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Forum: Road Cycling

08-07-17, 06:56 PM

Replies: 16

'17 Specialized Roubaix owners - Future Shock & SWAT box questions.

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Posted By johngwheeler

That's a good question, and I expect we'll need...

That's a good question, and I expect we'll need to see some long-term reviews over the next year or two. Hopefully, Specialized will continue to support the Future Shock for many years to come,...

Forum: Road Cycling

08-07-17, 03:05 PM

Replies: 16

'17 Specialized Roubaix owners - Future Shock & SWAT box questions.

Views: 12,241

Posted By johngwheeler

That's good to know. Sounds like I should be OK...

That's good to know. Sounds like I should be OK with the light or medium spring @150lbs body weight.

Forum: Road Cycling

08-07-17, 06:10 AM

Replies: 16

'17 Specialized Roubaix owners - Future Shock & SWAT box questions.

Views: 12,241

Posted By johngwheeler

Sounds fairly "hard core"! I'm a bit surprised...

Sounds fairly "hard core"! I'm a bit surprised that you have difficulty losing weight riding 300 miles per week though. I rode a Century a couple of weeks ago (I would struggle to even contemplate...

Forum: Road Cycling

08-06-17, 03:42 PM

Replies: 16

'17 Specialized Roubaix owners - Future Shock & SWAT box questions.

Views: 12,241

Posted By johngwheeler

Thanks and enjoy your new 2018 Expert when it...

Thanks and enjoy your new 2018 Expert when it arrives! One question: overweight @ 5'8.5 / 142lbs? That's a healthy mid-low range Body Mass Index of about 21.

Forum: Road Cycling

08-06-17, 08:08 AM

Replies: 16

'17 Specialized Roubaix owners - Future Shock & SWAT box questions.

Views: 12,241

Posted By johngwheeler

That's right - I also have a Trek Crossrip, with...

That's right - I also have a Trek Crossrip, with a Sora groupset. This is now up for sale, to make space in my garage and offset some of the cost of the new bike. It was a great starter bike, but...

Forum: Road Cycling

08-06-17, 08:00 AM

Replies: 16

'17 Specialized Roubaix owners - Future Shock & SWAT box questions.

Views: 12,241

Posted By johngwheeler

Many thanks for such a complete answer! I found...

Many thanks for such a complete answer! I found the user guide mentions that the yellow spring is the factory default, so my LBS was wrong. The bike still rides very well with the 40lb spring, but I...

Forum: Road Cycling

08-05-17, 07:01 AM

Replies: 16

'17 Specialized Roubaix owners - Future Shock & SWAT box questions.

Views: 12,241

Posted By johngwheeler

'17 Specialized Roubaix owners - Future Shock & SWAT box questions.

I've just received my new Roubaix Expert UDi2 and after a lot of hassle in fitting the seat post (UDi2 cables were a nightmare!), I've finally got it road-worthy, and had a short test ride, and am...

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