Barry recently spent two days putting the latest Specialized Roubaix through its paces on the bergs of De Ronde and the pavé of Paris-Roubaix.
Retailers from across Europe came together to hear about the development of the 2020 Roubaix first-hand from Specialized's engineers and designers, then got to spend some quality time with the bikes.
Here's a bit of a glimpse behind the scenes of two days of intense testing:
The new Roubaix is awesome, but one of the highlights of the weekend was being with the Specialized engineers as they watched their bike win Paris-Roubaix. They are justifiably proud of what they've achieved
photos courtesy Specialized UK | © 2019 Specialized Bicycle Components
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