The idea of a perfect road is a myth as there’s always a chip a crack a rough patch—you name it. But with our Roubaix Elite you’ll be taming wild asphalt without any extra effort. This is how road bikes were always meant to be.

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 whole new faster and more efficient geometry. Through some engineering sorcery however we’ve managed to keep the same fit feel and position that we’ve all come to love from the SL4 and kept it consistent throughout the size-range due to our Rider-First Engineered™ construction.

Of course you’re probably thinking “get on to the suspension thing up front.” We call it Future Shock and essentially it’s a piston in the head tube with 20mm of travel. We developed this technology in partnership with McLaren Applied Technologies and the result of this are a host of drastic performance improvements namely in the vertical compliance department. Without giving a physics lecture we found that focusing on vertical compliance instead of fork splay meant that we could improve smoothness speed and comfort in one fell swoop. And of all the bikes that we’ve tested with our Rolling Efficiency Model the new Roubaix outperforms anything on the market.

Lastly we spec’d the Roubaix Elite with 105 11-speed mechanical shifting RS hydraulic disc brakes and DT R470 Disc wheels

• Featuring our Rider-First Engineered design that ensures every frame size has the same legendary responsiveness and smooth ride quality that you’d expect from a Roubaix. The FACT 10r frameset holds its own with our high-end carbon offerings, with the ideal blend of light overall weight and targeted stiffness, while the all-new Future Shock “suspension” system at the cockpit delivers a revolutionary degree of comfort and control.
• A Roubaix Disc fork is built from our FACT carbon fiber for supreme stiffness, strength, and reactivity, while a thru-axle design only stands to bolster all of the above.
• Shimano 105 shifting gives you crisp, precise, and reliable shifts. The system is renowned for its durability and the ability to perform in adverse conditions.