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I always thought it was pronounced "row-bay"
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09-30-2008, 10:47 AM #1
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How do you pronouce "Roubaix"
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I'm french and everytime I say Roubaix, they think I'm saying Ruby. How exactly is it pronounced???
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09-30-2008, 10:55 AM #2
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09-30-2008, 10:57 AM #3
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?????? I would think that however you say it must be correct.... It is a French word isn't it..... (as in the famous Paris-Roubaix!)
I've always heard it said "roo-bay" (as opposed to roo-bee for Ruby)
Are we talking shop guys here who are just assuming that you must want/need the "women's" bike and not the unisex one..."Sharing the road means getting along, not getting ahead" - 1994 Washington State Driver's Guide
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09-30-2008, 10:57 AM #4
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I say rew-bye. Equal emphasis on each syllable.
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09-30-2008, 10:58 AM #5
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Roo-bay. Well the "y" is very weak.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cbjhTjLG5ac at 0:19 is a very american way to say it
here better at 0:15
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09-30-2008, 11:08 AM #6
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I've always thought of it as "ROO-bee-oh". I don't remember having said it out loud to anyone...ever. Maybe that's a good thing!
But then again I've always thought Orbea was pronounced "OR-be-uh", but when I bought one, I heard my lbs pronounce it "or-BAY-uh."
Oh well! You learn something new, and all that...
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09-30-2008, 11:21 AM #7
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I was at a LBS and was speaking to the owner and his wife. We all bike. they asked me what I had, I said a roo-bay. So she showed me her RUBY to compare with mine. I told her no, I have a Roubaix...
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09-30-2008, 11:24 AM #8
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Was she expecting you to have a Row (as in quarrel) Bakes?
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09-30-2008, 11:25 AM #9
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I'm no Specialized expert, but don't they sell both the Roubaix and the Ruby (the WSD version of the Roubaix)?
I'm no French expert (notwithstanding 8 years of it in school), but I'd say Roo-bay.Live with intention. Walk to the edge. Listen hard. Practice wellness. Play with abandon. Laugh. Choose with no regret. Continue to learn. Appreciate your friends. Do what you love. Live as if this is all there is.
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09-30-2008, 11:30 AM #10
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Phil Liggett says "roo-bay" (e.g. Paris-Roubaix), so that's what I say
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09-30-2008, 11:44 AM #11
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Me too.
Originally Posted by Becky
Phil Liggett says "roo-bay" (e.g. Paris-Roubaix), so that's what I say
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09-30-2008, 12:19 PM #12
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roo bay
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09-30-2008, 12:35 PM #13
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It took me a year to get that joke/pun. Mostly because I was pronouncing Roubaix funny at first. Originally Posted by indysteel
But once I got it, it helped talking to guy bike nerds who know nothing of the WSD names. Also, I have a Specialized Era: "The women's version of the Epic," I say.
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09-30-2008, 01:44 PM #14
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Phil's French is good. It is indeed roo-bay!
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09-30-2008, 02:06 PM #15
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Roo-bay for me.
This reminds me of a "who's on first?" type conversation I had with one of the mechanics down the street when I had my pedals installed. I have a Bianchi 1885/Veloce, and on the top tube it says "1885" and then below it it says "unoottoottocinque".
Mechanic: I wonder what it says there on the bike under eighteen eighty-five.
Me: It says eighteen eighty-five.
Mechanic: Yeah, but underneath, what does it say?
Me: It's Italian for eighteen eighty-five.
Mechanic: Yeah, but what does it mean?
Me: It means eighteen eighty-five. Uno is one, otto is eight and cinque is five.
Mechanic: Really? I thought it would be more interesting.
