Originally Posted by badger1

Understood re. Di2; if you have developed a preference for electronic shifting, then that's that. Each to his own.

However, the geometry is a different thing. I am a dedicated, and now long-time "flat-bar roadie".

In my view, flat-bar road bikes are, and should be, just that: flat-bar road bikes. From my perspective, the design (geometry) requirements for such a bicycle are different from those for a drop-bar bike. In particular, effective t/t length, which should be -- for a given 'size' -- some 2 to 4 cms. longer than that of an equivalent drop-bar bike. That is, and has been, my reason for not switching from my 2010 Sirrus Comp to something like a full-carbon Sirrus. Lovely as those bikes are (e.g. yours), they are not for me. I fit perfectly (drop-bars) on a 54 Roubaix. However, a 54 ("Medium") carbon Sirrus -- which these past few years is a 54 Roubaix -- is simply too short (t/t length). I am not willing to compromise by 'sizing up', and I don't want a "sit up and beg" position on my bike, which is what I would have on a 54 w/flat-bars.

So, what you see as "odd" I see as Specialized finally putting things right as far as geometry is concerned. We'll just have to agree to disagree on this. We agree about the colour, though!