2022 Specialized Allez Sprint review 

Insane prices. Got my 2020 Allez Sprint with 105 for $1900. Still a lot of coin for alloy/105 but I race criteriums. They jacked up the price by $1100!! These price increases are becoming just stupid.

Good review David but I just bought a brand new Canyon Endurace AL 7.0. WITH complete Shimano 105 groupset, carbon fork and seatpost, Selle Italia saddle, DT Swiss alloy rims and Continental Grand Prix tires for $1,550. HALF PRICE!!!

Your channel shines out brightly compared to the other big ones with bike related stuff. Truely good and honest stuff you were presenting in these 12 minutes.

I'm so glad I own the previous ver. Allez sprint

Nicely reviewed thanks.

Specialized is high if they think people are going to tolerate them selling an aluminum frame with 105 for 3 grand. You can get a caad13 with rival axs for the same price. Insane.

I’m sure it’s a good bike. But for that price you get better deals on full carbon bikes. Canyon Ultimate with 105 for example, seems way better value. Otherwise, great vid.

Very well said, Thank you for sharing this wonderful information. Now i love that bike. 🥰

Haha...$4k AUD for an alloy 105 bike....specialized are definitely smolin crack these days...and headset cable routing is a hard pass for me....#rimbrakesforthewin

I'm using merida scultura 300 2018 with navy blue paint job, never stop loving it!

In the perpetual game of where on the Norther Beaches / Upper North Shore did Dave film - I can finally get one :-) Looks like the bulk was filmed at JJ Hills reserve in Terrey Hills right beside the BOM watcher station.

I have the same color frame in a very similar AXS build. This is a great bike.

Awesome welding, real space technology !

I own the original Allez Sprint, modelled after the Venge. I really like my Sprint. I doubt the claims of the huge difference in aerodynamics but the new model is definitely on my “to be considered” list. I built my bike from a frame and would probably do the same again.

Word has it Stevie Wonder done the welds

Thanks for the video all blokes need to get riding

Things I like: -bottom bracket area looks mint. Stiff and simple, just like your husband. 😉 -paint is badass as per usual -good clearance for some big ass wheels and tires -simple seat clamp -looks "aero enough" (though I thought it was "everything") Things I hate: -"most complex headtube" is the laziest piece of marketing. If there is nothing better than that about it why hilight it? -internal cabling is cool, but the I wish they had carried over the shrouded way they did it on the sl7, or at least tucked it under the stem better. -killing off a alot of the aero shaping is starting to converge everything back to the one sl7 shape and seems like a bid to reduce SKUs and navigate supply chain issues rather than make a better individual bike. The upside of this is being to more readily get replacement parts. -price is a bit higher for the basics but I guess that's everything now. Overall a good effort and sure that people who buy it will enjoy, but nothing about this shows us the future of practical race bikes, kinda disappointed tbh. I'm so grateful to have my 2020 Venge and Allez!

First Aluminium Superbike? They having a Laugh 😂 😂 PELIZZOLI made aluminium super Bikes back in the 90s.. Coppi K3, TIG Welds that are super smooth, Aero and Stiff, as a Japanese bullet train.. Better than most of the Carbon Frames available today...

Everyone hating here didn’t race/ride the original Allez Sprint. Even if it’s „only“ as good as the old allez sprint I would be more than happy to pay for the frame at 1700USD. The original allez sprint is hands down my fave bike ever - and I own an Sworks SL7. The often called „harsh“ ride quality makes it SUPER fun and agile. It’s not faster than carbon but certainly feels like it. I can’t wait to test ride this new version even though I am sad to see there is no more rim brake :(

I had a steel Tange Prestige Specialized Allez way back when I did club racing as a youngster

Ouch to that weight for a 52cm frameset, guess all those welds and shaped tubes really add to the weight... My CAAD13 2022 model in 56cm weighed in at 1325g with hanger, all bolts. Nice to see threaded BB but wish they smoothed out the welds, it would have the icing on the cake.

