Globalti
Legendary Member
My 2014 Roubaix SL4 is, for me, the perfect compromise between comfort and stiffness and I find it fine for 100 mile rides although the zertz inserts don't do anything, I'm sure.
My next general purpose bike was going to be another Roubaix but with discs but now, having seen what Specialized have done with the steerer and seatpost I'm not so sure. My main objection is that these things may work fine in sunny dry California but what happens when they get into wet and gritty Britain? Years ago I bought a USE suspension seatpost for my mountain bike but after a few rides it siezed, wrecked by Lancashire grit getting inside the seal as muddy water dribbled down the seatpost.
Thoughts?
My next general purpose bike was going to be another Roubaix but with discs but now, having seen what Specialized have done with the steerer and seatpost I'm not so sure. My main objection is that these things may work fine in sunny dry California but what happens when they get into wet and gritty Britain? Years ago I bought a USE suspension seatpost for my mountain bike but after a few rides it siezed, wrecked by Lancashire grit getting inside the seal as muddy water dribbled down the seatpost.
Thoughts?