What are Specialized bikes up to.

[shaper]

Well at least they saved money on ideas on the paint job and just reversed what was done on Cav's Cervelo from 2017

 

 

[J Wakefield]

Riders ask for Alu bikes fairly often for certain races or simply the season. Tom Boonen would get a Alu bike made up for certain classics from Spez way back then already. 

Different materials react and feel different and riders have preference.

[gummibear]

Different materials react and feel different and riders have preference.

A well designed and built alu bike will ride way better than any cheap carbon frame [emoji6]

[Eldron]

The race was only 1 hour + 1 lap.

 

It's worth dealing with alus harshness in the race in return for it's rigidity in the sprint.

[lechatnoir]

PR stunt to generate some hype for alloy bikes since Jap and Chinese manufacturing costs are sky-rockting this year and bike prices will follow suit 

 

and its not like carbon is getting cheaper 

 

 

...maybe thats just me 

 

Of course it was a PR stunt... that's what bike manufacturers do... they write the brand on the frame and get pros to ride them in races...

 

i think that frame looks stunning, and in that paint job, it's even nicer.

[Bman]

Sagan took second in the sprint.

 

Would he have won on a carbon frame   

 

Na, he would have won had he shaved the tash before