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Allez sprint is a great bike. Not sure I’d throw all that money into it if I were just starting out crit racing. Cat 5 be crazy. 😂

This 7.18 thing is lighter than the SL7 S-works with Ultegra Di2 and Roval CLX.. But a 54t 1x? Man, he is looking for trouble the moment he leaves FL for any climbs.. This guy could actually go sub 7kg for show.. There's these stupid light starfish shape brake rotors from Taiwan that is half the weight of those Dura Ace Ice Tech... then the last possible magic is TPU instead of tubeless.. One more thing.. i notice during sound test.. the crankarm won't pedal itself.. don't tell me he is running stock bb30

With the Trump tariffs it will cost 60% more

I like this color, but unfortunately the bike looks like it was welded from two separate parts after an accident 😒

Nice build! I took 2.86 lb off my gravel bike by replacing only the wheel set (Berd sparrow) and the saddle (ti rail wtb).

Crazy light for an aluminum bike. I have a Giant Contend I’m putting on a diet but just for casual rides. Dumped more than three pounds already but i started over 23 lbs in a large frame. Probably will end up at 18.5 lbs and $3500 all in. Love having a inexpensive bike that rides great and isn’t fragile.

Could you make a video of how you modified the fork and headset for internal cable routing?

I miss my Allez sprint. Was an amazing fluro green that always got attention. Unfortunately got stolen 😢

Also should have got a darimo seatpost and galfer rotors 140mm.

Man yoy amuse me

Why no carbon crankset? Would have saved at least half a pound.

Wow that it beautiful! 😍

I wish more bicycle shops sold used reconditioned bicycles. Especially for the new rider. I like buying used, but feel many used bicycles are stolen bicycles. Buying used from a shop would feel more legitimate.

So what happened to the Mazda ?

The Allez is the bootlegger car of bikes. You can upgrade it and turn it into anything Added a deep 80 rim up front on mine a 55 on the rear, a lighter deep profile carbon fork, negative rise stem, effectively turned mine into a Venge, cooking the road til the clock strikes midnight 🌽 🔥

You what's the cost of the upgrade??

I have a commuter build of this frame, and even at 21lbs, she’s mad speedy

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Are you a Berk saddles dealer?

insane unlimited budget crit bike. but i wouldve taken 105 di2 or sram rival/force for it :P

Pimping

Sorry but that 1x nonsense doesn’t count 👎🏻

I think buyer should beware regarding a purchase of this power meter. I have a left right leg power imbalance. I purchased this PM direct from Magene and tested against two pedal based power meters. Garmin Vector DUO and Favero DUO. The left/right balance was off by 10% and not even consistent on the over/under power reading. I requested warranty service and have gotten no response after multiple attempts. Total waste of $300.

I own a '23 custom build Allez Sprint and absolutely love it. These bikes rip.

Most mortals won't over-deck a crit bike like this . . . too Crash-Prone But then again, GC is CASH-Prone! Ching! Ching!

Not bad. So maybe 16lbs for a larger size frame. If i was to spend money to really chop weight I would consider the crankset first cause i would run 2x

I had to Google what crit racing is, love the build you got there did you say there is covers for Shimano bolts? I'm looking to put Shimano tiagra on a folding bike build but might get other chainring for it, estimate to be lighter than Brompton t type with 20" wheels I think with my Trek Emonda ALR 54cm that mainly got as white era design, shame estimate without bottle cage but all else estimate 6.4kg (2x still) I'm sticking to time trial, so at start thought this was carbon

👍👍👍

If you're starting out crit racing, probably not a good idea to deck out your bike.

So is kinda aluminium S-works sl7

Nice color combo! 👌

Not a fan of the Allez Sprint, but I can't fault anything you’ve done here - a nice little project, and I'm sure this thing will absolutely fly! Nice work 👏

Not my choice of components but great build

Nice work 👍

This might be the sexiest Allez sprint I have ever built

For a 5k bike I’d borrow his DL, car keys and GF for collateral.

Saves 0.0001 watt for the bearing?

Saves 0.0001 watt for the bearing?

Cool bike bit dear

Worked at a bike shop and one day a guy walked in, picked up a bike in the display window, and rode off. After that we had to lock the bikes in the display window.

Supacaz tape is too short to reverse wrap bars if you want to cover the bars closer to the stem. But I love how clean it looks to reverse wrap. I use 44 or 46mm bars and the ENVY tape is my favorite due to the extra length compared to other brands.

you should do a video comparing these from 2021 to 2025 models

Or - I can just keep using my SRAM crankset power meter and Shimano SPD pedals.

I had a bike shop in San Francisco for 8 years and we lost bikes to thieves. But usually involved a stolen id and no credit cards. Often the thieves were what I'd call pros. They did it for a living and operated all over Northern California. Once a guy with a baby about 18 months old came in and was looking at bikes. He wanted to try one but says "I don't have any id but I can leave you the baby." I said that would be fine. I took the baby and the guy rode off on the bike. The baby immediately figured out he'd just been traded for a bicycle and went apeshit. I couldn't get him to calm down. People walking by the shop would look in the door and ask me "What's the matter with that baby?" It was five long minutes with a raging baby. Just remember, the effective thief exploits your desire to make some money. Any good scam depends on the greed of the victim.

I use a cheap alloy bike and used 1 by and its a proof that getting stronger is better than having more choices lmao

Wish you would have tried this on tubeless rims which can run at slightly higher pressure, hookless rims are a nightmare for tyres popping off on bad roads in the UK.

Wow!! Good story with happy ending 👍

Totally off the point of the video but I heavily considered these pedals bc I really wanted to use a PM. I use my bike for all sorts of riding and lots of evening short road/gravel rides (5-7 miles), and don't want to use clipless unless it's for a specific longer ride. I chose for my 1x, Sigeyi PM spider + wolf tooth shimano chainring (better chainline) and has been awesome. Also a small bit of weight savings while you're at it (Sigeyi is 101g, my xpedo clipless pedals are 221g = 322g vs. 384g). Just something to consider for other riders out there who may want an alternative to pedal PM. Cost wise should be a little cheaper too iirc, just more work checking for compatibility and install.

How far can you drive on a single battery charge?