Why the Specialized Roubaix is the Most Important Road Bike Ever Built 

Had my Roubaix SL8 for a couple of weeks now. It is without doubt the most comfortable road bike I have ever ridden. My brother-in-law has an S-Works Roubaix SL3. I think the SL3 is probably the nicest looking of all the Roubaixs, with the subtle curve between the top tube and seat stays. However on a long ride I'd still rather be on an SL8.

I still have my 2010 Roubaix SL2, my first road bike. It fits 28mm tires, just wish I could squeeze 32mm in there now. Still a good bike🚴✨✨

Thanks so much for the look at the original Roubaix. It's gorgeous 🥰

Had those mavic ksyrium ssc sl wheels on a Colnago many moons ago and they were fantastic.

Thanks for the video. Still regularly ride my 2004 Roubaix. Upgraded the drivetrain in 2009 but nothing since. Has taken me across Canada in 2006 and through Italy, the Alps and the UK in 2012.

My 2013 SL3 is just the perfect bike. Fits wonderfully and soaks up bad road conditions amazingly well. Incredibly comfortable.

Very nice video, many thanks for putting this together!!

I had a 2009 SWorks Tarmac. I bought the frame new in the box for $700.00 in 2012 and built it up with Dura Ace 10 speed and C-24 wheels. The bike was very stiff and light, overall a great bike. Lost it when it and I were hit by a car a few yrs ago.

I still ride my SL1 Roubaix as my daily ride. I bought the frame for £100 in 2010 and it came wuth a cross threaded BB that just needed a chase and face. I built it with the same second hand Ultegra 10 speed groupset thats stull on the bike and has never missed a beat. I intended it to be my training bike but it turned out to be faster than my race bike so it became my crit bike until I retired from racing. Its still a great bike and had a cheap repaint at my local car painters a couple of years ago so looks fresh again and with Borg 50C wheels and a few other well chosen modern bits of finishing kit it weights bang on 6.8kg. Lovely, indestructible bike

Absolutely fanatastic rim brake bikez great content David.

I still use my 2008 Roubaix Elite as my Winter bike. It's bomb-proof, but fast on the flat. I've upgraded the drive train and wheels and fitted mudguards so it's perfect for wet weather conditions.

Ben Delaney was just talking about this Roubaix from working at Spesh in his newest video

Awesome Specialized Roubaix's,I love the Mavic Ksyriums on the original Roubaix.Safe riding.💯💪🏻👌🏻🚴

I still have ky SL2 sworks tarmac

Thanks so much for this video, David! So interesting to see this historical perspective on the evolution of road bikes.

I rode mine 03 for 17 years with campagnolo and wish I had it still!

I have a 2011 specialized roubaix with triple chainring Bought it used. With a good set of giant wheels, vittoria laytex tubes and continental tires it is fast

Beautiful, classic "endurance" bikes.

Still waiting on your Secan update, you promised 😋 I'm curious to see if you have opted for the new Cempa fork with mounts...

Specialized has advertised 38 c tire clearance not 40 so which is it and what is the internal rim width of the wheel set tested ? thanks

So good I brought it twice!

2015 Roubaix SL4 Pro Disc Race. First edition with disc brakes. Loads of miles on it, but the Zertz got brittle and I removed them. Bike now sits on Zwift trainer.

Did these inserts in the first bikes had any impact at all?

That bike is like a classic car now, wish I’d had kept mine

RIM BRAKE MAFIA

It's strange seeing an S-Works with specialized as the main logs. Sweet bikes though they look great

What do you mean 2003 was over 20 years ago???

nothing sexier than dat SL2 curves. makes them aero bikes today look fugly.

Look at all those branding!

My 2010 is my daily driver.

Wow

Rim brakes aren’t dated!! Great vid though.

Was footage that shitty in 2008 damn

53/46 front chainrings. People are running the 46 as a abig chainring nowadays smh.

Afraid to say disc brakes had been invented quite a while before 2008! That Boonen bike looks way cooler than any pro bike today imo. I especially like the specially covered (for branding disguise) San Marco Regal saddle