Need help narrowing down an early 90s Specialized Allez Sport
05-19-18 | 08:56 PM
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Need help narrowing down an early 90s Specialized Allez Sport
Always wanted an Allez, I pictured one in Red made in Japan, but when this teal Allez Sport came up for $80 I took a shot. I figure this bike is from the early 90s based on the color and the Shimano RX100 components but I could use some help narrowing it down. I am only finding European versions of specialized catalogs on the web for some reason. Any Specialized experts out there?
What I know:
-teal original paint
-RX100 drive train and brakes
- Direct Drive label tubing
-700c wheels
-Sport model of the Allez
- made in Taiwan
Pics
Drive side
IMG_3331 by Ryan Surface, on Flickr
Panographed Fork crown
IMG_3344 by Ryan Surface, on Flickr
Tubing decal
IMG_3330 by Ryan Surface, on Flickr
Top tube decal
IMG_3323 by Ryan Surface, on Flickr
And um duh the Serial # looks like GD223992 a 92?
Serial # by Ryan Surface, on Flickr
What I know:
-teal original paint
-RX100 drive train and brakes
- Direct Drive label tubing
-700c wheels
-Sport model of the Allez
- made in Taiwan
Pics
Drive side
IMG_3331 by Ryan Surface, on Flickr
Panographed Fork crown
IMG_3344 by Ryan Surface, on Flickr
Tubing decal
IMG_3330 by Ryan Surface, on Flickr
Top tube decal
IMG_3323 by Ryan Surface, on Flickr
And um duh the Serial # looks like GD223992 a 92?
Serial # by Ryan Surface, on Flickr
Last edited by ryansu; 05-19-18 at 11:54 PM.
05-19-18 | 10:51 PM
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Nice score, Allez's are all pretty cool. The S/N will tell you all you want to know, just search for a decoder. 
05-19-18 | 11:04 PM
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Bikes: 2009 Handsome Devil, 1987 Trek 520 Cirrus, 1978 Motobecane Grand Touring, 1987 Nishiki Cresta GT, 1989 Specialized Allez Former bikes; 1986 Miyata Trail Runner, 1979 Miyata 912, 2011 VO Rando, 1999 Cannondale R800, 1986 Schwinn Passage
05-20-18 | 12:19 AM
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I can narrow it down for ya. Bring it by my place and we'll take my angle grinder to the handlebars, about 3 inches on either side of the stem. Cut the pedals about halfway, too. That'll make at least a foot narrower.
But I'd leave it the way it is. It's not exactly a fat bike, but it looks like a very nice rider.
But I'd leave it the way it is. It's not exactly a fat bike, but it looks like a very nice rider.
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05-20-18 | 09:07 AM
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I can narrow it down for ya. Bring it by my place and we'll take my angle grinder to the handlebars, about 3 inches on either side of the stem. Cut the pedals about halfway, too. That'll make at least a foot narrower.
But I'd leave it the way it is. It's not exactly a fat bike, but it looks like a very nice rider.
But I'd leave it the way it is. It's not exactly a fat bike, but it looks like a very nice rider.
I haven't measured it out yet but I think it will take 700x32s no problem, its been so long since I rode 23 or 25s that they look odd to me.
05-20-18 | 09:17 AM
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I looked at the Serial number guide provided by [MENTION=20650]T-Mar[/MENTION], since this is almost certainly a post 1990 bike I am not sure if it applies but it seems it would be a GIant built frame, made in the second half of February of 92....maybe
05-20-18 | 10:02 AM
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Yes,that serial number format was applicable in the early 1990s, based on the Giant Cadex models that have surfaced. It indicates the frame was manufactured during weeks 7-8 of 1992 and the 1992 Specialized Allez Sport was spec'd with RX100.
05-20-18 | 10:58 AM
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Awesome, thank you [MENTION=20650]T-Mar[/MENTION]!
05-21-18 | 04:34 PM
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Thanks it is striking, I did a few minor tweaks and rode it to the farmers market, it will need more tweaks to get close to fitting but worst case I will get to rebuild a bike I have wanted to own for a while...
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