Stupid noob Q...Roubaix???

JST
JST Posts: 158
edited February 2008 in Road beginners
What is it?

Place in France?

Spez bike model?

Something my tights are made from?

All of the above?

thankyouplease :D

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  • John.T
    John.T Posts: 3,698
    Yes. all of them.
    My Fleet.
  • Bronzie
    Bronzie Posts: 4,927
    Paris-Roubaix is one of the oldest and most prestigious one day classic road races and features about 50km of bone-jarring cobbles (pavè). You might like to ride a comfy carbon bike (ie Spec Roubaix) to absorb some of the bumps and as the weather is often rubbish, wear some fleecy backed roubaix tights. See!
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  • JST
    JST Posts: 158
    Bronzie wrote:
    Paris-Roubaix is one of the oldest and most prestigious one day classic road races and features about 50km of bone-jarring cobbles (pavè). You might like to ride a comfy carbon bike (ie Spec Roubaix) to absorb some of the bumps and as the weather is often rubbish, wear some fleecy backed roubaix tights. See!

    oooh very good :D

    Is the bit about the tights material true - that the material got its name 'cos this is where it was first used/invented specifically for?
  • andy_wrx
    andy_wrx Posts: 3,396
    Roubaix was a textile manufacturing town, the race was started (well, paid for I guess) by textile manufacturers from the town as a publicity thing for the town and their businesses

    http://www.letour.fr/stf/roubaix/2004/us/retro.html

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