Specialized Ruby Riders

[Eden]

Another 06 Ruby Pro rider here - love my bike! Fast, smooth and fits me great (which is a feat for someone of my small stature).

If you want an 06 Ruby you may need to make sure you can actually get one in your size though! I got my Ruby in June and it was actually a wait and a gamble beause the number of them made was very low. My frame, a 44cm 06 Ruby pro only had 9 produced! yes that's 9 with no zeros, so I had to wait until another shop actually returned one to Specialized to get one. I think more of the Expert's were made though. The prices for 06 Ruby's are totally awesome. I think that Specialized was somewhat unsure of how a high end women's bike would sell so they priced it very conservatively. They sold so well this year that the 07's are significantly more expensive..

[Aggie_Ama]

Another 06 Ruby Pro rider here - love my bike! Fast, smooth and fits me great (which is a feat for someone of my small stature).

If you want an 06 Ruby you may need to make sure you can actually get one in your size though! I got my Ruby in June and it was actually a wait and a gamble beause the number of them made was very low. My frame, a 44cm 06 Ruby pro only had 9 produced! yes that's 9 with no zeros, so I had to wait until another shop actually returned one to Specialized to get one. I think more of the Expert's were made though. The prices for 06 Ruby's are totally awesome. I think that Specialized was somewhat unsure of how a high end women's bike would sell so they priced it very conservatively. They sold so well this year that the 07's are significantly more expensive..

Well I am hoping I fit a 48. That is the size of my Fuji and the size the LBS thinks I would need for the Synapse. A local shop has two Experts in the 48. For some reason high end women's bikes don't sell that fast here. I see a lot of Trek Madones, but otherwise most bikes seem to be around $1500. I am fairly sold on the Ruby on paper, but I need to ride it. I also need to try the Synapse to compare. Unfortunately, I think that is the only other carbon in my price range in our town.

I had been wanting thinking about an aluminum bike, but I noticed our new country roads are rough and I want carbon's comfort.

ETA: I just called and the 48 is at the LBS that is WALKING distance from my work (it is a chain with two shops I thought it would have been the other one). Hmmm.... I think I am leaving sick. Hehe. Really, I can wait until DH will take me.

[pooks]

Well .... ?

What did you get?

(Maybe you've already posted, but I'm catching up on old threads!)