specialized allez sport - mudguards?
linsen
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It';s been at least two months since I last bought a bike so I've just been looking on ebay for a cheap runaround.
Found this....
red and white bike
...and have tried my best to find out but don't know whether it can take mudguards.
Does anyone know?
Cheers
PS this one I can see takes mudguards .......
very yellow bike
Found this....
red and white bike
...and have tried my best to find out but don't know whether it can take mudguards.
Does anyone know?
Cheers
PS this one I can see takes mudguards .......
very yellow bike
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The first doesn't take mudguards I don't think.
I reckon you can crowbar mudguards onto just about anything, but it a hassle.
The second one is a Colnago. That's a very cool "runabout". Looks like it has old 8 speed shifters, which are bomb proof, and there are still boutique manufacturers making frames essentially identical to that one and charging a bomb for them. The rest of the parts don't look great, but (a) its a winter bike and (b) the frame is worth hanging more modern bits off once they wear out.
Definitely have a stab at the Colnago. It will be a great ride. Not as positive as your Lemond, but more comfortable and stable.
Bidding might get a bit mental for it though.0 -
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Oh yes - scrolled down.redddraggon wrote:That Yellow bike isn't a Colnago. It's just had Colnago stickers stuck on it.
Okay - a Pug. France's Raleigh.
Not so hot. Still, other than the slight "Msport stickers on a Fiesta" issues, its probably a better bet than the Specialized0 -
linsen wrote:It';s been at least two months since I last bought a bike so I've just been looking on ebay for a cheap runaround.
Found this....
red and white bike
...and have tried my best to find out but don't know whether it can take mudguards.
Does anyone know?
Cheers
PS this one I can see takes mudguards .......
very yellow bike
Nooooooooooo!!!!!!!!! You've got me looking now
(not at your bikes but at all the men's racing bikes in my size 8) :roll: 
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I would have thought the Allez would take guards.
The front shot shows the additional holes for the supports to secure to:
You've got the bar near the bottom bracket, so if you buy SKS guards they come with a variety of fitments, and the top bit will use the same fitment as the brakes.
Can't see the front, but again you'll use the bolt where the brakes are secured, and as long as it has that extra securing point down the bottom of the forks, jobs a goodun.
This is a fairly old bike by the looks of it, but I'm pretty sure I have heard of more recent Allez's being used as commuters with full guards.
Not convinced this one is worth the money it's going for though.
Just FYI, a Trek 1000 can defo take full guards.
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I don't think those are eyelets. I am about 90% sure that is just the attachment between the chainstays and seatstays.0
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Posting links to live e.bay bids!?!?!? Forum could drop into meltdown, when you discover you have entered into a bidding frenzy, with some character from the forum who has totally "dissed" (so down with the kids, eh!?) the aforementioned...
Think you would be struggling with clearance for the Allez Sport, says I. 54 being the right size frame for me! Doh. It does look the better of the 2 though.0 -
I'm not in the market to buy one just at the mo - a bit of research. If I had my eye on sth I wouldn't tell you lot Emerging from under a big black cloud. All help welcome0
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Maybe you should get Jason Queally's time trial bike.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/DOLAN-OLYMPIC-TIM ... 240%3A13180 -
hmmm. Bit cheap and nasty for me Emerging from under a big black cloud. All help welcome0
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The track bike finishing on the 14th looks quite nice. Apologies to anyone who is bidding on this and wanted to keep it a bit of a secret...
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BRIDGESTONE-ANCHO ... 240%3A13180 -
You could try using clip on razor guards or race blades they work reasonably well and fit most road bikes regardless of eyelets - ~30 quid I think.0
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Linsen, if you hark back to my post on mudguards a while ago (that you hijacked!) you would be reminded of my woes. the allez won't take guards unless you want to faff around with p-clips and such.
I have carbon look race blades on mine now... which makes me FAST
So thats a NO. :!:Legs, lungs and lycra.
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I would NEVER hijack a thread...
Well not on purpose anyway - sorry! Emerging from under a big black cloud. All help welcome0 -
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no estoy seguro......Emerging from under a big black cloud. All help welcome0
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"no soy segura"? Estoy means "I am (in this place)", if I remember rightly, and you're a girl so the adjective has to be feminine, right?
Ooh, look at me, teaching the modern languages teacher modern languages. I fully expect this one to come back and slap me in the face despite my A in Spanish GCSE in 1990)0 -
yes should be segura - oops, but estoy describes the temporary state (or any location)
personality is "soy", mood etc is "estoy"
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"Not in the mood"?
I didn't actually know you taught spanish. I just thought of cauliflower cheese.Legs, lungs and lycra.
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It means "I'm not sure" Well, at least I thought it did.....Emerging from under a big black cloud. All help welcome0
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this hijack is about as tasty as cauliflower cheese. But I tell you what IS interesting...
MUDGUARDS!Legs, lungs and lycra.
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