Road bike recommendations

I was joking (surely the use of the word edumacate gave that away?)

Don't worry what obsessive bike nuts think, if you're happy with it that's what really counts. I've not ridden one myself but have a couple of riding acquaintances who have and they rave about them (one of who rode it on both Flanders and the Marmotte so it gets high marks for versatility.

By the looks of things, it's very well spec'd too.

thanks andy :)

Tbh - Scherrit spent half my fitting telling me that a roubaix would be perfect me and that the quality was really really good- advice which I rejected on the basis that it was too "me too"...spent all this time then I had my head turned by the S-works frame! Now who's the bike nut/snob? :)

In my defence my brother in law has this exact frame, size and build (except the wheels) and having ridden it before I can confirm that they are amazing. I never thought I could afford one though. We are going to look really sad doing the Etape on matching bikes though.

The bling factor is certainly at at least 9.7

Which is what counts of course