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Originally Posted by cudak888 (Post 9529075)

After having tested the new Specialized Allez Double Steel at my favorite local road cycling outfitter, I can say - with absolute and complete assurance - that the steel construction and Tig-welded structural joints yielded a frame that was laterally stiff yet vertically compliant.

-Kurt

Honestly, it really looks like a nice bike. The pompous remark was directed at the roadies not the C&V folks.

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Originally Posted by cs1 (Post 9530325)

Honestly, it really looks like a nice bike. The pompous remark was directed at the roadies not the C&V folks.

Well, I see I lost the gag :crash:

...again. :lol:

-Kurt

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Originally Posted by cudak888 (Post 9530297)

You haven't read Bicycling Magazine or this parody either.

I highly recommend the parody.

-Kurt

Hey Kurt?

Strangely, something about that red Allez speaks to me, had I $600 to spend, I'd probably take a very serious look.

Me too....me, too. Yeah I'm getting a Schwinn Prelude, and I've got a CAAD9 on layaway at the LBS, but as I've said many a time, I'm not a particularly patient person, and I've gotten frustrated at seeing any number of great deals get scooped up in large part because I either didn't have the money, or it wasn't local, or whatever.

I'm sure I'm not the only one out there, either.

This bike speaks to me. It has some good advantages - namely, the fact that it's new. No concerns about dings, dents, scratches, rust, etc. There are a lot of good old bikes from the 80s that look great, but fact is, rust never, ever sleeps, and nothing is forever. I could foresee getting this bike and upgrading the drivetrain without spending too much. Swap parts, etc.

I do wish it had a lugged frame, but it would be asking too much to expect a quality lug build at this particular price point, and the Taiwanese factories (where this is made, presumably) have TIG welding down pat anyways.

And as with the C-dale, even poor hacks like me can manage to set out two or three hundred bucks once in a while and buy this bike. It's a suprisingly long leap from $600 (why the heck didn't they price it at $599 anyways! that WAS dumb) to $1000+, espescially when you enter the tax man into the equation....

Tom

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Originally Posted by cudak888 (Post 9530398)

Well, I see I lost the gag :crash:

...again. :lol:

-Kurt

Anybody with those bright chrome lugs can't be all bad.

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Originally Posted by frpax (Post 9531246)

Hey Kurt?

Yep?

-Kurt

(Why do I get the strange feeling that I'm about to be the butt end of a Monty Python gag?)

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Originally Posted by cudak888 (Post 9532223)

Yep?

-Kurt

(Why do I get the strange feeling that I'm about to be the butt end of a Monty Python gag?)

LOL, noooo..

You're awesome! That parody is friggin hee-larious!

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Originally Posted by frpax (Post 9532312)

LOL, noooo..

Yes?

<JohnCleese>
Good'a niiiiite, ding-ding-ding-ding-ding-ding...
</JohnCleese>

-Kurt

Finally a simple bike for consumers wanting something simple and practical. No carbon is going to be more popular as entry level riders seek a durable bike. I'm sick of the jerkwads at most shops discouraging people from upgrading a steel bike.

Lets suppose you find a tange champion or Reynolds 531 frame...Throw 600$ worth of parts on it and you've got a bike that is better than the Specialized. But all in all I think that 2300 groupo is a good direction for Shimano. Lots of people would rather have a longer lasting 7/8 speed drivetrain than a 9-10 super duper narrow chain.

The 8 speed drivetrain would be a selling point for me over a 9/10 speed setup. I don't see a down side to less gears and a more robust chain. I wonder if the levers have a friction setting?