Originally Posted by veneer

is that a cig in his right hand??? https://www.bikeforums.net/attachment...chmentid=10271

Originally Posted by rufvelo

...That's the key to Paris in his hand

Originally Posted by thewalrus

Many of the same marketing agencies who prepare ads in Golf magazines also work for the bike industry. They're well aware of the aging baby boomer demographic.. It's easier to get a 55 year old guy comfortable and happy on a Roubaix than on a CAAD8 with -8 degree stem mounted flat.

Here's a S-Works roubaix. If I remember the FSA and Cane Creek product lines correctly, manufacturers can choose a variety of different height "cones" for the top of their headsets. I've seen a Roubaix with a very low-profile zero stack integrated headset that takes about 1.75cm off the height depicted in this photo

Originally Posted by 2Rodies

OK I've done some research. The Robaix is a not a direct comparison to the CAAD8 it's more in line with the Synapse. To compare apples to apples you would have to use the Tarmac v CAAD8. In a '54' (the nearest is the Tarmac w/548mm top tube CAAD8 546mm top tube). The Tarmac has 130mm head tube while the CAAD8 has a 145mm top tube.

Originally Posted by recursive

That's how I do it too. I still don't understand what's difficult about it. Here's what I do:

1. Holding the bike steady by the bars while standing behind it, swing one leg behind and over the saddle.
2. Sit on the saddle.
3. Give a small push off the ground and lift feet.
4. Clip in shoes.

Do you do it differently somehow?

Originally Posted by thewalrus

\However I have seen Roubaixes set up in low-profile 'race' positions, with a low profile headset and no spacers. This one is owned by a guy from weight weenies: