Within the glossy pages, viewed on my iPad, the magazine lists its top 10 by category. Best endurance, disc brake, endurance, light weight, aero and best value. Whenever I'm looking at reviews it is always pleasing to see something I own and for it not to be in the "don't buy" category! On this occasion, I was understandably pleased to see my two Specialized stable mates mentioned favourably in dispatches, even if not the all out winner.
My 2 year old Roubaix, which has now carried me safety over more than 5,000 miles of pedalling, receives recognition in the disc brake category. OK, so while discs were new to 2015 and so are not supported on my 2013 variant, I can still seek solace in its namesake getting a few column inches in this write up.
Further through the article, we come to the endurance winner and within the list of runners is my Tarmac. I have to disagree with their view that the 52/36 chainrings are perfect ratios for all types of riding, but this may be because, labelled by British Cycling as veteran, I am 20 years over the prime pro cycling age group. Otherwise I can not fault the praising comments and the maximum 10/10 marks given for 'ride' makes me smile .. just as riding the Tarmac for real does!
The overall winner is a matt black stealth like Canyon Aeroad CF SLX 6.0 on Cosmic wheels and a price tag to match, so I'm not sure they've compared apples with apples here. Even more special, therefore, in my rides getting a mention.
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