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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
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So no details? The āpremiereā video didnāt really show us much and Iām not seeing anything on the website.
Not sure why they had a 2 minute countdown for 30 seconds of contentā¦
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haha yeah that SSSUUUCCCKKKEDDD
I have several Specialized bikes but with the shit theyāve been pulling lately I honestly think Iāll be looking at Giant/Trek first in the futureā¦
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looks like 9am PST is the official announcement
Rather anticlimactic to say the least.
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Missed that in the description of the vid. Seems odd to have that video come out an hour early but I guess another 50 minutesā¦
Just stopped by my LBS, I ordered all 10 framesets they were allocated.
Iām gonna flip them for $6500 each.
If anyone on the forum wants one, lmk - Iāll cut you a deal at $6450 + shipping + paypal fees.
(kidding 
)
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Iāll reserve further judgement for the ārealā reveal thatās supposed to happen in about half an hour. Preliminarily, though, it looks to me like theyāve sanded down a lot of the super-aggro identity of the Allez Sprint and turned it into a fine aluminum road bike. Iām ready to have my mind changed but it just doesnāt look like the absolute weapon the old one did.
Edit: and if it is, indeed, $3k like people are saying then I truly donāt get it. Previously at $2200 it was on the borderline of ājust get a decent carbon bikeā but at 3k? forget it
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7500 euro for 1x sram force axs.
BAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHA
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That color - wow
we laugh but people will buy these at that price
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pick of the litter IMO for frameset colors on offer - i think it is a dupe of one offered on an s-works SL7 though?
lovin the drillium headset cap. 
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Specialized is the Supreme of cycling. Youāre paying for a logo and I guess to say Legion and Alaphilippe ride the Ā« same Ā» 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.
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- Thatās for the internal housing routing, so functional and not really ādrilliumā.
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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 āmidā range carbon wheelset.
People wonder why cycling is dying.
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my joke fell flat
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