Specialized have provided Stuart O’Grady (Saxo Bank) with this development mule called Project Black – which will almost certainly become the next-generation S-Works Roubaix SL3James Huang
Saxo Bank’s Stuart O’Grady looks to be the only rider on the team who will run Specialized’s latest Project Black machineJames Huang
Seatstays on the new Specialized Project Black are even slimmer up top than on the Roubaix SL2James Huang
Seatstays on the new Project Black frame take a straighter path towards the dropouts when viewed from the rear compared to the Roubaix SL2James Huang
Seatstays on the new Project Black frame take a straighter path towards the dropouts when viewed from the rear compared to the Roubaix SL2James Huang
Compared to the current Specialized Roubaix SL2, the Zertz elastomeric inserts on the Project Black are absolutely hugeJames Huang
Compared to the current Specialized Roubaix SL2, the Zertz elastomeric inserts on the Project Black are absolutely hugeJames Huang
The Project Black’s seat tube is more abruptly squared-off towards the bottom and necks down a bit in the middle compared to the Roubaix SL2James Huang
The Project Black’s seat tube is more abruptly squared-off towards the bottom and necks down a bit in the middle compared to the Roubaix SL2James Huang
There’s a noticeable bulge in the seat tube on the Project Black frame that doesn’t appear on the Roubaix SL2James Huang
There’s a noticeable bulge in the seat tube on the Project Black frame that doesn’t appear on the Roubaix SL2James Huang
The down tube and chainstays on Specialized’s Project Black frame join the bottom bracket lower than on the current Roubaix SL2James Huang
The down tube and chainstays on Specialized’s Project Black frame join the bottom bracket lower than on the current Roubaix SL2James Huang
Chainstays are joined to the bottom bracket shell in a smoother fashion on the Project Black frame than on the current Roubaix SL2James Huang
Chainstays are joined to the bottom bracket shell in a smoother fashion on the Project Black frame than on the current Roubaix SL2James Huang
The Project Black fork blades are more curvaceous and look to be a tad deeper front to back than on the 2010 Specialized Roubaix SL2James Huang
The Project Black fork blades are more curvaceous and look to be a tad deeper front to back than on the 2010 Specialized Roubaix SL2James Huang
Fork blades on the Specialized Project Bike development frameset look to taper a bit less as they approach the dropouts compared to the existing Roubaix SL2James Huang
Fork blades on the Specialized Project Bike development frameset look to taper a bit less as they approach the dropouts compared to the existing Roubaix SL2James Huang
The Zertz inserts are notably larger on the Project Black frame than on the Roubaix SL2James Huang
The Zertz inserts are notably larger on the Project Black frame than on the Roubaix SL2James Huang
Chainstays on the new Project Black frame are suitably enormousJames Huang
Dropouts on the Specialized Project Black frame are aluminium, presumably hollow as on the Tarmac SL3James Huang
The Project Black frame looks to use the same 1 1/8-to-1 3/8in tapered front end as on the current Specialized Roubaix SL2James Huang