Does your LBS have a Roubaix SL4 Expert Ui2 in 61cm?
04-18-13, 05:12 PM
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Does your LBS have a Roubaix SL4 Expert Ui2 in 61cm?
Specialized is running a sale on several bikes including the Roubaix SL4 Expert Ui2. I'd like to have one of these in a 61cm, but they are sold out and my LBS can't get one. Anyone in their LBS today or tomorrow AND within 4 or 5 hours of Nashville, TN, if you see one in stock, drop me a heads up please. The sale ends Monday and if there's one around, I'd love to have it. Thanks!
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It seems like you are rushing into a purchase without getting a good handle on the size needed. Your other thread shows lots of doubt. I would shop around and try different bikes/sizes before making this purchase. Buying a bike because the bar height is right is just part of the sizing.
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It seems like you are rushing into a purchase without getting a good handle on the size needed. Your other thread shows lots of doubt. I would shop around and try different bikes/sizes before making this purchase. Buying a bike because the bar height is right is just part of the sizing.
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04-19-13, 06:30 AM
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It seems like you are rushing into a purchase without getting a good handle on the size needed. Your other thread shows lots of doubt. I would shop around and try different bikes/sizes before making this purchase. Buying a bike because the bar height is right is just part of the sizing.
I hope you listen to Stan's good advice. If your pant leg...presuming its pant leg length and not cycling inseam...there is a difference...is 31.xx inches, you sure don't need a 61cm Roubaix with 245mm head tube to achieve bars level with your saddle...even with flat or slammed inverted stem. Plus, you will likely be too stretched out on a 61. This is why I encouraged you to use the discipline of the CC on line fit calculator.
A top end bike like a Roubaix SL4 that doesn't fit well isn't really a bike worth owning.
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Oh, and I did stop by the LBS yesterday are rode around the lot on a 58cm and the dealer said I did need to go up a size from that, plus I already have a 61cm Sirrus Limited (Roubaix frame) and it fits perfectly.
04-19-13, 09:35 AM
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Don't have a 31" inseam. More like 35". 31 was the measure from the pedal spindle to the seat.
Oh, and I did stop by the LBS yesterday are rode around the lot on a 58cm and the dealer said I did need to go up a size from that, plus I already have a 61cm Sirrus Limited (Roubaix frame) and it fits perfectly.
Oh, and I did stop by the LBS yesterday are rode around the lot on a 58cm and the dealer said I did need to go up a size from that, plus I already have a 61cm Sirrus Limited (Roubaix frame) and it fits perfectly.
Since you have provided very little info about your body size, best to listen to your lbs.
FWIW I am 6'1" w/35" cycling inseam and ride a 58cm Roubaix with 120mm stem.
If you are at least 6'2" or taller, the 61 is a good size for you.
Good luck.
04-19-13, 09:53 AM
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A Sirrus 61cm rides much more upright than a 61cm Roubaix FWIW.
Since you have provided very little info about your body size, best to listen to your lbs.
FWIW I am 6'1" w/35" cycling inseam and ride a 58cm Roubaix with 120mm stem.
If you are at least 6'2" or taller, the 61 is a good size for you.
Good luck.
Since you have provided very little info about your body size, best to listen to your lbs.
FWIW I am 6'1" w/35" cycling inseam and ride a 58cm Roubaix with 120mm stem.
If you are at least 6'2" or taller, the 61 is a good size for you.
Good luck.
Good luck finding one, but I know even out here 61's are rare to find in a shop.
04-19-13, 11:44 AM
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I'm 6'2".
I just said screw it and ordered a Domane 5.9 in a 60cm. I consider myself a Trek guy anyway although I do have the Sirrus. I actually ordered a 7.7, but it came in damaged and they couldn't get another one in for 3 or 4 months. This was back in the fall. In hindsight, I'm glad it worked out that way and I love the Sirrus outfitted with the single lever double tap shifters. A few months down the road, I'll likely put some wider tires on it and make it my hybrid and sell the Mendota.
Now to wait a week. In excited!
I just said screw it and ordered a Domane 5.9 in a 60cm. I consider myself a Trek guy anyway although I do have the Sirrus. I actually ordered a 7.7, but it came in damaged and they couldn't get another one in for 3 or 4 months. This was back in the fall. In hindsight, I'm glad it worked out that way and I love the Sirrus outfitted with the single lever double tap shifters. A few months down the road, I'll likely put some wider tires on it and make it my hybrid and sell the Mendota.
Now to wait a week. In excited!
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I'm 6'2".
I just said screw it and ordered a Domane 5.9 in a 60cm. I consider myself a Trek guy anyway although I do have the Sirrus. I actually ordered a 7.7, but it came in damaged and they couldn't get another one in for 3 or 4 months. This was back in the fall. In hindsight, I'm glad it worked out that way and I love the Sirrus outfitted with the single lever double tap shifters. A few months down the road, I'll likely put some wider tires on it and make it my hybrid and sell the Mendota.
Now to wait a week. In excited!
I just said screw it and ordered a Domane 5.9 in a 60cm. I consider myself a Trek guy anyway although I do have the Sirrus. I actually ordered a 7.7, but it came in damaged and they couldn't get another one in for 3 or 4 months. This was back in the fall. In hindsight, I'm glad it worked out that way and I love the Sirrus outfitted with the single lever double tap shifters. A few months down the road, I'll likely put some wider tires on it and make it my hybrid and sell the Mendota.
Now to wait a week. In excited!
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My local Specialized store doesn't keep much in 61cm. When I went by wanting to see if a 58 or 61cm Secteur was the right size for me the only thing they had with a similar geometry in 61cm was an S-Works Venge, priced at an amazingly reasonable £6500.
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