Hack
Join Date: Sep 2015
Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Posts: 1,259
Bikes: TrueNorth CX bike, 88 Bianchi Strada (currently Sturmey'd), 90's Giant Innova (now with drop bars), Yess World Cup race BMX, Redline Proline Pro24 race BMX Cruiser
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I recently rented a couple-year old, carbon frame, 105-equipped Roubaix on a weekend during a business trip. It was fine, I didn't have any problems with it, except - I really prefer my 20-yo steel cyclocross frame, with SRAM Rival 10 right and a Tektro SSR left, front shifting with bar-end..... it's oddball, but kind of exactly what I want.
I prefer it because it rides better than any bike I've tried, though admittedly I'm not willing to go spend $3K on a bike. I do not stay on this bike because of anything romantic about "steel is real". I had my own carbon road bike a few years ago, and sold it to buy a BMX. I just didn't love it enough to keep it.