I had a Roubaix. Loved that bike. For long distance it was quite nice. It was so plush that I didn't feel anything on the road. That old "dead" feel. I did eventually sell it as I got in better shape and become more flexible in favor of a more aggressive geometry bike. Only thing that makes it faster is I'm able to get out of the wind more on it. In the drops on the Roubaix I was still pretty upright. On my current bike, I'm pretty flat. But, if I was going to have a long distance bike, the Roubaix would be the pick.