It’s the uniqueness factor that gives it a higher value IMO. It’s overpriced by 100+$ but if it’s gotta fresh tune I’d go for it
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I actually have one of these. Got it on staff discount for about 600, though RRP was closer to 1000 (GBP. Very comfortable to ride, good for endurance rides on good paved roads, but a few things to bear in mind. One, this was about the height of the high stack geometry era. Some people do like that but even modern endurance bikes typically don’t have as long of a headtube so consider the sizing carefully and the sort of riding you want to do.
Two, there was an issue with the forks on the Allez models in this year which led to a recall. I’m pretty sure they were all fixed by the time this version was released so I’m not saying worry about it having a defective fork, but the replacement fork they used I think was based on the sprint model and it has much tighter clearances. You can easily get a 28c tyre in the back, possibly even larger but I haven’t tried. But the front will not take more than a 25c tyre without rubbing.
It’s a fun colourway and honestly that can make it pretty fun to ride on it’s own, but fundamentally it it an entry level bike, just with a decent groupset. For rim brake road bikes you’re typically talking 2-300, considering the spec and uniqueness I might consider pushing it a bit to 4-500 but probably not 600, you could do better for most purposes.
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If you like the colorway, I’d go for it.
It’s the uniqueness factor that gives it a higher value IMO. It’s overpriced by 100+$ but if it’s gotta fresh tune I’d go for it
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I actually have one of these. Got it on staff discount for about 600, though RRP was closer to 1000 (GBP. Very comfortable to ride, good for endurance rides on good paved roads, but a few things to bear in mind. One, this was about the height of the high stack geometry era. Some people do like that but even modern endurance bikes typically don’t have as long of a headtube so consider the sizing carefully and the sort of riding you want to do.
Two, there was an issue with the forks on the Allez models in this year which led to a recall. I’m pretty sure they were all fixed by the time this version was released so I’m not saying worry about it having a defective fork, but the replacement fork they used I think was based on the sprint model and it has much tighter clearances. You can easily get a 28c tyre in the back, possibly even larger but I haven’t tried. But the front will not take more than a 25c tyre without rubbing.
It’s a fun colourway and honestly that can make it pretty fun to ride on it’s own, but fundamentally it it an entry level bike, just with a decent groupset. For rim brake road bikes you’re typically talking 2-300, considering the spec and uniqueness I might consider pushing it a bit to 4-500 but probably not 600, you could do better for most purposes.