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[Closed] Specialized Allez 2008.... Worth buying?

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Been offered a 2008 Spesh Allez Elite by a colleague for £350, good condition, serviced 50 miles ago, forks changed to Kinesis Race Light 7075 alloy rather than stock Spesh carbon.

Is it worth £350.... Can't find any the same anywhere!

New to the road market, the hybrid has to go for this step up!

It's this one
http://www.specialized.com/ie/gb/bikes/archive/2008/allez/allezelitecompact


 
Posted : 17/06/2014 9:28 pm
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nice bike, but I'd want to know why the fork was changed.


 
Posted : 17/06/2014 9:41 pm
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£350 seems [b]very[/b] steep.... I'd be offering around £200

For comparison, I was about to sell my 58 cm 2013 trek 1.5 (similar spec) with a spare set of rrp £200 wheels for £375....


 
Posted : 17/06/2014 9:48 pm
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Seems hugely overpriced. I've got a 2009 one (and I think it's horrible actually - but I've only had expensive roadbikes otherwise, so probably doing it a disservice!), but I'd be looking more like half that!


 
Posted : 17/06/2014 9:50 pm
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I had a 2009 allez and i liked it, but 350 quid for a 6 year old tiagra equipped bike is criminal, that's double what it's worth.


 
Posted : 17/06/2014 10:00 pm
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Not sure he'd drop that much so back to hunting.... Tomhoward, your trek still for sale 😉 ?


 
Posted : 17/06/2014 10:02 pm
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Sorry, plans have changed for now, let me know if you are still looking in 6 months 😉


 
Posted : 17/06/2014 10:08 pm
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Said its too expensive so looking elsewhere now....... mmm what to buy!!

Any recommendations on the used market that sells for around £300?!


 
Posted : 18/06/2014 8:31 am
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Yep, very overpriced. I got a 2011 model earlier this year for less than that with a few extras. Nice enough bike though


 
Posted : 18/06/2014 8:52 am