Road Cycling - Specialized Allez, join in!

Heyg uys and gals, I want to get a thread going of just Allez wth a bunch of porn (pics of your Allez)! well, i'll start.... here's the frame of my 2001 Allez Sport

http://www.coe.neu.edu/~dschilli/pics/bike1.html

oops, it's not an html.... it's a .jpg. My bad.

http://www.coe.neu.edu/~dschilli/pics/bike1jpg

-Dan the Man-

one more try...... I think my server might be down....

http://www1.coe.neu.edu/~dschilli/pics/bike1.jpg

-Dan the Man-

pic of my bike before i bought it from someone on roadbikereview
(2000 Allez Comp)

another one - cheapo wheels have been replaced, i have a new saddle and look pedals now

me riding it in a duathlon!

2002 Allez Elite. Man that bag glows! ;)

cAPS

Mine's on here somewhere...

found one..generic, but it'll do!

http://www.specialized.com/SBCBkModel.jsp?san=03AllezElite18&bl=road&JServSessionIdroot=5gza95qkli.j27002

here's my baby. 2002 Allez A1 (24 gears, 56cm equiv). it's all stock except for the accessories and pedals. note the Time ATAC Carbon (MTB) double-sided pedals. that means i get twice the pedaling power! ;)

Old skool! '91 Allez Epic!

http://foosoftware.com/photo/temp/roadbike.jpg

Originally posted by F1_Fan
Old skool! '91 Allez Epic!


'91??! the Specialized website gave me the impression they'd only recently started making road bikes (as opposed to MTB/BMX). i had no idea they had such an established pedigree.

Originally posted by rippo
'91??! the Specialized website gave me the impression they'd only recently started making road bikes (as opposed to MTB/BMX). i had no idea they had such an established pedigree.

Well, technically my Allez was made by a subcontractor (Giant). However, Specialized has been in the road bike business for a while... back in '87 my training buddy had a Allez steel bike.

Great... now I kinda wish I had held on to my old steel 1993 Specialized Allez Sport (complete in American Flyers red :))

03 sport!
http://www.rose-hulman.edu/~millerro/biking/images/DCP01163.JPG

Here's my '02 Allez Sport:

I have the same bike as Grendel. Have added Look pp337 pedals,Cytec C10+ computer and new Vredestein tires. Also have the Specialized Pro road shoe. Great shoe BTW.

03 Allez Comp Cr-Mo

Color isn't as flashy as some of the other models, but it grows on you.

Oh I think the color is super cool lurker! That is a very cool blue.

cAPS

Thanks. I switched to the red Michelin Hi-lites about two weeks ago. Livens up the bike.

Here's my 00', most noticable changes from this stock pic are upgraded wheels to CXP 33's from CXP 21's with red IRC Red Storm tires mounted that really pick up and compliment the red accents in the paint.

When did American Flyers come out, mid to late 1970's? Marcus and David rode Specialized Allez bikes in the movie. You have to love those corny gear shifting scenes don't you?

Originally posted by threadend

When did American Flyers come out, mid to late 1970's? Marcus and David rode Specialized Allez bikes in the movie. You have to love those corny gear shifting scenes don't you?

1985

http://us.imdb.com/Title?0088707

Nice bikes!

[QUOTE]Originally posted by F1_Fan
[B]Old skool! '91 Allez Epic!


OMG F1_Fan you ride my bike!!! I am looking for replacement bottle holders in the original yellow, have you ever seen any of them? Night_Hawks have gotten faded down to a kind of lime green rather than the original hot yellow.

I'd love to see a close up of the colors on the down tube. I sent a letter to a specialized and asked how to tell the age of the bikes but the only said that the changes were in the down tube decals.

Fantastic.

Originally posted by night_hawk


I'd love to see a close up of the colors on the down tube. I sent a letter to a specialized and asked how to tell the age of the bikes but the only said that the changes were in the down tube decals.


My camera is in the shop :mad: for the next two weeks. Sorry. If I can grab the digicam from work on Monday I'll snap a picture.

The cages are Specialized. They haven't faded too much. I bought the bike through the Pro-D program (dealer cost -20% woo-hoo!!!) used it in club races for 1/4 season then it's been hung up in the garage for 10 years. Sad... eh? Work, school, g/f then wife... no time to ride. Now that I have better priorities in life I've started riding the bike again.

Though, I wonder what the lifetime of those bonded joints is... :confused:

You might be able to get the age from the serial number... mine starts GB1...

If I had to make a wild guess I'd say that stood for Giant Bicycles 1991

Night Hawk has had the same life story. The head wrench at Richardson Bike Mart my lbs won her in some sort of contest he rode her for a year or two then in 1989 or 1990 he sold her to me.

I rode her for two years then put her in the garage for 10 years also. My wife got her out last November and got me back on her, life has not been the same since I'm averaging 200 miles a week, lost 35 pounds with another 30 to go and getting ready to take 'Hawk back to the Hotter than Hell in a couple of weeks.

I had the guy I got her from go over her to check out the bonding on the frame and that was also why I wrote Specialized and they both said that there was nothing to worry about he also said that there was no way to tell from the serial Numbers what year she was made. Although you might be right as mine start with GA9 Giant Shipment A 1989?

My son accidentally packed my digital camera in his stuff when he went to college this year. Guess I need to buy a new one, as the odds of ever seeing that one are slim.

Originally posted by night_hawk
that there was no way to tell from the serial Numbers what year she was made. Although you might be right as mine start with GA9 Giant Shipment A 1989?


