Djworland

I first fell in love with Trek FX 7.4
Then I test rode a Cannondale Quick 4, Felt Amazing! Better fit for me.
Than I made a mistake at stopping at the local Specialized dealer. It wasn't really much better fit but the LBS is in my small town and he also lives here. I decided to give him my money over the larger LBS's. I ended up buying (ordering) the Sirrus Elite Disk 2016 model. It's a couple hundred over what I was looking at from the other 2 models but I get hydraulic breaks, better tires over the Cannonade (Cannondale uses a cheap Chinese tire) and the Sirrus has a step up on the components. I was told it will be in this week. (ordered last Saturday)

There's not much on the Specialized brand on the internet and to be honest, I never heard of them till a few months ago when I started shopping But I hear their pretty respected as a brand. It's more than I wanted to spend but I'm almost 55 and this may be my last bike so i went ahead and splurged. Can't wait to put some miles on...

altondavis2

I have a Specialized Sirrus (2013) and I love it. Replaced the tires last month with some Continental Touring tires. Before that I added premium lights and
a computer that works on occasion. I also have a Giant Defy roadbike for special occasions and a Giant Cypress for guests.

I wind up riding the Sirrus more than anything. It works for short or long rides without putting on bike shorts. Its comfortable,
handles great and is pretty fast too.
Specialized is a well known premium brand and is used by 3 of teams in the Tour de France.

Triaxtremec

good choice! I'm in the same boat as altondavis2, I have a few other bikes including a Cannondale CAAD10 roadbike but I find myself always going back to my Sirrus Sport.

BigL_RIP

all solid choices. Fret not. Trek, Cannondale, Giant, and Specialized are basically perceived to be on the same/top tier of readily accessible LBS bikes. A quick glance at the Tour de France will show you just how many Specialized bikes are in that field. As in auto racing, always good to see a bike manufacturer on the bleeding edge of race technology, so that some of that innovation trickles down into consumer product. I am on the fence between Specialized and Cannondale models as we speak; I'm sure I'm not alone.

ColonelSanders

I'm shocked you have never heard of them.

Opinions will no doubt vary, but I see Trek & Specialized as the two leading bike brands in the world, that cater to both beginners & experts alike.

In fact I would even say that Specialized targets the expert user even more so than Trek.

You have bought yourself an excellent bike.

FrozenBiker 

Congrats on the bike! Did you get the blue or red? I'm surprised that you were not familiar with Specialized. They're huge
I've been eyeing the 2015 Elite disc, but funds are weighing heavily. Looks like the 2016 has a downgrade in brakes?

altondavis2

Speaking of Cannondale, I went back and rode the Cannondale Quick 5 twice. Really, really liked it, but it turned slow,
the seat felt bulky. The LBS was willing to give me a great price on the Quick 5, but the Sirrus just felt like a sportscar
next to it. It turned better, paused and moved out faster. Not sure what Specialized does, but they have my number.

Djworland

[QUOTE=FrozenBiker;17983789]Congrats on the bike! Did you get the blue or red? I'm surprised that you were not familiar with Specialized. They're huge
I've been eyeing the 2015 Elite disc, but funds are weighing heavily. Looks like the 2016 has a downgrade in brakes?[/QUOTE

I got the navy blue in a large. Not sure about the brakes, same brand but different model. If you look on tektro website, they don't list the Gemini model on the 2015 model. 2016 model may be just a model change with what's available. I don't know.

quicktrigger

[QUOTE=Djworland;17984086]PLEASE post pics when you get it. I'm eyeing that bike with envy. Going to be upgrading one of my bikes in a few months, and that one is one that I'm strongly looking at as a possibility.

QT

travbikeman

Pictures!!!! please when it comes in! Congrats on your purchase! I too have thrown around the idea of buying one of these next year.

Fldaves

I purchased the Quick 4 over 2 months ago after an exhaustive bike research. It just fit better for me and was able to get a 14 sale price on a 15.


PS: I had the LBS put on Conti 25 Gatorskins which are great on this bike.

Djworland

Thanks. I don't follow biking really. Not a hardware junky like I am with other stuff. I guess that's why I never heard of specialized. Everyone know Trek from lance. Even if your not into biking, we all heard about the drama of his fall and steroid use.

I'll post pics when I bring it home. Hopefully this week. I'm surprised my LBS can only get 2016 models but sp website still shows the 15 models.

Djworland

That's a nice bike. It fit me well too.

quicktrigger

Likely they have sold better than expected, and so needed to start selling the 2016's to fill the gap. Since the bikes are built in Asia, by the time they could get more 2015 models, they would already have to sell them at a cut rate. Instead bring forward the 2016's you were stockpiling, and place additional order's for 2016 bikes to fill in the gaps in actual year 2016.

Then you leave the 2015's up on the website to cover those 2015's on the showroom floors until 2016's OFFICIALLY released.

Assuming the above is correct, it's a good problem to have for the bike brands.

QT