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Fwiw they do suggest there's no maintenance on 3.0s not that I entirely believe it and replacements aren't cheap.
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I had one seven years ago so it doesn’t seem to be going that quickly. Parts are always changing flavors or disappearing…
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I'm certainly considering that for sure..
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I've gotta say that I'm not in the least concerned about Future Shock availability. Keep in mind that Specialized just revamped it and made the 3.0 retro fittable to earlier bikes. Also, between the Roubaix, Diverge and the ebikes, how many million bikes are out there with the FS?
Of course, there are also solutions available to remove the shock and replace it with a fixed piece. I'm not sure about the fit, but I would consider the Giant and the Canyon endurance bikes. I think the BMC and Cervelo are due for an update, so I'm watching that. When comparing fits, keep in mind that a Roubaix complete bike comes with that riser bar that adds a few mm's of stack. Don't ask me why. |
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But assuming you wanted to keep it functioning, a pretty simple thing would be to look at other similar stopgaps like Zertz inserts. Zertz was sold on Specialized bikes until 2016, can you acquire them anymore? Cursory google search says no, but maybe a dealer can give us better info. |
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As a guy who ride mechanical groupsets on Italian steel, I will say the new Diverge STR- with future shock front and rear is a pretty amazing bike. Last edited by vespasianus; 03-12-2024 at 02:32 PM. |
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Diverge vs New Roubaix
I just retired a 2015 Cannondale Synapse 105 mechanical to backup status that I rode for 65 centuries and over 30,000 miles since I bought it in August 2018.
My new-to-me main road bike is a ‘21 S-Works Roubaix with D/A Di2. I’m riding it on new Conti GP 5000 30mm tires and it has the FS 2.0, of course. The ride is unbelievably smooth! I’ve only got 152 miles on the Roubaix so far but holy cow, the tires and FS are an amazing combination! I have a RedShift ShockStop stem on my Synapse and thought it was a smooth ride (Conti GP 5000 28’s), but the Roubaix is twice as smooth, no exaggeration. My brother has over 32,000 miles on his ‘20 Roubaix with the FS 2.0 and he has never had any issues with it. Life is short - get what you want! Gary Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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also, have no interest in an STR bike.. just can't get over the looks of it, but I think I'd just get a hardtail or short travel FS at that point.. the only downside is getting past the price point.. but, whatever..
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been a few months since this was last commented on..
anyone have time on an SL8 Roubaix?
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Lol, still in the pre-contemplative vs contemplative stage i see.
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for the geo gurus out there, here is the build sheet on the Anderson.. FWIW, I run the seat about 5cm lower..
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Is the TLAB in the classifieds your size?
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