Just in case anyone is interested, my 2009 Specialized S-Works Roubaix frameset is now on ebay. My favorite ride in the last 10 years has now been replaced with the next size up. On Saturday, January 12, 2013 9:33:04 PM UTC-8, Scot Brooks wrote: > > I spend about equal time on my Sam Hillborne and my Soma Double Cross. To > abbreviate the way they're normally set up, the Sam's got a 40/24 12-36 > drivetrain, 35c Soma New Xpress tires, front rack/basket/Shopsack. The > Soma's got a 48/34 11-34 drivetrain, 35c Schwalbe Marathon Racers, front > rack, front and rear Sackville bags. > > Anyway, I always assumed that my Soma was kind of a lightweight go-fast > bike with it's fancy Tange Prestige tubing and slightly more aggressive > geometry (shorter chain stays anyway). Compared to the Sam, it just takes > off like crazy and *feels *incredibly quick and nimble. Lo-and-behold, I > got one of those hook scale things today, and the total weight of each bike > was 35lbs for the Sam and 31lbs for the Soma. > > I thought it was the weight that explained the difference in feel, but > clearly that's not the case. Both are equally pleasurable to ride, but > there must be far more factors involved in the overall "feel" of each bike > than I might have guessed. >
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