Originally Posted by Kind of Blued

I have the bike, it rocks. Like everyone else has said, Apex shifts very well and has required no maintenance so far. Since you've found that Apex is quality, I'll mention the only things about the bike that I don't love.

The wheels are strong, but super heavy.

The saddle is the cheapest road saddle Specialized makes, is very narrow, and has too much padding in my opinion. Stock saddles are usually be replaced anyway.

The crankset is the heaviest crankset that SRAM makes, and the bottom bracket is one of the heaviest on the market.

These parts are all heavy, but work perfectly. The brakes, however, have mediocre stopping power and the cam used to open the calipers for a tire change is poorly designed.

As for the 11-32 cassette, the 32t cog is a lifesaver at times, and not neccesary at others. If you intend to upgrade the wheels, you might consider a narrower cassette so you can choose depending on the terrain. Personally, I'm planning on putting some 28c tires on the stock wheels and using them when I do mountain rides with gravel sections, otherwise it'll be lighter wheels with a more narrow range cassette.