Just proves that bike preference is a very personal thing- and the only way to know, is to ride different bikes. Kind of like asking someone's opinion about food or music- it's really only your opinion that counts. But just based on what the OP is saying, I think we can agree that the Roubaix is NOT the bike for him- if he thinks it rides boringly now...imagine after a year?! (And I know exactly what he means- which is why I like my Venge- it's definitely not boring! )

In a way, bikes are like women: My mother was asking about a girl whom I knew once, and said "You should have married her.". I said "Marry her?! I found her looks and personality so unremarkable, that I was bored with her after 1 date! Could you imagine after being married for a few years; when that spark of romance fades and she gets old and fat?!".

To the OP, I'd bet that Roubaix would get old and fat real quick!