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Well, it's hard to say without riding the new one personally, but I'd definitely like one haha. Guessing it's the difference between the last gen Venge and the sl7, with the new Sprint being more all around racer than the stiffness beast the original sprint was. Value is another thing entirely. I'd personally buy one purely as an aluminium/practicality guy, but then I won't be upgrading due in large part to the inflation of prices all around. I can currently sell my Allez for what I paid for it...

It's all the same, just the word "Comp" is used to differentiate the full build.

I reckon they will, but no idea how long you'll be waiting. It's scarcity all round with anything new at the moment sadly. I could practically sell my Allez for what I paid for it! Such is the direness of our situation. I hope one shows up soon for you.

I found too only a 54 size.. I'm tall 179cm and 84cm insteam..do u think is good for me?

@@alfgrey8605 I have the same measurements, fits great!

You has already it?

@@alfgrey8605 yes, since January 21

@@wannabcyclist size of stem?

No reason not to trust an older one, the general design hasn't changed. A low mileage used one will no doubt be great. Just watch for the Praxis bottom bracket in those that came with them. The early expanding version can be annoyingly squeaky.

@@Millistration thanks ones again man. Will start my search.

Well given that aero > lightness, I'd be thinking a decent set of 50mm carbons with a 21mm internal rim bed width. As for saddlebags, I tried to fit a Topeak clip system unsuccessfully, so feel your pain. I just run some old no brand items with a Velcro on assembly. Specialized has there own bag system that would definitely fit though, so may pay to run with that 🤔

@@Millistration I just ordered the Lezyne Road Caddy-- it got generally great reviews, attaches only to the saddle rails, and seems to stay snug underneath the seat. If that doesn't work, I'll check out the Specialized bags, although, the reviews haven't been great on those...

I actually rate Lezyne stuff. I run their super GPS among other things and it's been faultless. Hope it works out 👍🏻

Honestly the Allez Sprint is a go fast bike, so not the first place I would go for an all rounder bike. Whilst it "can" fill that role, the geometry really is for an aggressive position, and is stiffer than what most cyclists will ever need. You'll be paying for advantages you may never use. I bought this bike with the full intention of crit racing, segment bombing and fast shop rides (races). It does that really well. For long cruisy buds rides of a Sunday morning, I still ride the CAAD10 8/10 times.

Depends how fussy you are 🤔 the Allez as reviewed has the older style expanding BB, and I gotta tell you, it's a battle to stop the squeak. I've resigned to the fact it makes noise above about 320watts, even though I used some Loctite to try shut it up. The instructions for the BB even state you're supposed to remove it every so often to re-grease/anti-sieze it. It's a dog. The praxis Shimano conversion on the caad on the other hand: flawless.

@@Millistration I am sooo annoyed with the squeaking bottom bracket on this one. What ever I have done so far did not work, I just couldn’t get rid of it

@@wannabcyclist right there with you. I've tried everything except replacing the bb. I'm thinking of forking for the newer style praxis bb with an expanding nylon ring and seeing if that works. Part of me thinks I could also use some spacers on the crank spindle. Very frustrating though, and all Praxis did when I emailed was refer me to the local distributor. Useless!

@@Millistration I’ll get it serviced, I don’t think it will help in the long run though. Let me know if you go through with BB exchange and the result. I hope it solves the problem!

Yes not it's most flattering feature. Some colours show them worse than others. I appreciate it for what it can do, and the welds are an unabashed statement of the Sprint's unique (and superior) technology... At least that's what I tell myself 😂

From what all I've seen you can do it, just not very comfortably 😂 its not known for a soft comfortable ride haha

I think it will be good enough, you can always use spacers... That said, unless you're regularly doing punchy accelerations, engage in spirited riding and want to save aero watts through position, there are far better options for an endurance bike. Better an endurance bike for the occasional sprint, than a sprint/race bike for consistently long rides, wouldn't you say? But yes, it is "good enough."

I'd say 4 hours is about as long as I've ever spent on it tbh. I still enjoy it for sure, and do still choose to take it on long rides, but typically I'll take my CAAD 10 on those for the sake of comfort and the lighter weight.

Thanks! Yeh it'll make a great team bike. I'd be running 28mm tyres for longer road races though 😉

Thank you!

It really comes down to the individual's leg/torso lengths, but you're probably a 52 (I'm 174cm and use a 52). Specialized has a size guide online somewhere, just google it if in doubt.

It really comes down to the individual's leg/torso lengths, but a 54 is likely a safe bet.

I would go a 52cm if you're not a racer, or a 49cm if you want a potentially less comfortable but more race oriented/aero position (if you have to ask about frame size, you're probably in the 52cm camp). Stem length is very personal to your arm/torso length so not really something I can advise on. You really need to sit on the bike and feel out your position before making a decision on that.

