I hate specialized bikes - Page 4

I used to ride an Allez Elite and I loved it. The only reason I'm not still on a Specialized is that I was hit by a car and the bike was totalled. And while I was waiting for the insurance issue to be sorted out, I was very impressed by another bike shop that I'd been visiting from time to time. And on top of that I had been pretty disappointed with the service at the bike shop where I bought my Allez. So I went with the other bike shop, which didn't sell Specialized bikes and got onto an Orbea Vuelta. (MB Cycles in Brisbane, Australia by the way).

About the Zerts inserts: I did notice a difference. I was not a fan of the seat that came with my Vuelta but I loved my Specialized seat. So I swapped it over, but decided to switch the entire seat post over to see if the insert would have any effect. I noticed a difference in vibration immediately.

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I ride an '06 Allez Triple, which i purchased for $525.00 in October 2006. While im very new to the whole road bike experience, this bike is FAST and very capable, however im out of shape so fast only lasts so long, then its huff n puff Im workin on that, slowly. Sure, I would have liked better components, but im not a racer, and the tiagra/sora mix shift pretty smoothly for me.

I consider myself a Specialized guy now. The only real good bike shop around sells them, and when I look at Trek I see nothing that catches my eye...or my wallet...

Ive also invested in Body Geometry gloves for both my girlfriend and myself, and we both notice a VERY considerable increase in riding comfort. Before 10 miles my hands were numb and ready to quit (with gloves even!) Now, with the body geometry gloves, I can ride 2 times as long and not even feel any funny feelings in my hands

The compact geometry isnt for everyone...but for me it works pretty good.

And...I LOVE the Specialized 'S' logo...

Not sure why I'm bothering to reply.

I have an '06 Specalized Sirrus, and I've been happy with it, through the 2,500k i've put on it to date.

My only mechanical issues have been a broken rear spoke, and some rotational play in the suspension seat post. My LBS tells me all suspension seat posts suffer from this problem.

My favourite aspectL: the (so far) bomb-proof tires that came stock (Nimbus Armadillo's?). I despise punctures. I've lost count of how many broken bottles I've drove over on my commute.

My new Allez Comp kicks butt. I, on the other hand, do not kick butt but that's another topic altogether.

I had the Specialized Allez Elite with all 105. The bike was destroyed in a car accident(the driver went right through me). I think that the driver gave the bike a good whack. It was not Specialized's fault.

I went to get another Allez Elite. I was very disturbed about paying more money for less. I was not concerned about the carbon.

Apparently another person said that you were crazy to pay MSRP. Wait to he sees you being "forced" to pay MSRP thanks to the latest court ruling. All of the specialized shops must be haughty toighty, because I think that they are all overpriced and they sell Specialized for high prices. One large store in the area has really good prices on Trek bikes. You can get a good bike with trek for a lot LESS money, now.

I bought myself a Fuji with carbon and Ultegra for same ballpark that a specialized tiagra allez elite was running.