Of Interest to C&V members!!
08-19-09 | 07:34 PM
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Of Interest to C&V members!!
I am sure that some have been reading this thread on Road Forums https://www.bikeforums.net/road-cycling/575699-2010-steel-specialized-allez.html
Check it out, Old Skool is Nu Skool
vjp
Check it out, Old Skool is Nu Skool
vjp
08-19-09 | 08:34 PM
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From: Dante's Third Ring
Shhhhhhhh! Let's not spook them. They're getting closer to "The Trap." I have a feeling we might gets us a Roadie! Easy....easy.....that's it....a little closer now......Shhhhhhhh.......
08-19-09 | 08:41 PM
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No lugs, no care. I'd rather have a Soma Stanyan for new school steel lugged goodness
https://somafab.com/stanyan.html
https://somafab.com/stanyan.html
08-19-09 | 08:50 PM
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Steel is real, baby!
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Well, I like it. It's steel. And steel is real. It's a step in the right direction. Who knows? Maybe next will be lugged frames?
08-19-09 | 08:53 PM
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Bikes: 1 trek, serotta, rih, de Reus, Pogliaghi and finally a Zieleman! and got a DeRosa
Lugs are but one method of joining tubes, fillet brazing has been around a long time so I have no
problem with the Allez.
It's a steel frame, it's all good.
marty
problem with the Allez.
It's a steel frame, it's all good.
marty
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08-19-09 | 09:02 PM
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Raleigh is bringing back the Record Ace for 2010. It's a lugged steel frame (Reynolds 520) and has a full Ultegra group on it. Retail will be $1799.99. I'm seriously considering EP'ing one, selling off the Ultegra, and building it up with Record. The thing is freaking gorgeous. Oh, Brooks Swallow saddle is included.
The Clubman gets cooler for 2010 as well. It now has colour-matched fenders. Still tig-welded 520 Reynolds.
The Clubman gets cooler for 2010 as well. It now has colour-matched fenders. Still tig-welded 520 Reynolds.
08-19-09 | 09:07 PM
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08-19-09 | 09:07 PM
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Does this mean we have to hang out on the road forum more often?
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08-19-09 | 09:14 PM
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I bet $600 could get me a 3Rensho built Allez with Dura Ace.
08-19-09 | 09:16 PM
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Raleigh is bringing back the Record Ace for 2010. It's a lugged steel frame (Reynolds 520) and has a full Ultegra group on it. Retail will be $1799.99. I'm seriously considering EP'ing one, selling off the Ultegra, and building it up with Record. The thing is freaking gorgeous. Oh, Brooks Swallow saddle is included.
The Clubman gets cooler for 2010 as well. It now has colour-matched fenders. Still tig-welded 520 Reynolds.
The Clubman gets cooler for 2010 as well. It now has colour-matched fenders. Still tig-welded 520 Reynolds.
08-19-09 | 09:18 PM
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A step in the right direction. Add lugs and a quill stem and I'd be interested.
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1959 Bottecchia Milano-Sanremo(frame), 1966 Bottecchia Professional (frame), 1971 Bottecchia Professional (frame),
1973 Bottecchia Gran Turismo, 1974 Bottecchia Special, 1977 Bottecchia Special (frame),
1974 Peugeot UO-8, 1988 Panasonic PT-3500, 2002 Bianchi Veloce, 2004 Bianchi Pista
08-19-09 | 09:19 PM
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Steel is real, baby!
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08-19-09 | 09:21 PM
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My Bianchi Pista is 520. Nothing unusual. But it's fixed gear with track geometry so it's hard to compare.
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1959 Bottecchia Milano-Sanremo(frame), 1966 Bottecchia Professional (frame), 1971 Bottecchia Professional (frame),
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1974 Peugeot UO-8, 1988 Panasonic PT-3500, 2002 Bianchi Veloce, 2004 Bianchi Pista
1959 Bottecchia Milano-Sanremo(frame), 1966 Bottecchia Professional (frame), 1971 Bottecchia Professional (frame),
1973 Bottecchia Gran Turismo, 1974 Bottecchia Special, 1977 Bottecchia Special (frame),
1974 Peugeot UO-8, 1988 Panasonic PT-3500, 2002 Bianchi Veloce, 2004 Bianchi Pista
08-19-09 | 09:30 PM
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08-19-09 | 09:38 PM
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OK, this years C&V Velo contest could be to spend $610, not $149.99...
Instead of Velo Cheapo, it could be Velo, Uh-Oh....
Specialized did a good thing. The price makes an entry level buyer really think about new vs. used, when before at that price, it was used or nothing. Well, other than the Denali.
And I'll bet the words "used bike" will come up a little more often, if a buyer thinks $610 is too high.
Instead of Velo Cheapo, it could be Velo, Uh-Oh....
Specialized did a good thing. The price makes an entry level buyer really think about new vs. used, when before at that price, it was used or nothing. Well, other than the Denali.
And I'll bet the words "used bike" will come up a little more often, if a buyer thinks $610 is too high.
08-19-09 | 09:41 PM
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Steel is real, baby!
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Where's the downside in finding one? 
08-19-09 | 09:42 PM
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08-19-09 | 09:58 PM
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08-19-09 | 10:50 PM
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It looks like the Allez at $610 is a far better deal than the Fuji Connoisseur is at $1500.
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