Specialized Tarmacs are great bikes with phenomenal geometry and comfort. The newest SL8 shares a lot of similarities with the newest Porsche GT3 RS. It's predictable and extremely fast. A lot of Porsche customers did beat their track records first try. That's how confidence inspiring good engineering feels. A much as I love riding the Tarmac, the Allez embrace more of the road chatter at high-speed, and this makes me feel alive. According to Specialized the Allez cannibalized the SL7! Let's just imagine this in the most extreme possible form. If the SL8 is the richest person on earth, the SL7 is his kid. Imagine you could cannibalize Elon Musk's kid, use his cars, yacht, helicopter, mansions at the beach and just enjoy life without any of the drawbacks, responsibility and expectations! Wouldn't this be crazy? This is what the Allez gives me. Same SL8 speed but more emotions.
Frame:
2025 Specialized Allez Sprint 52cm Gloss Charcoal Tint Strata / 12x142mm Carbon-Ti 159mm 12x1.0mm thru axle
Fork/Headset:
OEM FACT Carbon fork / 12x100mm Carbon-Ti 117mm 12x1.0mm thru-axle / Ceramicspeed OHD SLT SL7 headset / Extralite AC06 headset cover
Crankset/Bottom Bracket:
Sram force dub 165mm custom sanded and 2k clearcoat / Kogel preload ring / Extralite BSA with Kogel bearings 42x30x7 road seals / BB016-01 Hope dub adapters
Pedals:
Shimano dura-ace PD-R9100
Drivetrain/Cog/Chainring/Chain:
Shimano dura-ace CS-R9200 11-34 cassette / Garbaruk 52t round chainring / Shimano dura-ace cn-m9100 chain
Derailleurs/Shifters:
Shimano ultegra Di2 RD-R8170 derailleur / Shimano ultegra Di2 ST-R8170
Saddle/Seatpost:
AX-Lightness / Darimo SL7 UD carbon 300/15mm
Brakes:
Shimano dura-ace BR-R9270 with Shimano RT-MT900 rotors 160/140mm
Front Wheel/Hub/Tire:
690g Nextie Carbon 50mm NXT50GX ERD541mm 425g 50x29x22mm laced with 24x 260mm Sapim CX-Ray to DT-SWISS 350 with black Sapim polyax 12mm brass nippels
Rear Wheel/Hub/Tire:
820g Nextie Carbon 50mm NXT50GX ERD541mm 425g 50x29x22mm laced with 28 Sapim CX-Ray (DS256mm, NDS258mm) to DT-SWISS 350 with black Sapim polyax 12mm brass nippels
Accessories:
nichecycling.ch Ti direct mount hanger / Silca Ti bottle cages / Silca Ti bottle screws / Radoxx x Dangerholm topcap / Carbon-Ti Screw / Alptitude garmin mount combo /
More Info:
under 8kg would be nice
Added by ianiscaratti. Last updated 1 day ago.
9 Comments
Why are lighter bikes faster?
Posted 7 days ago
Why do you ask me that or is this a rethoric question fishing for aero?
Posted 7 days ago
i'm excited for this. i almost bought the blood red frameset before I got my emonda.
Posted 30 days ago
I'm excited too and did almost buy an emonda sl7 too when they released it.
Posted 29 days ago
Blokk says:
Harry Potter knows best and would´ve approved your prosaic approach to cycling…i guess.
Posted 7 days ago
ianiscaratti says:
thank you for that new word I just googled.
Posted 7 days ago