Hello all,

I am helping a friend purchase a bike and they sought my advise between a '15 expert and a '16 base Roubaix. I am now turning to you, the experts!

Do you think the $1200 extra spend to gro from Tiagra to Ultegra, the 8r to the 10r and the AXIS to the Fucrum's is justified? Or would there be time well spent trying to ask for an upgrade for some of these on the base, say the Ultegra group only? Any advice would be greatly appreciated. The rider is a weekend warrior, currently on an old Scott aluminum and logs ~100-!50 miles a weekend all group rides.


Specialized 2016 Roubaix Base
8r frame
Tiagra
AXIS 1.0
$1400

Specialized 2015 Roubaix Expert
10r frame
Ultegra
Fulcrum S4
$2600

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