There's almost always a way. Serial numbers are frequently not a sequential set of numbers. Manufactureres need to decode them when a faulty part gets returned so they can tell when, where and who made a part. It's likely that the person you talked to didn't know so gave the stock answer.

"A" might be 1990. It's common to use letters for year codes.

A - 1990
B - 1991
C - 1992

So G for Giant then a year code...

That might work I got her in 1991. so if the A signifies 1990 the 9 could refer to September. As I remember it the timing would seem about right.

i really like the '03 and the '00 paint jobs

the '01-02 leave something to be desired...

Originally posted by night_hawk

I had the guy I got her from go over her to check out the bonding on the frame

I've noticed some white spots forming near the lugs on my frame. From what I understand that means electrolytic breakdown in the resin.

I may snap some pics and send them to Specialized for their opinion.

Originally posted by deliriou5
i really like the '03 and the '00 paint jobs

the '01-02 leave something to be desired...

Aww man!! I like my 02 elite. I like the sparkly yellow and black a lot. ;)

To each their own.

Oh ... by the way... you might enjoy this deleriou5:

ftp://ftp.smoovenet.com/pub/lardlad/sounds/season9/bus6.mp3

cAPS

Originally posted by deliriou5
i really like the '03 and the '00 paint jobs

the '01-02 leave something to be desired...

The only thing left to be desired is to ride it!! I got a 2001 Allez Sport in that awesome yellow with black decals.

-Dan the Man-

When did Specialized first come out with the Allez???

-Dan the Man-

Here is the photo from the Specialized website. I do not actually have any pictures of mine. I changed to a San Marco saddle, and I have Speedplay pedals, but you get the idea.

Another old school Epic Allez rider here. Just picked it up this winter, it's getting a new drivetrain this week: wheels, casette, chainrings & chain. About the only thing different from the pic is that red Schwinn seat has been banished and replaced by a Koobi AU Enduro.

Heres my 2001 Allez EliteI upgraded to Ultegra double but dont have a picture of it yet. I love this bike so much.

Hey propp, that's a nice bike! I got the 2001 Sport... almost the same, but has black and red it in. Very nice bike!!!

-Dan the Man-

Did the 2001 Elite and the 2002 Elite look exactly the same? That's my bike but with different wheels.

cAPS

http://members.cox.net/tbeaudoin1/pics/bikesncar.jpg

I don't have any pics of just the roadie, yet anyway!

2003 Allez Elite, pretty much stock stuff with Ultegra pedals. I ditched the pump for CO2, love that thing :D

Its in the kitchen on a trainer now, to hot out to ride :(

todd, nice 'stang in the background :)

Showing the 2003 Cippo Allez love (nakid pic be careful :rolleyes: )
http://www.ridemonkey.com/forums/attachment.php?s=&postid=690162
Dressed to kill
http://www.ridemonkey.com/forums/attachment.php?s=&postid=690165
http://www.ridemonkey.com/forums/attachment.php?s=&postid=690510
Matching 2003 Stumpjumper Pro
(oops cant find the pic put it's this frame in the exact same white they used on the allez only other color is the black lettering)
http://www.bikemojo.com/speak/attachment.php?postid=88293

Sorry I meant to say 2002. I upgraded the wheels in that picture but by that point I hadnt upgraded the components.

http://sec1955.home.comcast.net/newbike.jpg

2004 Elite.
Just brought it home, first road bike - I am very excited.

Thats the first I've seen of the 2004s. That looks awsome. Nice bike. Congrats on the first roadie!

2004!?! I didn't know those came out yet. Oh man, I'm gonna have to go to my LBS and check em out!

-Dan the Man-

Here's my Allez Elite '03

I've had it for a few weeks now and love it!

I should have gotten silver bottle cages now that I've seen em on other Elites. Ah well, it's usually going by waaaaaay too fast for anyone to see anyway. ;)

Originally posted by spazegun2213
todd, nice 'stang in the background :)

Thanks!

Originally posted by Ridge
Here's my Allez Elite '03

I've had it for a few weeks now and love it!

I should have gotten silver bottle cages now that I've seen em on other Elites. Ah well, it's usually going by waaaaaay too fast for anyone to see anyway. ;)

Nice ride, sometime I wish I had a triple.......

Originally posted by ockey53
2004!?! I didn't know those came out yet. Oh man, I'm gonna have to go to my LBS and check em out!

-Dan the Man-

It’s odd, at the LBS the ’03 version is more than the ’04. I don’t think the guys there noticed that until I pointed it out.
It looks like the main differences between the new and old bike and mainly cosmetic differences. Painted fork, different frame graphics etc..
Also the I think the rear derailer might be in a little bit different, but I am not sure – so don’t quote me on that one.

I don't know, gotta research on the '04 models.

-Dan the Man-

Great topic ockey53! I just ordered an '04 Allez Comp Cr-Mo with the triple (we got a lot of steep hills in Santa Barbara). Should be here early September. This is my first road bike in quite awhile. The big change for '04 is the inclusion of the Specialized Pave seatpost (a combination of carbon & elastomer - very trick). The handlebars get the new Specialized "Bar Phat" treatment. Same blue and white color scheme as last year but this year the frame comes in a 62cm as oppose to the 61cm of last year. The fork is now upgraded to a C4 (full carbon) same as on the S-Works bikes and on top of everything else the price is less than last years model. Oh yeah, and it's also reported to be slightly lighter than last year (probably the fork). I am also having the LBS put on a Shimano FlightDeck. I'm getting pretty excited just writing this... can't wait til it gets here. I'll post a picture when it does.