Allied Cycle Works who earlier this year released their all american made range of high quality, handmade carbon bikes, has officially landed in the UK. They are bringing with them high end, super customizable bikes at affordable prices and without the delays often associated with buying a custom bike. Everything about Allied Cycle Works simply screams innovation, with a heavy dose of style.
MEET THE BIKES
The Alfa and the Allroad
There are two frame styles to choose from, the ALFA, a road bike that blends incredible performance with all day riding, available in rim or disc brake frames or the ALLROAD a bike you can ride damn near anywhere, equally at home in road races as it is on dirt or gravel roads.
Allied use INNEGRA in all their frames to increase impact resistance and improve ride quality.
THE ALFA
Alfa is the first bicycle designed, engineered, manufactured and marketed by Allied Cycle Works. The Allied Alfa delivers performance, efficiency, simplicity, durability and beauty. It is designed to be a racing bicycle that is stiff and compliant where you need it to be. You will see the Alfa in the highest levels of professional cycling as well as at gran fondos and on your local club ride.
It is a perfectly balanced, high performance, handcrafted American made machine.
THE ALLROAD
Meet the ALFA ALL ROAD: the multi-surface, disc brake brother of the Alfa
Not a gravel grinder, not a cross bike, not an adventure bike, not a commuter. The ALFA ALL ROAD is a high performance road bike that you can ride damn near anywhere. A road bike that is equally at home in road races as it is on dirt or gravel roads. The development team paid special attention to preserve the high performance ride characteristics of the ALFA while integrating flat mount disc brakes and allowing riders to adjust tire widths from 23c all the way to 38c. Chainstays and wheelbase are kept tight, riders can move seamlessly from their current road bike to the ALFA ALL ROAD and experience the same thrilling feel that a great road bike provides.
“The bike that I have waited my entire life to own” – Tony Karklins, Founder of HIA Velo
CUSTOMIZATION OPTIONS
FRAMES
There are two frame styles to choose from, the ALFA, a road bike that blends incredible performance with all day riding, available in rim or disc brake frames or the ALLROAD a bike you can ride damn near anywhere, equally at home in road races as it is on dirt or gravel roads. Allied use INNEGRA in all their frames to increase impact resistance and improve ride quality.
COLOURS
Allied offer 21 custom colour options as standard, plus regular limited edition colour runs and also offer the option to create your own completely bespoke design.
SPECIFICATION
Your choice of wheels, groupset, power meters and finishing kit. Built by mechanics at the top of their game.
CONTACT US
Call The Bicycle Chain to discuss the build options and start planning your dream bike today.
Call 07868 587710
Email alex@bicyclechain.co.uk
For more information visit:
https://bicyclechain.co.uk/allied/allied-cycle-works.html
hi i’m alex from bicycle chain the home of a light cycle works in the UK allied are certainly not just another bike brand these guys were assembled a dream team of industry veterans all super passionate about creating a new way to buy and manufacture road bikes allied hand-make the carbon road frame and fork in house in the USA they design engineer manufacturer even paint all under one roof they control the entire process from start to finish so what does this mean for you the rider where ARDS wealth of experience produces a world-class ride but also they produce a truly truly stained bike these bikes for me are like nothing else on the market super clean lines incredible paint finishes and the attention to detail a second to none I like to have total flexibility which allows them to keep the products super exclusive at this point in time 21 paint options limited edition color runs they’ve got something truly individual full custom paint and design options are available couple that with the fact that every allied in the UK is a full custom build you’ll never see the same bike twice I like to have two platforms the alpha and the all road I spent some time on the Alpha is an out and out performance road bike stiff and lively it’s tons and tons of fun to ride comes in a rim break version and the Alpha disc the all road is they do it all go anywhere road bike but it’s 38 C tire clearance this bites equally at home in your local club run we’re getting off the beaten track the all rodas elides lead engineer sam pickman’s go to bike sam runs two pairs of wheels 25c for the road and 38c for offroad he tells me gives up so little to a thoroughbred race bike with the all road with 25 C tires in you can have one bike for any occasion both platforms are available in two head tube heights a standard head tube and then the plus head you the plus head tube is 20 mil taller giving you a more relaxed riding position 20 mil is on top of the head tube so it doesn’t change the bikes geometry stand-up features of both models allied have done away with push fit bottom brackets in favour of a good old English threaded BV this means no more creaking bottom brackets and nice quiet rides cable management on both the alpha and the all road the Eagle forms an integral part of the cable management on these bikes you can change the you go out for or a plain eagle with no cable guides and if you’re running a tap then the frame is ordered with no cable guides at the rear of the frame either a load of partnered withher negra anecca as a high performance fiber cooperated in the frame in key strategic areas for crown the top tube and the seat stays the Negra helps to improve the impact resistance of the frame and improve ride quality if you want more in-depth information watch a lloyd’s video on a negra on their youtube channel when it comes to buying now wide you have two options frame only or full custom build frames delivered in three to four weeks lead time with full custom paint options taking a little longer so to start planning your dream bike or for more information email me alex at bicycle chain code at UK