Having screwed up a BB in part to impatience, I applied my impatience at Wheat Ridge Cyclery to "fix" the BB. This is a 2011 Specialized Roubaix Elite. It's a larger frame than I had been riding, built in carbon fiber. The components are SRAM Apex, with a revolutionary compact double inspired by Alberto Contador.
Alberto Contador switched the derailleur in the 2011 Giro from the top-of-the-line SRAM Red to get the lower gearing. In fact, it was Contador and his mechanic Faustino, in the 2008 Giro, looking for lower gearing for a 24% grade, who inspired the Apex's gearing:
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