We are stoked here at Fulton Bikes to see the surge in Women’s cycling. Gone are the days where high end road bikes, cycle clubs, and competitive cycling were fairly exclusively “Boy’s Club”. Personally, riding bikes makes me more happy than anything in this world. Yet what also gets me stoked is when other people are also hyped on bikes, that is why I choose to work in the industry. Ergo, it is kind of a bummer sometimes that the industry is geared towards men’s cycling. I love it when gentlemen and ladies alike share the same passion for riding their bikes that I do. Specialized is on board, offering more and better women’s road bike options every year. In this post, we shall discuss the Specialized Amira line.
This bike makes me drool, plain and simple. Pictured above, Specialized boasts “The S-Works Amira SL4 is the lightest, stiffest, and fastest women’s bike around.” This bike features the highly praised FACT 11r carbon frame with women’s-tuned geometry, good enough for team Specialized-lululemon, currently the most successful Women’s cycling team in the world. Also equipped with Roval Rapide CLX 40 wheels, S-Works FACT carbon 52/36 crankset, and Shimano Dura-Ace 11-speed drivetrain, this bike is a performance race beast. The best in precision handling as well with the 1-1/8″ to 1-3/8″ tapered head tube.
At a more practical price point is the Specialized Amira SL4 Expert (pictured above). At $3,800, the SL4 Expert 10r carbon frame comes equipped with Shimano Ultregra 11 speed drivetrain, Fulcrum S4 wheelset, Ultegra Brakes, and an FSA carbon crankset. The rider still gets the benefits of precision handling as a result of the tapered head tube as well. Even without the S-Works crankset or Roval wheels, this bike performs at standards demanded by elite women cyclists.
And lastly, the most modest and approachable priced Amira, the Specialized Amira Sport (pictured above). Even at the entry level point of Performance race Amiras, and at only $2100, the rider gets the FACT 9r carbon frame, Shimano 105 11-speed drivetrain, AXIS 2.0 wheels, and AXIS 1.0 brakes. At a mere $2100 for a full carbon performance race bike with Shimano 105 drivetrain, the rider looking for performance on a budget can’t go wrong with the Amira Sport, especially because after a season or so, Roval wheel upgrades can significantly increase the performance of your bicycle.
There you have it, Women’s performance race at a variety of price points. Yes of course women can ride any performance race bike, at the appropriate size of course, yet the Amira is specifically designed for women using the unmatched Specialized Body Geoometry system. This includes a BG saddle on all models, yet more importantly the dimensions of the bike are tailored specifically for Women’s body geometry.
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