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2009 Specialized Roubaix balances stiffness & comfort

Oversized everything keeps the bottom bracket area stiff

  • Zertz inserts help remove road buzz
  • 2009 Roubaix takes Specialized's sportive bikes to the next level
  • Oversized everything keeps the bottom bracket area stiff
  • The Roubaix head tube tapers from 1 1/8in to 1 3/8in
  • The Tarmac Expert has also been updated for 2009
  • Specialized goes tubeless with the first of a full line of tyres that don't need a rubber ruing, the Turbo Tubeless
  • Roval wheels in Road tubeless are coming in 2009
  • The Pro Road shoes are lighter and lower for 2009

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Oversized everything keeps the bottom bracket area stiff

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