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Old 06-18-2018, 10:57 AM   #7079
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Originally Posted by squiggs96 View Post
With that caliber of bike you can just call Specialized. They'll come to your house and fix it for you. They don't want other bike mechanics working on a unique tire and wheel combination that only they can provide. The risk of someone wrecking the entire bike by trying to change a flat is just not worth it. You can also send it back to the Specialized factory for them to do the repair there. They have better equipment than the mobile unit, but they likely won't have it back in time for your race. Good luck.
Regardless of the type or caliber of bike, you should be able to change a flat on your bike. Flats happen and you shouldn't have to kill a ride because you got one. Fix and go. I avoided learning how to for a while because I thought it would be difficult. It takes unfortunate practice to do it quickly but even after the first one it gets much easier.

Ridley's is Specialized dealer so they're more than capable of fixing a flat on a Roubaix. I've never heard of Specialized, or any bike manufacturer, sending someone to fix a flat and sending your bike away for a flat seems like overkill.
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