I'm looking to buy a bike immediately as I have just received my compensation money from a recent road incident. While I had hoped to buy a bike from my LBS, they and many other brands/shops, are out of stock of 2016 bikes and 2017 won't come in for a month or so.
Evans have got some good discounts on Spech bikes so I've been looking at the Tarmac. However, the staff there seem very keen to sell the Roubaix so I just wanted others opinions on it.
My last bike was an alloy roadie with fairly racy geometry, it wasn't marketed as Sportive or Endurance. On London roads I would feel every bump and after long rides I would often be in a little discomfort. I generally put that down to the frame design and my level of fitness.
So would a Tarmac be a smoother ride or would I benefit more from the Roubaix? I'm looking at the Tarmac Sport.
It would be used for a mixture of commuting (14m each way, 3-4 times a week), club runs and the occasional sportive (I had a ride up the Ventoux planned a few weeks ago but couldn't go because of the broken collarbone from the aforementioned road incident.)
Cheers
Just tagging a few people from other relevant threads. Isn't there a guy on here who is the resident authority on Specialized?
@iamRayRay
@gmw492
@ianrauk
Evans have got some good discounts on Spech bikes so I've been looking at the Tarmac. However, the staff there seem very keen to sell the Roubaix so I just wanted others opinions on it.
My last bike was an alloy roadie with fairly racy geometry, it wasn't marketed as Sportive or Endurance. On London roads I would feel every bump and after long rides I would often be in a little discomfort. I generally put that down to the frame design and my level of fitness.
So would a Tarmac be a smoother ride or would I benefit more from the Roubaix? I'm looking at the Tarmac Sport.
It would be used for a mixture of commuting (14m each way, 3-4 times a week), club runs and the occasional sportive (I had a ride up the Ventoux planned a few weeks ago but couldn't go because of the broken collarbone from the aforementioned road incident.)
Cheers
Just tagging a few people from other relevant threads. Isn't there a guy on here who is the resident authority on Specialized?
@iamRayRay
@gmw492
@ianrauk
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