2024 Specialized Roubaix SL8 Sport Apex 49

Current Specialized Road Performance Roubaix SL8 Sport Apex Roubaix SL8 Sport Apex

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Retail Price $4,000.00

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Year 2024
Make Specialized
Model Roubaix SL8 Sport Apex

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We created the endurance road category two decades ago proving that high ergonomics means high performance. Today, the new Roubaix SL8 with Future Shock 3.0 is lighter, faster, and smoother than any road bike ever made, unleashing unmatched confidence. The road may be hell below, but on Roubaix, it’s always heaven above.

COMPLIANCE:Future Shock 3.0 is the star of the show, more tunable, adjustable, and durable than ever. Now, regardless of position on the bike, every rider experiences 20mm of smooth, stiction-free travel between the stem and head tube. Future Shock helps keep your hands and bars steady for a smoother ride with more control to stay fast, safe, and confident.

Our dropped clamp design exposes more seatpost to increase deflection, but “more” isn’t simply better. The Pavé seatpost controls that deflection for the optimal vertical compliance. Together they create AfterShock technology, and when paired with the Roubaix’s rigid rear triangle, deliver a smooth ride with no loss in efficiency.

The Roubaix SL8 is the smoothest road bike our Ride Science Team has ever tested—reducing impacts at the bars and saddle by 53% vs. the nearest competition. With Roubaix’s Future Shock 3.0 the wheel quickly moves over the bump, while rider mass remains stable, maintaining momentum in rough terrain. Typical forks deflect backward on impact, causing a measurable loss in speed. It’s a scientific fact, smoother is indeed faster.

The Roubaix pioneered endurance geometry, so you ride “IN” the bike, not “ON” the bike to relieve pressure on your hands, arms, and shoulders for capability and confidence on any road, yet it’s ready to dissect a mountain decent at full gas. Snuggle up.

With tire clearance up to 38c/40mm, this endurance road machine delivers better traction than ever on rough roads and even light gravel. Thanks to lightweight, super-efficient Specialized tires, that extra tire volume and traction comes with no downsides.

Roubaix inspires really BIG days on the bike, so we’ve given it every mount your adventures could need—three bottle mounts, top-tube mounts, and it’s even fender-ready. So, go ahead and bring it all along for the ride.

The new Roubaix SL8 is our most aero yet, with new aero shapes from our Free Foil library and dropped seat stays. At just 950 grams, the frame is lighter, utilizing lessons learned from the Aethos - the world’s lightest production frame - and Fact 10r carbon blend. Nothing in its class is faster or lighter than the Roubaix.

Dimensions

Height BB:269 | Bike Standover:719

Width Handlebar:380 | Saddle:155

Trail 61mm

Wheelbase 992mm

Drivetrain

Drivetrain Bottom Bracket:SRAM DUB BSA | Rear Derailleur:SRAM APEX XPLR eTAP AXS, 12-speed

Chain Type Chain:SRAM CN APEX D1 12S 114LI | Rings:42T

Gear Shifter Levers:SRAM APEX eTAP AXS, hydraulic disc

Bicycle Crank SRAM APEX AXS, Wide 12-speed

Sprockets, Rear Cassette:SRAM APEX, PG 1231 XPLR, 11-44T

Pedals PEDAL, TEST RIDE PEDALS PROVIDED BY SPECIALIZED

Chassis

Frame Type FACT 10R, Rider First Engineered™ (RFE), FreeFoil Shape Library tubes, threaded BB, 12x142mm thru-axle, flat-mount disc

Handlebars Specialized Hover Comp, Alloy, 125mm Drop, 75mm Reach w/Di2 Hole

Suspension

Fork Future Shock 3.1 w/ Smooth Boot, FACT Carbon 12x100mm, thru-axle, flat-mount disc

Brakes

Rear braking system SRAM APEX AXS

Front braking system SRAM APEX AXS

Wheels & Tires

Wheels Inner Tubes:700x28/38mm, 48mm Presta valve

Front Wheel DT Swiss G540 rim, 24mm internal width, tubeless ready, 24h, Specialized full sealed bearing thru axle hub, centerlock disc, DT Swiss Champion 14G stainless steel spokes, DT Swiss brass nipples

Rear Wheel DT Swiss G540 rim, 24mm internal width, tubeless ready, 24h, Specialized full sealed bearing thru axle hub, centerlock disc, DT Swiss Champion 14G stainless steel spokes, DT Swiss brass nipples

Front Tire S-Works Mondo 2BR, 700x32c

Rear Tire S-Works Mondo 2BR, 700x32c

Features

Features Saddle:Body Geometry Power Sport, steel rails | Stem:Future Stem Comp | Tape:HANDLE BAR TAPE, VELO, VLT-1011SG-11,W/EXTRA TAPE(L:9CM), S-WRAP ROUBAIX BAR TAPE BLK

Seat Type Binder:Hidden drop clamp | Post:Body Geometry Power Sport, steel rails

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