Specialized Roubaix Comp 2017 Bottom Bracket
Specialized bottom brackets have been confusing our customers for some time now.
Specialized roubaix comp 2017 bottom bracket. The super light frame has been constructed from our fact 10r carbon fibre. Its stiffness levels are also off the charts and compared to the sl4 iteration of yesteryear you ll experience a. Specialized s roubaix platform has evolved from the relaxed original to iterations with elastomer inserts to the 2017 version that introduced the idea of a damper unit mounted on the steerer. Coming fully equipped with the future shock a ceramicspeed bottom bracket cg r seatpost and a full swat box the s works roubaix frameset is the perfect start to your cobble crushing dream build.
The previous sl4 frames including the few sl4 models carried over for 2017 are osbb using bb30 bottom brackets. Let s call everything osbb if my memory is correct osbb was first introduced on the first generation venge around 2011. With a black or silver aluminium insert expoxied by the manufacturer in the original virgin carbon 61x46 mm bottom bracket shell converting it into a bb30 bottom bracket shell of 68x42 mm see the photos below. Only the sl4 frames used the press fit standard.
So you need either a praxis works adapter for shimano cranks and the matching tool to remove the installed m30 pw cups. Many frames are carrying the osbb label but in reality this oversized bottom bracket covers a range of standards. The photo above showed a virgin carbon 61x46 mm bottom bracket shell and the orginal delrin bottom bracket supplied by specialized. The head angle is steeper the bottom bracket lower the wheelbase shorter the stack is 30mm lower and the reach is 10mm longer.
The frame is one of the lightest that we ve ever made and it s been constructed from our top tier fact 11r carbon fiber. Let s run over the options and see if we can clarify it with a timeline. My wife rides this bike and the praxis works bb is for bb30. When you re rolling smoother you re rolling faster.
Going back a few years the sl3 and all prior roubaix frames were bsa threaded. And regardless of if you re on the cobbles of northern france or the chip and seal of your hometown you ll benefit immensely from the roubaix comp. Changing the construction method and making the frame out of four separate parts specialized was able to manufacture a bottom bracket shell that. The new standard in endurance racing bikes has arrived buy if you want a bike that s a landmark in comfort and control without compromise.
Specialized roubaix 2017 review. Specialized roubaix 2017. Or the better and durabel solution is to press in a sram truvativ bb30 bsa adapter with locite 609 and you can use every bsa bottom bracket. Its stiffness levels are also off the charts and compared to the sl4.
The new 2017 frames with the future shock are bsa threaded.