Oww wooww..thank you so much for your suggestion..anyway, it’s worth it to have allez sprint disc right?😬

@@ikadb3564 I definitely think disc is worth it ;)

Thank you so much 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾

If the rumours are true, I'd still pick a caad for longer stuff and the caad 13 at that. The Allez sprint is fine, but a caad is more comfy for anything longer than a 50km or so. I've done hundo's on the Allez and it's ok still, just gotta have your saddle game dialled.

@@Millistration Thank You Sir. So I have heard too. I should have picked up a CAAD12 but now I cannot find one to fit me. Not sure about the CAAD13 there mixed reviews on that one.

@@osint6372 Mixed reviews? I'm yet to see a negative one (I've read maybe 5 official ones?) but would be surprised if it was a dud. I do question how flexy it would be, not much can best the Allez in that department. My LBS just got the 13 in recently, so I'm planning to head down there and give one a go, and if they're willing, review it too :)

Honestly never looked into the pads so I couldn't tell you, they go fine though, just a bit noisy in the wet so I've learned. Def's a disc fan now.

Yupppp disc brakes for life

I've seen some used bargains on FB sale pages of late, no doubt still a great bike.

I'm not surprised at all, the Allez is "comfortable enough" while the caads are genuinely comfortable. Yet to try the 13...

Thanks bro! I see you're getting out a bit more on your Allez of late too. You were pretty quick in T-bar, would be nice to bump into you at a crit in future 😉

Haha! While I've definitely been guilty of that before (actually won a sprint finish from the hoods in a crit one time, never living that down!) my get out of jail free card in this is hard to tell on the video: I was ascending at the time ;)

That would be ideal, although I just snapped up a used set of Fulcrum Racing Quattro Carbon DB rims for a good price, so I'll be running those on it. First ride on them will be tomorrow, and whilst they're not the lightest option they should be stiffer/smoother, SO KEEN to see how it feels on some proper wheels.

I've yet to see a silver & blue one available in Australia, not a single one on bikeexchange either (they have pics, but checking the specs reveals they only come in black) but happy to be corrected. Does have hydraulic discs, there's no 105 cable disc option to my knowledge.

Andrew Millist Creative I think yours is the nicest colour anyway! Don’t worry I wasn’t looking for cable actuated disc brakes as I already have them on my Caad X and they’re terrible imo.

Andrew Millist Creative forgot to say, thanks for replying!

@@BikeLife154 Haha yeh I would have gone with black regardless 😎 No worries 🤙🏻

52cm. I'm 174cm and run a 110mm stem, was going for a compact setup compared to the 54cm frames I typically run.

@@Millistration with that height, i think you are downgrade the size to 52 rather than 54?

Disc version is Di2 compatible out of the box!

@@Millistration Amazing! Thanks for the info

You and me both! Couldn't believe there was no proper reviews of it on TH-cam. Hopefully this helped 👍🏻

If you do long descents, ride in rain/mud; plan on upgrading to carbon wheels; and don't mind the extra steps for servicing, then disc brakes are a good option.

As @ayowser01 said. Also, the thru axles of the disc version offer extra stiffness, which I think would justify the step to disc on its own.

@@Bungle2010 I picked up a rim brake version for all the same reasons. I also wanted to get a feel for what standard, rim brakes are like before spending the extra $ on a disc bike; my next bike will likely be disc.

@@Bungle2010 My bike came with the Axis brake calipers. I did a quick, short ride on them once before I swapped them out for 105 calipers. I'm still using the pads that came with the bike; I assume Axis pads. So far the pads are working out fine. I usually hit a max speed of 40mph on my descents. I can't imagine that Shimano or any other aftermarket pad will be much better. I mean, it's just rubber, right?

I actually felt the same when I first saw the Praxis items on it. They're not as pretty as the 105 cranks, but in testing (fairwheelbikes has a good crank write up) they were almost the stiffest cranks you could buy. A little heavy granted, but for crits where weight is less of an issue I'm actually pretty happy they came on the bike. I do get jealous of those shiny Shimano looks though...

@@Millistration No need to be jealous. They scratch easily 😓

The 2019 sprint comp rim break version is full Shimano 105

@@SaadyAb that's good news for new buyers.

@@Bungle2010 I think it depends on region. I noticed this when I picked up my own bike.

Need them new wheels though, then that'll do it for me ☺️

Honestly I'd go the Sprint Comp, mostly because you'll frequently see $4k+ builds on sprint frames but I've never seen one on the current elite frameset, which should tell you of its competence. If you can swing the funds, the Disc is the way to go, mostly for the resale aspect too. The used prices for lower end non disc bikes and wheelsets has really taken a hit with many riders moving to disc bikes. I hope that helps.

I went with the sprint comp, I sorta knew I'd kick myself if I didn't. However I skipped the disc upgrade. . . thanks for the video. Greetings from usa. @@Millistration

@@piknick111 Still a great bike and now you get the cheaper options on used wheel upgrades, so that's a win.

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