i much prefer the look of fine steel and own two and have owned many, many more. i am still not that fond of the looks of modern monococked carbon, but do really enjoy the ride. On Tuesday, January 15, 2013 3:49:08 PM UTC-8, Pudge wrote: > > There must be beauty in that frame to many eyes, but it escapes me. But > then, I’m turning 60 in 3 weeks, and officially entering curmudgeonhood. > > > > *From:* rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com <javascript:> [mailto: > rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>] *On Behalf Of *William > *Sent:* Tuesday, January 15, 2013 6:42 PM > *To:* rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com <javascript:> > *Subject:* Re: [RBW] Re: Weight's a weird thing > > > > My man eflayer posted a link. I clicked it and it didn't work. But I did > find his auction: > > > > > http://www.ebay.com/itm/2009-Specialized-Roubaix-S-Works-frameset-58-/150980228930?pt=Road_Bikes&hash=item23271f7742 > > > > > > On Tuesday, January 15, 2013 2:24:48 PM UTC-8, eflayer wrote: > > > http://my.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?MyEbay&gbh=1&CurrentPage=MyeBayAllSelling&ssPageName=STRK:ME:LNLK:MESX > On Tuesday, January 15, 2013 1:24:33 PM UTC-8, Skenry wrote: > > Please post the link > > > > Scott > > > > On Tue, Jan 15, 2013 at 4:14 PM, eflayer <eddie....@att.net> wrote: > > 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. 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