ThatsOK Cyril

Thanks. DUH! I'm slapping my head. Clearly it is BEFORE THE SLASH "S" LOGO. That means this is an E.A.R.L.Y. Allez! Not a Konno/3Rensho but shortly thereafter!

Isn't '81 the first production year for the Stumpjumper and also the FIRST YEAR FOR THE ALLEZ??? 1981 IS the year I started racing bicycles.

I'm diggin the Campy aero levers but that was what specifically threw me off as far as the year. I believe those aero levers are just some PO's later upgrade because I don't remember Campy having aero levers until the MIDDLE1980s.



-Cyril

Mr.Toolbox

Here is my specialized allez pro. This is before i stripped it. I'm now in the process of of putting on a drop bar and doing some touch up work on the frame. The frame is light and VERY Lively..

ThatsOK Cyril

Thanks Jim. So yours remains a mystery as to who the specific builder (company) was?

I think I've found a treasure. I will post pix after I pick it up next week. -Cyril

75lechamp 

Well, according to what I have been able to glean from the inter webs, I believe this to be either an '83 or more likely an '84 Allez.

I just happened to luck into this by visiting my friend John who has a fantastic shop in Steamboat. In the back of my mind, I always wanted to do an "American Flyers" tribute bike. This one is about the right time frame and is not the "SE" version which had Suntour Superbe components. I am pretty familiar with that film and in my view the earlier shots are more like the standard spec Allez for either 83 or 84, which is pretty much full campy, and mostly SR. The stem is a black Specialized, along with Specialized bars. I have a Specialized headset to put on it, but have a Campy Chorus for now. You will note that in the race portions of the film, they are using Allez SEs, which have the Specialized crank and Suntour Superbe components. The SR Laprade seatposts they used had flutes painted red, so in mine I painted the flutes on a Campy SR post. I used a Concor Superleggera instead of an Avocet, thought I might switch that out. I used the Benotto pearl tape per the original. It came out pretty well, just waiting for a Suntour ultra 7 to arrive in the mail, and I will ride this in my annual Tour of the Moon in Grand Junction, which was the last stage in the film, based on the 1984 Coors Classic. The frame is pretty light, leading up to a bike that is right at 20 lbs all in.




Used some early Suntour Superbe levers, in a nod to the SE version, always liked the drilled look on these...

SR crank, FD, and Specialized track pedals

SR RD, will change out the FW


Super Record post, flutes painted red


Cool Specialized track pedals, clips and straps. I think the pedals were sourced from MKS

Even the toe strap buttons are branded with the Specialized logo

Specialized pedals

Specialized clips

Specialized bottle cage



Black Specialized stem, I saw a pic of one of the movie bikes that had this, I think?

BradH

I just can't say no. I think I've got a couple Sirrus and a Rockhopper around here too.

brandenjs

Not my first Allez, but my latest Allez. This one is in great shape for a 1998 Allez Sport with a full Ultegra group. Just about as original as you'll find. The rear shifter is giving me some problems like some that aren't lubed regularly, but I think it will be ok. Going to be a nice rider.

top506

Showed up at the dump one day last year.



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merziac

I remember that day, you lucky bastid.

AdventureManCO 

Wasn’t sure if ever be posting in this thread, but here we are!

Rescued this ‘86 Merz Allez SE from the undergrowth:




Stem stuck. Post stuck. Both are now free and working on building it back up.





Wouldn’t mind also trying one of the later 90s Allez bikes. I know they’re made in Taiwan and don’t have the same fan base as the early Allezs, but I heard DiNucci set ‘em straight.

repechage

I have a DiNucci era Allez pro. Nice frame, oversized down and top tube.

900ss

DiNucci did set 'em straight, making many trips to do so. Waiting rat tails, ordered for him as a joke by his contacts there. Have you seen his website and the bikes he is building now?

That frame looks cherry for being stored in the undergrowth. Is it a 55 o5 56?

jdawginsc 

That polished up really nicely AMCO!

AdventureManCO 

Thanks! It is hiding a multitude of sins, however! There is a deep tire rub on the inside of NDS chain stay, as well as my own dumbness in learning how to saw out a seat post and of course scoring the inside of the tube. I do not think either are fatal, but annoying for sure, especially the latter. Saved the frozen stem, at least, which is nice since it has the Specialized panto.

We'll build 'er up and see how she rides. If it makes the grade, then we'll further assess those silly issues and go from there.

AdventureManCO 

A testament to the paint, perhaps, as the seat tube and head tube were pretty grody. Don't know how long it was sitting out, but could also be due to the fact that it was a college bike for a while, so it likely stayed out in the rain.

I haven't seen DiNucci's website! I'd seen the new limited edition Allez, which is is brainchild, yes? I'd be curious to see what he is up to.

Based on other 56cm bikes I have, I'd like to call this one a 55, but not sure, as I haven't measured it. When you ask, would that be c-t-c, or c-t-t, usually? In my mind I'm thinking c-t-c, but thought I'd ask.

More and more these days I do a quick glance at the head tube length to get a quick idea of frame sizing, which has proven itself fairly reliable, as long as we are talking about horizontal top tubes, and of course paying no mind to TT length.

900ss

Bottom bracket c/l to top-tube c/l is how I believe they are measured. The limited edition Allen was indeed Marc's brainchild. He is quite a character, an extremely talented craftsman, and still building beautiful bikes in Oregon.

xiaoman1 

Thats quite a collection!.........You have a few Sirrus's any Allez Epics?
Best, Ben

FrejusFlyer

Here's my '81 Allez. Built by 3Rensho.

john boyd

BradH Nice collection! What year is your black/yellow Allez? I just picked one up that looks like an exact match to yours. The seller told me it was a 95, but in researching the serial number it may be a 92.

BradH

If I remember right, it's a 1993. It came with 7 speed RX100 on it, if that's any help.

BradH

I don't have any of the carbon fiber Epics.

rustystrings61 

Before DiNucci, before Metz, there was Tim Neenan. Before Sinyard hired him, Neenan was already building as Lighthouse Cycles. I have so far been unable to get a response from him, but the construction details (made for nutted calipers, fillet-brazed Reynolds 531 instead of Columbus tubing) lead me to suspect this is a ‘70s Lighthouse, perhaps very early 80s. I got it as a bare frame thinking it was similar to an early Sequioa, but as I started assembling it I realized it was nearly identical, geometry-wise, to my (recently sold) ‘88 Sirrus.





Actually, it’s almost the randonneur version of the Allez - same angles but with fittings for through-bolt mudguards and room for 32mm tires with the same. The wheelbase is a whopping 1/4-in longer than the Sirrus. I love the shot-in stays and the sleekness of the lugless construction, and I say this as someone who has owned and loved Rivendells, Mercian Vincitores, and a flotilla of bikes built with Nervex Pros.

Chuckk

1987 Specialized Team Allez - built by David Tesch and painted by Brian Baylis.



1990 Specialized Allez Epic



2005 Specialized Allez Elite Triple

john boyd

Thanks Brad.

merziac

Metz?



Great work, looks good.

rustystrings61 

Thanks!

MeRz - typo comes of typing with my thumbs. Back when I learned to type on a Royal manual typewriter, the very idea I would be typing things with my thumbs on a pocket-sized device with more computing power than we used to get to the moon would be been pure science fiction. Who knew that decades later those devices would be predominately used to argue with strangers and look at pictures of cats?

Also, I inadvertently left Tesch off the list ...