2025 Specialized S-Works Roubaix SL8 SRAM RED AXS Road Bike

£12,000.00

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Dispatched between 18th Jun and 20th Jun, if ordered before 2:00pm today.
Part Number:

94425-0256

GTIN:

196625151118

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The 2025 Specialized S-Works Roubaix SL8 SRAM RED AXS Road Bike is lighter, faster, and smoother than any road bike ever made, unleashing unmatched confidence.

The Roubaix SL8 reduces impacts at the bars and saddle by 53% compared to the nearest competition. With Roubaix’s Future Shock 3.0, the wheel quickly moves over the bump, while rider mass remains stable, maintaining momentum in rough terrain. Typical forks deflect backward on impact, causing a measurable loss in speed. It’s a scientific fact: Smoother is indeed faster. The Roubaix pioneered endurance geometry, so you ride “IN” the bike, not “ON” the bike, to relieve pressure on your hands, arms, and shoulders for capability and confidence on any road, yet it’s ready to dissect a mountain decent at full gas. With tyre clearance up to 40mm, this endurance road machine delivers better traction than ever on rough roads and even light gravel.

Now, the smoothest road bike in the world meets the SRAM RED AXS groupset with power meter - the lightest electronic groupset ever - and a Roval Terra CLX II tubeless-ready wheelset for the smoothest and fastest combination possible.

This bike is perfect for

Want to ride fast on rough UK roads without getting shaken to bits? The Roubaix is the bike for you. With top level equipment the S-Works is the smoothest and fastest bike on rough roads, and even on light gravel.

Key Features

  • FACT 12R, Rider First Engineered Carbon Frame
  • Future Shock 3.3 Fork with Smooth Boot
  • NEW SRAM RED AXS 12-speed Groupset with Power Meter
  • Roval Terra CLX II Wheels

Guide To Road Bike Gears

If you are buying a road bike one of the big differences between models will be which gears they use. Most manufacturers will make the same bike, using the same frame but putting different gears and wheels on it. So for instance you can buy a Trek Domane AL 2 Disc with Shimano Claris gearing for £975 or get the Trek Domane AL 4 Disc with Tiagra gearing for £1625. They are fundamentally the same bike. One comes with the Shimano Tiagra gears and the other comes with Shimano Claris gears.

In most cases, the bottom of the range gears and top of the range gears will basically work in the same way. The big differences are in the quality of material used and the weight. Top of the range gears will be lighter and smoother to use.

One thing to watch out for when comparing bikes is whether the full groupset is being used. If you are buying a bike that has Shimano 105 gears on it. Shimano makes 105 brakes, gear levers, front and rear derailleurs, cranks, chainrings and bottom brackets. So basically all of the running gear on the bike. Some bike manufacturers will fit the full groupset, others will fit Shimano 105 front and rear derailleurs but use their own brakes and cranks to save a few pounds. So if you are comparing bikes be sure to check how much of the groupset the bike actually uses.


Read our Guide to Road Bike Gears

Road Bike Buying Guide

Nothing beats the feeling of effortless speed you get on a road bike. There are lots of reasons to ride a road bike, from the simple joy of it, to racing, long distance challenges, or café rides with friends. Whatever you want to do there will be road bike out there for you.

Men’s and Women’s road bikes

Nearly all manufacturers have stopped making dedicated men’s and women’s bikes. They are now all unisex. What you will see is that on smaller bikes, brands will often fit a wider saddle (generally more female friendly). On larger bikes they will often fit a narrower one (generally more male friendly).

Disc or rim brakes

It is getting increasingly hard to buy new bikes with rim brakes as the industry has almost exclusively switched to discs. The reasons for this are pretty simple. Disc brakes are much, much, more powerful than old rim brake systems so you can stop a lot more easily and safely. Disc brakes also allow much bigger tyres to be fitted which is more comfortable. Older disc brake systems did often suffer from rubbing and squeaking. While this hasn’t been completely fixed yet it is much less common on modern bikes with hydraulic brakes. Mechanical disc brakes can still take a bit of fettling to get them right so go for hydraulic if you can.

Read our full road bike buying guide


Who are Specialized?

Specialized is one of the best-known quality bike brands in the world. Started by a group of riders in 1974. A fact which has guided their decision making ever since.

" Made for riders, by riders."

They strove to make the best quality tires when quality tyres weren't around. When people wanted to ride cruisers in the dirt, they made the first production mountain bike. When roadies wanted to go faster, Specialized doubled down on carbon and built their own wind tunnel.

Bikes like the Allez, Rockhopper and Stumpjumper have developed followings and reputations of their own. Specialized has a reputation for making high-end, high-quality bikes. Specialized bikes always look great with high-quality paint and sensible sizing hel0s you get the right bike each time. If you buy a Specialized bike you can be guaranteed it will do what it is supposed to and will last.


Find our more about Specialized bikes

Price Match at Cycles uk

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Frame FACT 12R, Rider First Engineered™ (RFE), FreeFoil Shape Library tubes, threaded BB, 12x142mm thru-axle, flat-mount disc
Fork Future Shock 3.3 w/ Smooth Boot, FACT Carbon 12x100mm, thru-axle, flat-mount disc
Crankset NEW SRAM RED AXS Power Meter
Chain NEW SRAM RED 12-speed
Cassette NEW SRAM RED XG-1290, 12-speed, 10-36t
Shift Levers NEW SRAM RED AXS, 12-speed
Front Derailleur NEW SRAM RED AXS, braze-on
Rear Derailleur NEW SRAM RED AXS, 12-speed
Front Brake NEW SRAM RED, Hydraulic Disc, 160mm
Rear Brake NEW SRAM RED, Hydraulic Disc, 160mm
Front Wheel Roval Terra CLX II, 25mm internal width, 32mm depth, 21h, Tubeless ready, Roval LFD hub with ceramic SINC bearings, Centerlock disc, DT Swiss Aerolite spokes
Rear Wheel Roval Terra CLX II, 25mm internal width, 32mm depth, 24h, Tubeless ready, Roval LFD hub with ceramic SINC bearings, Centerlock disc, DT Swiss Aerolite spokes
Front Tyre S-Works Mondo 2BR, 700x32c
Rear Tyre S-Works Mondo 2BR, 700x32c
Handlebars S-Works Carbon Hover Drop 125mm, Reach 75mm, w/Di2 hole
Saddle S-Works Power with Mirror
Seat Post S-Works Pave Seat post
Seat Binder Hidden drop clamp
Inner Tubes 700x28/38mm, 60mm Presta valve
Chain Rings 46/33
Bottom Bracket SRAM DUB BSA 68
Stem S-Works Future Stem, w/ Integrated Computer Mount
Tape Supacaz Super Sticky Kush
Colours Gloss Taupe / Gunmetal Strata / Charcoal
Sizes 52, 54, 56, 58
Brand Specialized
Model Year 2025
Barcodes 196625151118, 196625151187, 196625151194, 196625151224
SKUs / Part Numbers 94425-0252, 94425-0254, 94425-0256, 94425-0258

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