Seatstay welds look positively grotesque. I would have thought by now they would have found a way to hire a decent welder for the task... It looks nothing like a “smart” weld.

Imagine spending $1000 more than an Emonda ALR for this welding monstrosity.

Coming from mountain biking, road bikes always seem like a ripoff... 3k for an alu bike with mid range parts?

There’s no way that a Allez is that much heavier. I called specialized and they told me that the S works SL7 weighs 1.69 kg and the regular SL7 is 1.87 kg both in a 56. But the Allez frame set weighs 1.5 kg but that is in a 54. The representative did not have numbers for a 56 but he estimated that it would be around 1.9 kg. So the Allez does not weigh .5 kg heavier than the tarmac but rather it weighs approximately .2 to.1 kilograms heavier than the tarmac SL7. so if you are that concerned about weight, you could get the aluminum frame and become a weight weenie and get it to the same weight as the carbon SL7 with no problem. And by the way, add a much cheaper price where are you don’t have to worry about replacing the frame when you crash. Even with crash replacement, you still have to come up with $3000.

just built one, Ultegra setup, roval cl50, etc cost me $5500 for an aluminum bike but I just love the road feedback.

Thumbs up for the review (not the bike)

If they make an aluminum version of the Tarmac, they should make a steel version of the Aethos.

For the price.. that welding mark should be more better looking...

The only problem is the frame price. Im waiting for this new model allez sprint. But the price I feel that better i keep my preview version .. so sad to expensive for poor people like me

Do a head to head of CAAD13 vs Allez Sprint please

What is the front chainring size and rear cassette range? Looking to a similar build.

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The bike industry has gone insane. Creating solutions to problems which don't exist in an effort to keep the customer interested. Next year's thing will be a 10kg aero bike which is now 16% faster and 24% stiffer, with the hope that it'll maybe get down to 8kg in future incarnations.

So they made the Allez Sprint less aero and more expensive than the previous version?

Just bought an alleyz specialized almost new for 100$ but the tires were flat and my pump didn’t work on it :(

Is the head tube bigger in circumference than the old Allez Sprint? Wondering if that has changed.

That is a good looking bike. But I would rather have a gravel bike. The color is beautiful.

I don't like the look of those welds

I have a straight gauge ti frame (Seven cycles) that weighs a few grams less than this frame. I'd prefer a late 90's, early 00's Cannondale CAAD 3/4, over this frameset. The Cannondales would be lighter too.

Is it possible to make my 2020 allez fully internal cable routing? by swaping by headset bearing into the new one?

Allez Sprint LTD - SRAM Force eTap AXS 1x 7500€ in germany. If the bicycle industry continues like this, it could be that many companies will soon go down the drain. They just set ridiculous prices ONLY. See Ultegra Di2 12-speed and co. I also have to say that I have owned a relatively large number of bikes, but it has never been as bad as the workmanship is at the moment. You can buy bikes that are over 5k euros and they are then processed like a hardware store bike. Alone design errors with fork shafts and Co. It's 2022, end customers have been buying carbon bicycles for well over 20 years. And the manufacturers are still not able to build well-made carbon frames. The industry earns more than enough, you can ask for it.

Tank

don't like a long/low fit? Go 1 or 2 cm shorter for the stem and use an extra spacer or two. Sorted.

caad 12 is the best alloy ever ... end of discussion.

I was looking at offloading my rim brake Allez Sprint frameset for a disk version.....Not at these prices!!!! I've owned many Specialized MTBs and road bikes but now it's hard to justify the amount of coin for their products.

Is there enough room for the bend in cables if stem is slammed?

Please tell me which stem are you running on your allez or which stem i can use on it… At first i thought that i can actually use the stem specifically builded for Roubaix but i had recently found out that i can’t😢

I never expect Specialized to revive the Allez Sprint. Looks a lot more appealing now.

Those welds though. They can do better. And the price, they are really pushing it.

Can you explain why your size 52 bike is heavier than my size 60 CAAD 13?

Coming to a bike shop near you in 2025!

