2024 Specialized
Roubaix SL8 Sport – SRAM Apex
A carbon frame endurance bike with upper mid-range components and hydraulic disc brakes.
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€4,000($4,395)| Weight | 19.7 lbs |
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| Frame | Carbon |
| Suspension | Hardtail |
| Fork | Carbon |
| Wheels | 700c |
| Drivetrain | 1 × 12 Electronic |
| Groupset | Apex XPLR AXS, Apex AXS |
| Brakes | Hydraulic Disc |
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Based on build material and quality level of the frame, fork, wheelset, groupset, suspension system, and more.
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Jun 2024 · Warren Rossiter
A road-smoothing masterpiece, but it doesn’t offer the best value for money
Bump smothering ride quality like no other
Handling balance
Great drivetrain and finishing kit
Budget wheels underwhelm
May 2024 · James Huang
The latest iteration of Specialized’s endurance road bike, updated with a more refined suspension cartridge and lighter-weight chassis.
The new Future Shock 3.3 cartridge finally performs the way it should
Wonderfully light and efficient-feeling frame
Excellent tire clearance
Generous mounting options
No-compromise build kit
No headset cable routing
Still compatible with mechanical drivetrains.
Ride quality can still be imbalanced front-to-rear
Goofy headset adjustment procedure
Sky-high stack height
Not exactly the prettiest thing.
Jan 2024 · James Spender
This is generation seven of the Specialized Roubaix, a platform that debuted in 2004. Great fact, I know, but in
Exceptionally smooth ride
Tuneable suspension
Now with mudguard and top tube bag mounts
40mm tyre clearance
Suspension components add weight
Hoses routed externally
No adjuster dial for suspension at this spec level
Sep 2023 · Troy Templin
The upgraded Specialized Roubaix SL8 is new but far from all-new.
Sep 2023
The latest cobble crushing Roubaix gives you more tire clearance, a lighter frame, upgraded Future Shock suspension, and better aerodynamics.
Sep 2023 · Tom Wieckowski
The Roubaix platform has received further refinement and the Future Shock in particular feels better than ever
The Future Shock 3.0 feels plusher and is more adjustable
Stiff, performance-focused frame and ride feel
Power meter chainset as standard
Some riders may desire a lower front-end
Oct 2021 · Ben Delaney
Shimano’s latest R9200 Dura-Ace group has a few options, but none of them include mechanical shifting; it’s Di2 only for Shimano’s top racing group from here on out. At Paris-Roubaix, Peter Sagan has voted with his bike that he prefers still mechanical shifting for the world’s hardest cobblestone race, thank you very much. In 2018, … Continued
Oct 2021 · David Kennedy
REVAMPED AND STILL A WINNER
| Frame | FACT 10R, Rider First Engineered™ (RFE), FreeFoil Shape Library tubes, threaded BB, 12x142mm thru-axle, flat-mount disc BB Standard: BSA, 68mm, Threaded Colors: Carbon / Smoke; Metallic Spruce / Forest Green |
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| Fork | Future Shock 3.1 w/ Smooth Boot, FACT Carbon 12x100mm, thru-axle, flat-mount disc |
| Bottom Bracket | BSA, 68mm, threaded |
| Stem | Future Stem Comp |
| Handlebar | Specialized Hover Comp, Alloy, 125mm Drop, 75mm Reach w/Di2 Hole |
| Saddle | Body Geometry Power Sport, steel rails |
| Seatpost | Body Geometry Power Sport, steel rails Type: Rigid |
| Rear Derailleur | SRAM APEX XPLR eTAP AXS, 12-speed |
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| Crank | SRAM APEX AXS, Wide 12-speed |
| Shifters | SRAM APEX eTAP AXS, hydraulic disc |
| Cassette | SRAM APEX, PG 1231 XPLR, 11-44T |
| Chain | SRAM APEX, 12-Speed |
| Brakes | SRAM APEX AXS Type: Hydraulic Disc |
| Tires | S-Works Mondo 2BR, 700x32c |
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Last updated June 22