Specialized Allez Review

Specialized Allez Sport Triple 2010



Bought from Hargroves Cycles in Farham Hampshire





GOOD POINTS



- Very well priced



- Excellent Groupset / gear set (full Sora with Tiagra rear mech works vey well)



- Ergonomic handle bars. (very comfortable)







BAD POINTS



- Very cheap plastic pedals with toe clips (need to upgrade to SPD-SL straight away)



- Saddle was uncomfortable for me. (Specialized have a Body Geometry saddle fitting tool to find the perfect saddle for you )



- Seat post difficult to adjust. (the saddle has plenty of adjustment but once its fitted its perfect, just a lot of messing around to get it spot on)



- Slick Tyres (Great in the summer and dry days, but in my opinion, idealy for safety reasons the bike should leave the shop with all weather tyres)





GENERAL COMMENTS



The bike is fantastic for the money and is very smooth and responsive. The Ergonomic handle bars are fantastic and so comfortable, just be carefull when setting off because you can catch your knees on the wide drops.



The pedals are shockingly bad quality, but i suppose all stock pedals are, the first thing to buy is a good set of SPD-SL pedals and some good stiff shoes



Paintwork is Excellent. the specialized logo is painted on and not cheap decals that will peel off over time.



Overall i dont think there is a better bike for the money.