New weapon: 2012 Specialized Allez Elite

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  • RideOnTime
    RideOnTime Posts: 4,712
    m3ta1head wrote:
    Devastazione wrote:
    m3ta1head wrote:
    Just finished installing new gruppo (full 6700), only thing missing from this photo is the 3T Dorico Team seatpost (currently on the way). Will take better pics soon.

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    Why in the world you decided to put the dreadful Ultegra 6700 :shock: :shock: ??

    Dreadful? :lol: I picked up the group dirt cheap and couldn't be happier at all.

    oh :|
  • m3ta1head
    m3ta1head Posts: 23
    Took some new pics. 3t post has a bit more setback than I actually need-I'm able to get my position but the saddle is mounted pretty far forward. I will probably switch to a Thomson elite 15mm setback post for a more pleasing aesthetic. Thinking about rewrapping the bars in some microtex dual black/red tape on....thoughts?

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  • homers_double
    homers_double Posts: 8,332
    I'm gonna clean my Allez tonight/tomorrow, spent too much time on it and not enough on it.
    Advocate of disc brakes.
  • ugo.santalucia
    ugo.santalucia Posts: 28,325
    I appreciate that in your part of the world even school kids have at least one gun, but this thing of calling a bike "weapon" is just plain wrong... :roll:
    left the forum March 2023
  • m3ta1head
    m3ta1head Posts: 23
    Just took final weight (including cages, speed/cadence sensor, minus the extremely heavy r540 pedals which will be replaced soon): 7974g

    It ended up a bit on the heavy side for sure but I didn't exactly build it up with weight weenie components-I was going for stiffness and durability more than anything. Overall, I'm pretty stoked with how the bike turned out on a ~$1500 budget.
  • OPQS
    OPQS Posts: 187
    Nice colourway as others have said. In time you might like to upgrade the STIs to modern day Ultegra as well - sidepull is so 80s ;)
  • Miles253
    Miles253 Posts: 535
    That colour scheme is great! very racy looking position too.
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  • MountainMonster
    MountainMonster Posts: 7,423
    I never understand people's obsession with taking the pedals off to weigh the bike. A bike has pedals, and therefore it is not a complete bike without pedals.

    Bike looks great though! Hope you enjoy it!
    My London Road
  • ugo.santalucia
    ugo.santalucia Posts: 28,325
    OPQS wrote:
    Nice colourway as others have said. In time you might like to upgrade the STIs to modern day Ultegra as well - sidepull is so 80s ;)

    And the reason being?
    left the forum March 2023
  • velogee
    velogee Posts: 133
    What size frame? I have a 58cm 2011 model with 6800 wheels which I hope to complement with full 6800, and would like to have an idea on weight.

    Looks great
    Madone 4.9 2014
    Jeffsy 27.5 2018
  • m3ta1head
    m3ta1head Posts: 23
    velogee wrote:
    What size frame? I have a 58cm 2011 model with 6800 wheels which I hope to complement with full 6800, and would like to have an idea on weight.

    Looks great

    52cm. Full 6800 would be very nice indeed.

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