"We'll have something new at Roubaix, but we're not going to tell you anything about it." So said a...
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Frank Hoj's Specialized Roubaix prototype.
This Roubaix proto
This Roubaix proto
This Selle Italia
Plenty of distance
Most riders stuck
Zertz elastomer inserts
Ambrosio Nemesis 2000
Dusty rings
Schwalbe Stelvio tubulars.
The front fork
Brake lever extensions
The downtube of Hoj's
Ouch - that's a long time
Frank Hoj's Specialized Roubaix prototype. takes features from Specialized's Tarmac bike and from it's predecessor.(Image credit: Anthony Tan/Cyclingnews.com)
This Roubaix proto adopts a very similar tube profile to the Tarmac SL, the frame normally used by Team Gerolsteiner.(Image credit: Anthony Tan/Cyclingnews.com)
Plenty of distance between the seat tube and rear tyre.(Image credit: Anthony Tan/Cyclingnews.com)
Zertz elastomer inserts within the seat stays on Hoj's Roubaix proto.(Image credit: Anthony Tan/Cyclingnews.com)
Dusty rings - but the usual post-Roubaix layer of mud is missing.(Image credit: Anthony Tan/Cyclingnews.com)
The front fork also has Zertz elastomer inserts.(Image credit: Anthony Tan/Cyclingnews.com)
The downtube of Hoj's Specialized Roubaix proto.(Image credit: Anthony Tan/Cyclingnews.com)
This Selle Italia features a carbon-fibre mould.(Image credit: Anthony Tan/Cyclingnews.com)
Most riders stuck with 11-23 cassettes as did Hoj. It's not like Paris-Roubaix is exactly hilly.(Image credit: Anthony Tan/Cyclingnews.com)
Ambrosio Nemesis 2000 box-section rims. Ambrosio's hardening treatment makes for famously tough rims.(Image credit: Anthony Tan/Cyclingnews.com)
Schwalbe Stelvio tubulars. As usual there were a lot of tubulars in evidence at Paris-Roubaix.(Image credit: Anthony Tan/Cyclingnews.com)
Brake lever extensions provided an additional braking position for Gerolsteiner riders who wanted them. Common on cyclo-cross bikes, it's unusual to see these levers on road bikes, bu they make sense for Paris-Roubaix.(Image credit: Anthony Tan/Cyclingnews.com)
Ouch - that's a long time in the saddle.(Image credit: Anthony Tan/Cyclingnews.com)
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