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2011 Specialized Road Bikes ARE on website now...
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Elisabeth Kübler-Ross neatly summed up the entire process of mourning with her famous "Five Stages of Grief," which are: Denial; Anger; Bargaining; Depression; and Acceptance. (These, incidentally, also happen to be the "Five Stages of Purchasing a Specialized Bicycle.")
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Elisabeth Kübler-Ross neatly summed up the entire process of mourning with her famous "Five Stages of Grief," which are: Denial; Anger; Bargaining; Depression; and Acceptance. (These, incidentally, also happen to be the "Five Stages of Purchasing a Specialized Bicycle.")
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They are up. How in the world did Specialized give such nice paint jobs to the Tarmac's and leave the Roubaix out to dry?? The paint jobs on the Roubaix's suck compared to the Tarmac, every single one of 'em. Terrible. That Tarmac Pro frame in gloss white/neon red/black. That is sick.
mikagsd,mikagsd said:
Outside of the Robuaix Di2 frame I have to agree - butt ugly. The Tarmac frame IMHO have had the better looking paint jobs, but that's personal preference.
Sidenote - I find it interesting that they aren't showing the bike prices on the site anymore.
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After a quick glance at the new models I'm glad I bought in 2010. Prices went up and some of the paint jobs are not to my liking. Their seems to be no more 9r carbon fiber and some models get the TRP brakes instead of the Shimano or Sram. The price difference between the Tarmac Pro frameset a S-Works frame is $900 but the complete bikes are around $ 2,500 apart. I'll go back and study some more now!
After a quick glance at the new models I'm glad I bought in 2010. Prices went up and some of the paint jobs are not to my liking. Their seems to be no more 9r carbon fiber and some models get the TRP brakes instead of the Shimano or Sram. The price difference between the Tarmac Pro frameset a S-Works frame is $900 but the complete bikes are around $ 2,500 apart. I'll go back and study some more now!
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I thought I recognized that avatar. I was like wait, I am on RBR right, not Scubaboard.RJP Diver said:
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Yeah, I'm branching out! After amassing $15k of scuba gear over the course of a few years, I figured I needed to find another hobby into which to sink my disposable income!roadbike_moron said:
I take it you're a diver/SB'er as well?
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TRP Brakes
Does anyone know about the TRP 970 equipe brakes on the Roubaix Pro SRAM?
Are they comparable to Red or Dura Ace?
dougrocky123 said:
Does anyone know about the TRP 970 equipe brakes on the Roubaix Pro SRAM?
Are they comparable to Red or Dura Ace?
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You're definitely in the right place. Some bikes can cost as much as a set of doubles, can light, regs, and that over priced signature tls-350.RJP Diver said:Yeah, I'm branching out! After amassing $15k of scuba gear over the course of a few years, I figured I needed to find another hobby into which to sink my disposable income!
I take it you're a diver/SB'er as well?
Yes, I'm on SB. "Scuba_Moron". There aren't many handles on RBR and SB that ends with Moron
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It looks like the elite and the comps are listed a little less this year, and both move from the 7r to 8r. The rim and component differences are debatable. Maybe the price drop is to make the paint jobs a little more palatable!
The upper models that went to SL3 certainly jumped. I guess if you could afford $6000-8000, you can afford a few hundred more for the latest frame.
The upper models that went to SL3 certainly jumped. I guess if you could afford $6000-8000, you can afford a few hundred more for the latest frame.
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