Bike Forums - View Single Post - Tarmac owners, have you ridden long distance on them and were you beat up afterwards?

12-11-09 | 07:59 AM

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MulliganAl

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Bikes: 2007 Specialized Tarmac (sold) 2009 Specialized Hardrock (sold), 2014 Rivendell Sam Hillborne (sold)

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Originally Posted by RoboCheme

Yep, no one yet has said "Gee, I can't ride over 20 miles because my body aches; I should have bought the Roubaix"

I turned 50 this year and have been riding a 2007 hot red Tarmac for a while now, and I love the bike so much that my wife is jealous of her. Recently I have been having some lower back pain so I’ve been thinking about going with a shorter stem that’s a bit more upright in hopes of easing the stress on my back just a bit. Other than that I love the bike and can do 20+ miles on her easily.
Great thread here also, there’s some very useful information here.

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