Fuji Roubaix 105
09-08-12, 02:09 PM
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Fuji Roubaix 105
I found this bike on sale at a local shop, though they say theirs is a 2012:
https://bikemastersaz.com/bikes-for-s...mited-edition/
It's very similar to a Roubaix 1.3 but with a different frame I guess. I was very close to buying a Ridley Icarus Tiagra at Competitive Cyclist.com
Could you help me compare the components? In the store I found the Fuji they also have at same price a CAAD8 Tiagra and a Synapse 6. I like the 105 shifters better but I wonder what do you think of the Fuji frame and other components compared to those two Cannondale and the Ridley Icarus that looks gorgeous and has a price tag of 1,500...
I'm probably buying this weekend!
Thanks.
https://bikemastersaz.com/bikes-for-s...mited-edition/
It's very similar to a Roubaix 1.3 but with a different frame I guess. I was very close to buying a Ridley Icarus Tiagra at Competitive Cyclist.com
Could you help me compare the components? In the store I found the Fuji they also have at same price a CAAD8 Tiagra and a Synapse 6. I like the 105 shifters better but I wonder what do you think of the Fuji frame and other components compared to those two Cannondale and the Ridley Icarus that looks gorgeous and has a price tag of 1,500...
I'm probably buying this weekend!
Thanks.
09-08-12, 02:20 PM
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Looks pretty good to me. I have a Cannondale Synapse I love, but my wife has a Fuji she likes. I would certainly spend the extra money to have the 105. Good luck!
09-08-12, 02:33 PM
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I don't think aluminum road frames with Shimano 105 for $1k are that hard to come by outside of the big name brands. Bikes Direct has a carbon fiber 105 equipped Fuji bike on clearance for $1300 that you might want to consider.
https://www.bikesdirect.com/products/fuji/fuji_sl1.htm
https://www.bikesdirect.com/products/fuji/fuji_sl1.htm
09-08-12, 03:05 PM
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https://www.bikesdirect.com/products/..._bikes_105.htm
theres a pretty sweet carbon kestrel with 105 for $1299
theres a pretty sweet carbon kestrel with 105 for $1299
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performance bikes sells that same bike.
if they have it on your local PB... you should buy it from them. you can test ride it and even do basic fitting for you.
you also get free lifetime basic maintenance and adjustment. if you get their buyer's card, you also get 10% back on every purchase.
if they have it on your local PB... you should buy it from them. you can test ride it and even do basic fitting for you.
you also get free lifetime basic maintenance and adjustment. if you get their buyer's card, you also get 10% back on every purchase.
09-09-12, 07:53 PM
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FINALLY I BOUGHT MY FIRST ROAD BIKE! It's a Fuji Roubaix 2012 with Shimano 105 components, from Quad Cycles in Arlington. I'm truly excited to get in the road soon, well, after I buy shoes and pedals 
Thanks to everyone for the advice and 2cents (though more than 2 cents would have help with the price)
Thanks to everyone for the advice and 2cents (though more than 2 cents would have help with the price)
09-09-12, 08:01 PM
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My first road bike was a Fuji Roubaix. I loved it! Have fun!
09-09-12, 08:03 PM
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Congrats on the new bike. On the other hand, if I hadn't just bought a new (to me) truck, that Kestrel would be mine. That's a big up from my '98 super sport.
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My bike is a 2011 Fuji Roubaix 1.0 with 105. I love it. 2000 miles so far since date of purchase in April
09-10-12, 09:53 PM
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I was very close to the same one, same color, but they didn't have my size. Mine isn't actually a 1.0, it's a Roubaix 105 model made for Europe and some U.S. retailers already have it. Both bikes are almost identicals but I think yours have a different (newer?) frame (the A2-SL vs. the Altair 2)...
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Should've gotten this:
https://www.performancebike.com/bikes...60_-1___400315
or saved up a day or two and get this:
https://www.performancebike.com/bikes...35_-1___400315
https://www.performancebike.com/bikes...60_-1___400315
or saved up a day or two and get this:
https://www.performancebike.com/bikes...35_-1___400315
09-10-12, 10:14 PM
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Should've gotten this:
https://www.performancebike.com/bikes...60_-1___400315
or saved up a day or two and get this:
https://www.performancebike.com/bikes...35_-1___400315
https://www.performancebike.com/bikes...60_-1___400315
or saved up a day or two and get this:
https://www.performancebike.com/bikes...35_-1___400315
but, i wanted internal cable routing for my next bike.
sucks that even the 2013 altamiras with the new c5-c15 carbon still doesn't have internal routing.
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