Classic & Vintage Bicycle Appraisals and Inquiries - 90' Specialized Allez?

Bikeforums.net is a forum about nothing but bikes. Our community can help you find information about hard-to-find and localized information like bicycle tours, specialties like where in your area to have your recumbent bike serviced, or what are the best bicycle tires and seats for the activities you use your bike for.



PDA

View Full Version : 90' Specialized Allez?

dparsons21
12-17-08, 04:56 PM
"50 miles on it original everything tires seat bar wrap you name it really nice shape paint is 9 out of 10" This is straight from the ad. If I go to look at this bike, what should I look for on this bike in particular? What kind of price would be reasonable? Thanks, Daniel

luker
12-17-08, 10:04 PM
well...the first thing you should ask for is to see the odometer. How the heck does someone make a claim like that? That whine out of the way, you need to look for weirdly bent forks and/or buckled headtube downtube. Bad dents are another showstopper. Nothing else is really a deal breaker, just a monetary adjustment with the seller.

It is a pretty nice rider, and if it is really in the shape the seller says, it will be in the $200-300 range most places in the USofA...
roccobike
12-20-08, 08:56 AM
It is a pretty nice rider, and if it is really in the shape the seller says, it will be in the $200-300 range most places in the USofA...

+1, If its as nice condition as the poster says it is, I think Luker's estimate hits the mark. I had a chance to ride one of the steel, downtube shifting Allez about 2 years ago. Very nice rider, too bad Specialized turned to aluminum. I've got an 04 Allez. For an aluminum bike, Specialized did a nice job of taking out some of the harshness.