Specialized Allez Winter/Turbo/Commuter Build
dannbodge
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I decided recently that instead of using my Spesh Tarmac over winter and on my Tacx Flux, I'd buy/build a winter/turbo and commuting bike.
As I like the geometry of my Tarmac I set out on the hunt for a Allez or CAAD8. I originally planned on getting a decent bike and just changing/upgrading the groupset to Tiagra 4700 to keep costs low and to allow my OH to use her Tiagra bike on the Turbo trainer too. However this proved quite difficult.
The other night I found the perfect frame. A 2010 Allez Sport triple.
In the correct size and only 20mins from me, it also came with 90% of the groupset.
All for a bargain of £50.. yes that's right a 2010 Allez for £50
(Front and Rear Mechs taken off straight away)
So I then stripped it all down:
Once painted it should look something like this:
and the final spec will be:
Tiagra 4700 50/34 with Short Cage and 12-28 Cassette
Fulcrum Racing Quattro Wheels w/ 25c Michelin Pro4
Specialized Power Saddle
Deda Finishing Kit
Hopefully the weight should be around 9kg?
My build spreadsheet is saying the final cost will be around £480
I'll update this progress when it's made!
As I like the geometry of my Tarmac I set out on the hunt for a Allez or CAAD8. I originally planned on getting a decent bike and just changing/upgrading the groupset to Tiagra 4700 to keep costs low and to allow my OH to use her Tiagra bike on the Turbo trainer too. However this proved quite difficult.
The other night I found the perfect frame. A 2010 Allez Sport triple.
In the correct size and only 20mins from me, it also came with 90% of the groupset.
All for a bargain of £50.. yes that's right a 2010 Allez for £50
(Front and Rear Mechs taken off straight away)
So I then stripped it all down:
Once painted it should look something like this:
and the final spec will be:
Tiagra 4700 50/34 with Short Cage and 12-28 Cassette
Fulcrum Racing Quattro Wheels w/ 25c Michelin Pro4
Specialized Power Saddle
Deda Finishing Kit
Hopefully the weight should be around 9kg?
My build spreadsheet is saying the final cost will be around £480
I'll update this progress when it's made!
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The paint isn't great.
It's cracked and the frame is corroding under it in places.
Why?
No idea, just seems like the sort of thing I do
Also progress:
Knocked the headset bearings out at lunch using the fly press at work.
What's even better is I sold the old groupset bits last night for £25, so this frame only owes me £25
Hmm ... where's the "Foe" button ....
All of the parts for the build have arrived and I made a start on the paint.
I bought what I thought was the right blue, but unsure if it was actually mixed properly as I was expecting baby blue, not bright blue:
However on the clearance rack, there were 3 cans of Mazda 22E Deep Purple, so for £1.30 a can I gave them a go.
Last night it looked like a nice colour:
However today I'm not so sure (I was practicing masking, instead of using stickers)
Sanded down and taped up the frame and fork:
Gave it all a coat of etch primer, followed by a coat of normal primer:
Following a wipe down and degrease, I managed to hang it properly ready for more primer:
Then primer coats 2 and 3:
Next up, more sanding then basecoat of colour for the graphics!
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Brilliant find, really looking forward to seeing the finished bike.
I've now got all the parts needed for the build and including the Spesh Power saddle (the 2nd most expensive thing on this bike
It's been a busy weekend but plenty of progress has been made:
Started off by getting the last layers of primer flatted down, then got the white basecoat on for the graphics:
Then I got the graphics laid down - These are just replica stickers:
Once they were on, i got a couple of coats of the blue on (the forks are going to be black with a blue S on them), then hung it outside to air whilst I cleaned up the shed:
Because I've been doing lots of painting, I decided a proper mask was in order (filters out everything including the paint odours).
and the floor:
Because they were just stickers a lot of sticky residue was left. So I had to clean them all with a can of brake cleaner.
Sticker masks off:
The next day I got it back out in the shed and laid down some lacquer:
Started with 1200 grit then moved onto 2500 and 3000.
Then I got is polished. Luckily I have a proper machine polisher, so this didn't take too long and wasn't very difficult.
I am so happy with the finish, it's super glossy.
To show the flake in the forks:
Next up, I'll get it built!
I am doing the same with a carbon frame at the moment.
Ed
Yeah just normal aerosols from my local paint place.
Nope, normal 1k lacquer, I don't have teh kit to use 2k, especially as it's so toxic.
I've done plenty of car bits before 1k so I'm not terribly worried about the robustness of 1k.
Photos were just taken with my phone and nothing fancy done with them except uploading.
Did a tiny bit more between getting home and having dinner last night:
Took out the cone spacer and dropped the bars a bit more:
Stuck a Bottle cage on:
To make it easier to move around, I stuck the seatpost and saddle on, and set them to roughly my height
and lastly put the chainset on it.
I'll hopefully get a bit more done tonight, but I need to buy new bars and a new mech hanger before I can make proper progress.
Front Mech and Rear Mech mounted and chain put on.
and how if currently sits, looking more like a bike every day: