Show Us Your Carbon!!!
- Thread starter MadoneRider1991
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Ummm.. more orangy pink (there is probably a proper name for the colour but I'm yet to find out )
Rob3rt
Man or Moose!
- Location
- Manchester
A fairly crap pic of my new carbon bike, taken last night after it's first short ride
Ahh Noodley, you've gone for the R3! I thought you was getting the Ultimate SLX. Pretty similar frames, that's looking good that is. Need to slam the stem
Can't tell what gruppo that is, but if you're like me it's the Centaur
PaulSecteur
No longer a Specialized fanboy
- Location
- Walsall, West Mids.
Second photo of it in here, but now with added carbon-ness.
Breedon
Legendary Member
- Location
- Long Eaton, Nottingham
Not sure if i like the pond more than the bike how many gallons is the pond?
Oh and yea i do like the bike
Oh and yea i do like the bike
PaulSecteur
No longer a Specialized fanboy
- Location
- Walsall, West Mids.
Not sure if i like the pond more than the bike how many gallons is the pond?
Oh and yea i do like the bike
Its about 3700, about 4 foot deep plus 18 inches above the wall. We used to have a traditional 4 bay filter with a vortex but a garden re-design meant changing that to a nexus.
It was built in 2001 and took 4 skips. Some of the fish were in the smaller pond and are getting on to 15 years old, 3 of them are goldfish!
The inhabitants are friendly... and always hungry!
This was just after the few windy days, so the surface is a bit dirty.
Sorry if thi has gone a bit off topic, but the fish are carbon (based life forms!)
T.M.H.N.E.T
Rainbows aren't just for world champions
- Location
- Northern Ireland
That is awesome
PaulSecteur
No longer a Specialized fanboy
- Location
- Walsall, West Mids.
Most koi are eazily trained to be hand fed. Im sure the big one has figured out how to get at my jaffa cakes!!!
PaulSecteur
No longer a Specialized fanboy
- Location
- Walsall, West Mids.
I still have it now, and its a cracking bike. I use the secteur for commuting and wet weather (as it has guards) and the Roubaix for Best.
Which one will be best for you is something you will need to decide for yourself. If you intend to commute then the secteur has rack mounts, the guards would fit either as they clip on to an attachment that you fit behind the brake calipers. Also, being ali I think it would be a bit hardier in the rough and tumble of the bikeshed.
If you are after a sportive bike then the Roubiax is better. Its not something you will notice on a 10 mile test ride but it is less tiring as the miles roll on.
That's said, the secture is a very capable mile-muncher and I found that one of the specialized Pave seatpost helped remove some more road buzz, and if you can get one the new seatpost does provide even more cushioning. (I have one on the Roubaix and have used it on the secteur too - a noticeable improvement in comfort but are in short supply. Link: http://www.specializedconceptstore....ts/road seat post/COBL GOBL-R Carbon Seatpost )
So, to answer your question... despite them being the same geometry the roubaix is easily the better bike. Smoother, feels more planted (using the same wheel and tyre combo) and less tiring.
If you can afford itand plan on doing distance then the Roubaix is worth the extra. If you are commuting up to 20 miles each way with occasional longer rides then the Secteur would easily do that, especially with a pave or Cobl-gobl-r seatpost.
