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Highs: The Roubaix's comfort, control and handling qualities are among the very best
Lows: It’ll make your other bikes redundant
Buy if: You want a bike that’s a landmark in comfort and control without compromise
The all-new Roubaix is perhaps the most important bike Specialized has launched to date and is one of the most popular sportive bikes worldwide. So we’ve got the exclusive on this radical new departure that could just be the future of endurance road bikes.
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Since its launch, back in 2004, the Roubaix has been one of Specialized’s most important bikes. In fact, you could argue that it has been one of the most significant bikes this century, the originator of the whole ‘endurance road bike’ idea that has also given us Trek’s Domane and the Cannondale Synapse, among many, many others.
The Roubaix originally aimed to offer all the benefits of a racing machine, with all the stiffness, low weight and high pedalling efficiency that modern carbon fibre construction could deliver. The big difference was that this was combined with a more endurance-biased geometry.
Coming of age
Up front and personal
The ride
All roads
Specialized Roubaix pricing
- S-Works Roubaix eTap — £7,500 / US$10,000 / AU$11,500
- Roubaix Pro UDi2 — £5,500 / US$6,500 / AU$TBC
- Roubaix Expert UDi2 — £3,800 / US$4,600 / AU$6,600
- Roubaix Expert — £3,200 / US$4,000 / AU$5,300
- S-Works Roubaix F/Set — £2,750 / US$4,000 / AU$4,500
- Roubaix Comp — £2,400 / US$3,200 / AU$4,100
- Roubaix Elite — £1,900 / US$2,600 / AU$3,300
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