Quote Originally Posted by smittykitty View Post
Wow, DH and I are always remarking how quick our Roubiax & Ruby respond as compared to are alum. bikes. Corners are great too. Weird. Maybe the fit?
Possibly. It was a little on the long side, but a little more comfortable than my current bike. I rode a 54cm aluminum Dolce (same geometry as the Ruby, and that's close to the Roubaix geometry, though not exactly) on the same route, and it didn't have the cornering problem--in fact, it felt like it cornered better. Either the fit, then, or the carbon layup. I'd love to give the Ruby a shot, in case it is the difference in the carbon layup or something--but preferably with pedals I can keep my feet on!

Zoom-zoom, you've got me wondering if it would be worth trying a few more aggressive frames (women's versions of CAAD10 and SuperSix, maybe a Madone in the H2 because no one has the Amira around here) just for comparison purposes. Probably more bike than I will ever need, because I don't have a competitive bone in my body! Well, if it fits, I can consider it, right? (Plus, my bike is oddly more comfortable in the drops, which is weird, because we've pretty much established that it's too long...)