In cycling there is an equation we all live by N+1 where by N is the number of current bikes you own!!! My garage current sits at 7 and they all serve a purpose one way of another. Below I will say a few words about each one and what they are mainly used for.
Specialized 2008 SL2 S-Works Roubaix. This bike was made by Specialized in honour of Tom Boonen winning the World Championships. It is a full carbon running Fulcrum Quattro wheels and a Shimano Ultegra 11 speed groupset. This is my comfiest bike I have by far and in fact have ever owned so used for long distance audax and endurance type rides.
Specialized 2021 Diverge Expert. This is the new gravel bike from Specialized and apart from a funky colour comes with a few neat extras such as the adjustable future shock front suspension and the storage swat box. It is running the new Shimano GRX Di groupset which is just superb and so slick and with Specialized finishing kit is a joy over all gravel trails, paths and bridleways.
Specialized 2017 Venge Expert. The colour of this bike did it for me with Orange being my favourite colour and it looks the part. Again this has Shimano Ultegra 11 speed with Roval deep section carbon wheels and is one super quick machine on any club ride. It is super stiff and responsive and climbs remarkably well.
Specialized 2017 Langster. This one is my fixed wheel single speed bike. It has been rubbed down and shot blasted to expose the raw natural aluminium look. I have fitted it with a 42 tooth front chainring and a few splashes of orange throughout. Great for town riding and beyond it is a fun no worries type of bike.
Specialized 2013 Transition TT bike. This last year I have got into time trials so thought I would invest in some new wheels to compliment this new found love. This bike is full aero set up and although an older machine still a force to be reckoned with. It comes running Shimano Ultegra 10 speed and Dura Ace carbon deep wheels. I still need to set it up for prime racing position but am itching to get out and try it on the roads.
Specialized 2015 Allez. This bike is not stock at all, in fact far from it. I have had this resprayed in a durable powder coated finish and along with Shimano Ultegra 11 speed and Hunt wheels this is my full winter bike set up. Full length mudguards compliment the set up and keep me dry so bring on that rain as I am ready for ya!!!!
Specialized 2016 Allez. This is just a basic Allez and it lives on my turbo indoors. I use Swift as my online indoor training platform and this bike on the Elite Direto serves me well though.
So these are all my bikes that I currently own. As you can tell I am massively into Specialized as for me they make the best bike at the best price that works for me, oh and they’re super cool to look at and ride!! Keep checking back for any changes and new bikes to the garage.
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