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What is the difference between specialized and S works?
The difference is in the frame. The S-Works bikes use a different carbon lay-up. The S-Works frames are lighter and stiffer. Also they come with ceramicspeed BB as standard.
What does Comp mean in bikes?
it’s basically a trim level, like the other guy said it’s comparable to sport or race and varies by manufacturer, but it’s supposed to be short for competition if that wasn’t clear.
What does Specialized comp mean?
For specialized it usually means compact gearing. my bike was called a “sport comp” model. my new bike is just the “comp”
Do 32mm tyres slow you down?
At 40kmh a high-quality clincher tyre with a latex inner tube is about 2 watts slower. And a 32mm tyre is only about 2 watts slower than an equivalent 28mm tyre. Comparing rolling resistance, a 25mm tubeless tyre at 95-100psi is the same as a 30mm tubeless tyre at 72-80psi. ‘
Are thinner road bike tyres faster?
The footprint is shorter and fatter compared to the narrower tyres’ longer and narrower footprint. This means that the narrower tyre produces more friction and thus more energy, meaning less effiency in terms of rolling speed. The narrower tyre deforms more, negatively affecting speed.
What is a Comp saddle?
The Comp Trail saddle was designed with a flat, minimal shape that offers just enough polyurethane foam padding to get through the rocky sections of your favorite trail. Yet it’s sleek enough to easily allow you to get behind the bottom bracket when necessary for those rowdy, technical descents.
What size frame does the Roubaix Comp come in?
It should also be noted that Specialized are offering the Roubaix Comp in an impressive range of sizes, from 44cm all the way through to a 64cm frame.
What is the difference between the Roubaix comp and other bikes?
The Roubaix Comp shares an identical frame design as all other bikes in the range, the main differentiator being the grade of carbon fibre used in the construction and the suspension system used in the fork. The Comp uses FACT 10R carbon, the same even as found on the £6,400 Pro version.
Does the Roubaix comp have a stiff back-end?
If you have read our review of the S-Works Roubaix, our main gripe with that bike was the incongruous ‘stiff back-end’, fortunately the lower grade Roubaix Comp doesn’t suffer from the same issue.
What makes the Specialized Roubaix so special?
At first glance the Roubaix resembles Specialized’s Tarmac bikes, with a head tube that’s been jacked up a couple of centimetres. But take a closer look and you’ll discover a full complement of Zertz elastomer inserts – large ones in the seatstays and fork, with a smaller one in the seatpost.