Originally Posted by
Tom Bombadil
Bianchi describes those bikes as being both "Long Distance" and "Race Performance" oriented. Which doesn't make a lot of sense to me. I've seen them and they sure didn't look like a comfort road bike to me. Perhaps a comfort racing bike???
And how is that different from the Roubaix? Without comparing frame geometries, etc., it strikes me that all of these bikes -- the Roubaix, the Pilot, the C2C are basically racing-style frames w/more upright geometry. They are "comfort" only in the sense that you aren't as bent over as much on a racing bike. It's my understanding that the Roubaix was the first in this particular market; the others followed.
But they still favor speed vs. comfort; if they were really "comfortable" bikes, for example, I think they'd be spec'd w/wider tires. Compared w/other bikes on the market, they are still sunny-day, go-fast bikes for when you don't need to carry a load.