Originally Posted by aikigreg
I'll be getting the bike at 1999. I test rode a felt f70, a spec. roubaix, and a couple others before trying the pilot 5.0. There was a dramatic increase in comfort level when riding the pilot. Perhaps that's just the carbon frame. Is there a similar cabron frame bike at the same price point I should try? The roubaix just had carbon fork and seatstays I think.
Comfort for the ride was my biggest choice. Want as much speed for as much comfort as I can get.
the roubaix base model is aluminum, for ~$1400. Roubaix elites are full carbon frames, for ~$2000. Giant OCR 2's are also around $2000. The giants are better spec'ed than the competition at this price point, with full ultegra 10. Dunno how much that matters if you're just looking for comfort.