What does Secteur mean?
08-31-10 | 06:09 PM
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What does Secteur mean?
I've searched a bit and couldn't find anything definite. There's apparently a "notorious rap band" from France with the name "Secteur A", but I suspect Specialized didn't name the bike after them. Secteur is also apparently French for sector. And Google Maps turned up a few small places with the name Secteur. I ask because the Secteur is on my very short list to buy and would want to be able to answer peoples who ask, "duh, what does secteur mean?" 
08-31-10 | 06:24 PM
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I've searched a bit and couldn't find anything definite. There's apparently a "notorious rap band" from France with the name "Secteur A", but I suspect Specialized didn't name the bike after them. Secteur is also apparently French for sector. And Google Maps turned up a few small places with the name Secteur. I ask because the Secteur is on my very short list to buy and would want to be able to answer peoples who ask, "duh, what does secteur mean?"
08-31-10 | 06:25 PM
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i've searched a bit and couldn't find anything definite. There's apparently a "notorious rap band" from france with the name "secteur a", but i suspect specialized didn't name the bike after them. secteur is also apparently french for sector. and google maps turned up a few small places with the name secteur. I ask because the secteur is on my very short list to buy and would want to be able to answer peoples who ask, "duh, what does secteur mean?"
08-31-10 | 07:50 PM
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It DOES refer to the cobbled sectors of the famous Paris-Roubaix race and it's many tough cobble-stoned sectors. The carbon version of that bike (same geometry) is the Roubaix. Google "Paris-Roubaix"...a race for hard men.
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