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Ah, for some reason I thought it was a performance thing, not ease of manufacture.
I tend to believe it IS a better design, and not just from manufacturing ease standpoint (which is also true). Here is the marketing related stab at it (video in particular), but if focuses on the engineering behind the system.
This looks awesome 
oh my god did anyone actually watch this on youtube? absolutely embarrassing
So no details? The “premiere” video didn’t really show us much and I’m not seeing anything on the website.
Not sure why they had a 2 minute countdown for 30 seconds of content…
haha yeah that SSSUUUCCCKKKEDDD
I have several Specialized bikes but with the shit they’ve been pulling lately I honestly think I’ll be looking at Giant/Trek first in the future…
looks like 9am PST is the official announcement
Rather anticlimactic to say the least.
Missed that in the description of the vid. Seems odd to have that video come out an hour early but I guess another 50 minutes…
Just stopped by my LBS, I ordered all 10 framesets they were allocated.
I’m gonna flip them for $6500 each.
If anyone on the forum wants one, lmk - I’ll cut you a deal at $6450 + shipping + paypal fees.
(kidding 
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I’ll reserve further judgement for the “real” reveal that’s supposed to happen in about half an hour. Preliminarily, though, it looks to me like they’ve sanded down a lot of the super-aggro identity of the Allez Sprint and turned it into a fine aluminum road bike. I’m ready to have my mind changed but it just doesn’t look like the absolute weapon the old one did.
Edit: and if it is, indeed, $3k like people are saying then I truly don’t get it. Previously at $2200 it was on the borderline of “just get a decent carbon bike” but at 3k? forget it
7500 euro for 1x sram force axs.
BAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHA
That color - wow
we laugh but people will buy these at that price
Specialized is the Supreme of cycling. You’re paying for a logo and I guess to say Legion and Alaphilippe ride the « same » bike as you do. Eventually, Jake Paul is going to be spotted on an Allez and will publicly challenge Mark Cavendish to a no-drop race and the cycle will be complete.
- That’s for the internal housing routing, so functional and not really “drillium”.
This price has to be one of the funniest things I have seen in so long. $8,275 US before taxes for an aluminum frame and mid range group set and “mid” range carbon wheelset.
People wonder why cycling is dying.
my joke fell flat 