Originally Posted by
badger1
Of interest to Canadian/Australian cyclists looking at the Roam, the 2018 Roam 0 (n/a in the US) has been improved a bit yet again: now has NCX E Air fork -- air spring; hydraulic damping/lockout; aluminum steerer; weight around 1800-1900 grams.
Excellent bike (2017) made just a bit nicer. Extremely good value for money.
https://www.giant-bicycles.com/au/roam-0-disc-2018
They also took 4 spokes out of the wheels and they are now 28 spoke wheels.
The price increased by $200 Aussie dollars over the 2017 model, partly due to the better fork that you mention and partly due to Trek and Specialized utterly dropping the ball with their DS and Crosstrail models for the Australian market.
In Australia the highest DS on offer in 2017 is the DS 3(dunno what the 2018 situation will be, probably the same as 2017) and Specialized has as its highest aluminium framed Crosstrail on offer in Australia being the Crosstrail Sport.
To add insult to injury for Australian buyers, Specialized has increased the price of the
only Crosstrail they offer
above the Crosstrail Sport, by $400 Aussie dollars.
So now the CrossTrail Elite Carbon is $2,200 Aussie dollars.
