Why endure your endurance rides when you can enjoy it with a smoother, lighter and faster road bike. Ride with confidence, no matter how rough and bumpy the road may be, thanks to the new Roubaix SL8 with Future Shock 3.0. Specialized have always thrived on proving that high ergonomics means high performance, and this new Roubaix just reinforces this even more. Whether you are chasing that PB in your local sportive, commuting to work, bikepacking new roads or simply riding for the love of cycling, the Roubaix has your back.
Future Shock 3.0 is now more tunable, adjustable, and durable than ever. Regardless of your 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.
The dropped clamp design exposes more seatpost to increase deflection. The Pavé seatpost further 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 that Specialized's 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 it, 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.
With tyre 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 tyres, that extra tyre volume and traction comes with no downsides.
Roubaix inspires really big days on the bike, so Specialized have given it every mount your adventures could need; three bottle mounts, top-tube mounts, and it’s even mudguard ready. So, go ahead and bring it all along for the ride.
The new Roubaix SL8 is Specialized's most aero yet, with new aero shapes from their Free Foil library and dropped seat stays. At just 825g, the frame is 50g lighter, utilising lessons learnt from the Aethos - the world’s lightest production frame - and Specialized's premium Fact 12r carbon blend. Nothing in its class is faster or lighter than the Roubaix.