The price is absolutely atrocious

Well, if you're buying Specialized you're mostly buying the brand image nowadays... Next time they are gonna weld from the Z-axis and say it's the newest flipflop tech! Pity, but there are people who love wasting money

"innovate or die" the innovation is "S-WELDS'

used Trek for $300 USD with Sora. Can go 23 miles in an hour without TT equipment. it's good enough for weekly workouts......not going pro.

Specialized thinks they're Apple with their prices

Where are you? Terry Hills?

A 1511g frame for this price is disgusting! It is basically made to be heavier intentionally to give way to the carbon tarmac pro, and the tarmac pro itself is also made worst off(weight-wise) than previous generations to sell the Sworks. I own the last version allez sprint disc, will never "upgrade" it

Next video?...Caad13 vs Allez Sprint vs Emonda ALR.

"Dropped chain stays"? Nice...

Can I run R7020 with full cable housing?

I don’t enjoy riding alloy bikes. I use an Emonda ALR with carbon Zipp components in winter. It’s a huge slog compared to BMC TMSLR01 I use in the warmer months. I’m just not convinced

The weight of this bike is 17 pounds?

btw how tall are u?

Was this build by Giant for Specialized?

how tall are u?

is this bike fast?

the $6.800 price tag is ridiculous .. there are specialized tarmac SL7 with lower price tag and comparable Groupset.. why buy a alloy copy when u can get “real deal”

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3K for an aluminum bike with mid level parts and no internal routing is stupid. What’s even worse is we’ll be seeing these frames on FB marketplace for double the retail price

Curious how tall you are to be on a 52cm

It’s a hoot to ride. Best comment in the video

Aluminum why? If its so awesome why do you need a carbon seat post, carbon fork , carbon rims?

Isnt this just an aluminium tarmac?

RedHook Crit 2017 edition or bust

This bike looks great but the price doesn't make sense. At $3,000 for a 105 bike, it should be under 8kg. Instead is is basically 9kg

The internal welding looks quite bad

seems like the guy bout' to laugh everytime he talks about the joints and weldings 😂

I love what they are doing, but I'd rather buy an old shiv and change it the cockpit, making a less expensive bike with the same quality

Chainring tooth?

At this price point - grind those welds, roadies are vain c.. Canyon do it, Cannondale did it, it can be done. I'll use my cash to thank you Specialized. ^.^

Okay from the top, but without reading this time.

Overpriced. That logo alone costs an extra $1K

" SMART WELD TECHNOLOGY " 😂 is it a joke ?

that welding though... WEAK! and frame 1511g weight? hahahahahaha

No rim brakes, no buying for me. Disc brakes ruined the look, the weight and the aerodynamic of the bicycles.

Sorry... frame set builds are cost prohibitive. Specialized knows this, which is why they price their frames w/ zero financial breaks in mind. In fact... frame up builds often cost more than a complete bike, which makes zero sense.

Yo is he really saying Allez like that? The French are judging you rn

the welds are so ugly.

Cheesecake.

So... horrible value, overweight bike with harsh riding characteristics. I somehow don't see a line forming for this one. But thanks for the chuckle at "fastest alloy bike", that's a good one!

Just bring back old Allez, affordable and agile roadbike..

If you want the ugliest bike at your local crit get an Allez

Specialized bikes are ridiculously overpriced. And those welds are hideous.

Did Specialize bribe every road cycling reviewer?? Perhaps you haven’t noticed that the massive welds near the head tube have been universally panned as hideous? That an aluminum size 56 frame with no pedals weighing over 19 pounds isn’t desirable to many? That $3k for an aluminum 105 group set with a mediocre-at-best stock wheelset is actually too expensive for what you get? Does this mean that the bike is bad? No! But missing these big picture points is annoying dude …

Specialized can’t even supply bike shops with their correct models, but what’s one more 2023 ETA?! Talk about priority issues. What a joke.

Al-um-MIN-ium..........the way Brits pronounce it cracks me up!

Too expensive

I just came for the YourAllezIsOverpriced memes. The stem routing is so ugly Still don't know what the hype around it is about