the tire unless you widen the crank or lengthen the chainstay. Both options suck which is why everything is 1x. Or the worst option is to slap a 650 wheel on a 2x. Basically if you want the bike to ride good, you’ll have to not have the right gear at some point.
 
Steve Vai said:
42 and up the front derailleur will rub the tire unless you widen the crank or lengthen the chainstay. Both options suck which is why everything is 1x. Or the worst option is to slap a 650 wheel on a 2x. Basically if you want the bike to ride good, you’ll have to not have the right gear at some point.
Click to expand...
I can fit a 45 on the Cannondale . But it has that weird AI offset and a wide BB
 
Steve Vai said:
42 and up the front derailleur will rub the tire unless you widen the crank or lengthen the chainstay. Both options suck which is why everything is 1x. Or the worst option is to slap a 650 wheel on a 2x. Basically if you want the bike to ride good, you’ll have to not have the right gear at some point.
Click to expand...
man, im totally in on the 1x on the road for non-racing situations

i have my all road bike setup 46t up front, 10-44 in the back and i love it. 46/10 is certainly fast enough (37mph at 100rpm) and 46/44 = 34/32, so i can climb anything i would have better than my regular road setup. or maybe im just not that sensitive to cadence changes?
 
Glenn Rides After 4 PM CST said:
I can fit a 45 on the Cannondale . But it has that weird AI offset and a wide BB
Click to expand...

Or, you have to run an MTB crank and the wheel dished all the way the wrong way 😂
Pearl said:
man, im totally in on the 1x on the road for non-racing situations

i have my all road bike setup 46t up front, 10-44 in the back and i love it. 46/10 is certainly fast enough (37mph at 100rpm) and 46/44 = 34/32, so i can climb anything i would have better than my regular road setup. or maybe im just not that sensitive to cadence changes?
Click to expand...

I don’t notice the cadence changes either, riding SS and fixed my working range is between 70-130rpm so 1 tooth here or there isn’t anything I’ll even feel.

For road I ride a 46x10/36. This bike has a 44/33 up front so it’s a little lower. Will have to see how that plays out.
 
Did my local mixed terrain loop out to 6-Mile and back to test the Roubaix fit and basic setup. Right out of gate it’s dead on and feels a billion times more correct than my Aethos. I’m between sizes on the Aethos and can’t really get either to feel the way I want. Whereas a 52 Tarmac or Crux is dead on. Could probably run a longer stem and zero post to move forward a bit but, who cares, I own this bike and it fits PERFECT.

Initial impressions are good, it’ll definitely do what I need it to do across multiple terrain and distance options. And as far as Brevets, I don’t think there could be a better option in a modern platform. 38c with full fenders would win over even the cromudgenest of Randonneurs.

And seriously, look at the COLOR!! First time in a really, really long time I’ve owned a Specialized that I actually like the paint. Up to now I’ve owned whatever color the bike was because that’s what color it came in and I just made it work.

40E528C2-3206-40C1-B6E8-84CE552F2636.jpeg


0A968F73-71B2-4185-ADD6-567768CEFAFC.jpeg


2DC960E5-E3ED-4171-B785-7370C4899849.jpeg


05F4A540-E978-43D1-8381-271148D9D58B.jpeg


CAA6AFBE-9858-446C-AA41-9A72C83F2AF0.jpeg
 
Couple days Commuting. Trying to see if I have the tolerance for it a couple days a week. I’ve been using my Rando vest to see if it helps keep the Teslas at bay and seems like it’s not all bad. I mean like only 80% of it’s bad.

The ITI is only 10 weeks out though so Teslas will be the least of my issues.

57C340BA-A4AC-46C9-99BB-A982AD190CF6.jpeg


77E7E66F-90B1-419D-BB68-9609DE4D984B.jpeg


802DA976-D51A-4348-ACE7-81C28D747433.jpeg


55194DC1-F5A9-4957-930B-AFC11A711CC7.jpeg
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top Bottom