Check out 10 ways that Paris-Roubaix bikes have changed over the past decade. Find out how tech has altered on the bikes designed to cope with the most brutal one-day race on the calendar cycling
IsoSpeed was originally confined to the rear of the bike, allowing the seat tube – and therefore the saddle – to move relative to the rest of the bike. Trek made rear IsoSeed adjustable and added front IsoSpeed too, but that isn’t a feature of the 2023 race-focused Trek Domane RSL.The bikes have got more aero
That said, tubulars still have their place. In 2022, Wout van Aert opted for Dugast tubs designed especially for the cobbles, his Jumbo-Visa team being one of many to switch out their normal supplier for this one day of the year. If you’ve ever ridden cobbles you’ll know why this could be a huge benefit. They can knock you around all over the place, especially cobbles like you find on the Arenberg Trench. On top of that, Gravaa, the company behind the KAPS system used by Edoardo Affini, argues that “there is a significant increase of rolling resistance on cobblestones [ridden with] higher tyre pressures”.
We reported, “Despite having proved its durability over the last few seasons in cyclocross races and in the pro peloton, a number of riders ditched their Di2 shifters in favour of mechanical Shimano Dura-Ace for Roubaix.” Chances of seeing mechanical shifting used in Paris-Roubaix 2023? Zilch! For a start, the latest version of the Shimano Dura-Ace groupset used by most pro teams is Di2 only and many top-end bikes aren’t designed to accommodate cables anyway.1x wasn’t a thing in road racing back in 2012 but, although not common in the pro peloton, we see it from time to time on SRAM-supported teams.
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