Hi guys. I just picked up my first road bike 2 days ago. It's an 06 Allez Elite triple. I haven't been able to put too many miles on her yet cuz the weather in NJ has been crap for the past few days. This thing is awesome. I am new to road biking but I can already see that I'm going to be addicted. Here's a pic of the bike, and any comments are welcome.


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Congrats on the purchase and welcome to the world of road cycing! :)

Nice bottle cages by the way, have the same on my bike at the moment, all I could get aay with purchasing seeing how my girlfriend tagged along that day!

take off the spoke protector behind the cassette. you'll look cooler and people won't talk junk about ya on rides

The beautiful bike pic helps me stomach the ugly yankees shirt in your avatar!:D

The only advice I can pass on the break-in on my '05 was about two weeks. The frame was freakin harsh but seemed to settle down as much as it could (its still alum!) after that. Maybe just me though.

take off the spoke protector behind the cassette. you'll look cooler and people won't talk junk about ya on rides


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Spoke protector removed, and I flipped the stem. I think it looks a hell of a lot nicer now too I might add. No junk talkin shall be done now, thanks for the warning. :thumbsup:

The beautiful bike pic helps me stomach the ugly yankees shirt in your avatar!:D

The only advice I can pass on the break-in on my '05 was about two weeks. The frame was freakin harsh but seemed to settle down as much as it could (its still alum!) after that. Maybe just me though.

It did seem a lil harsh to me, but I'm used to a MTB also, so I really don't know how a road bike should feel though. Hopefully after a few rides my bike has the same effect that yours did. BTW...........tell me you're not a mets fan.

BTW...........tell me you're not a mets fan.

Yep! My LBS guy is a Yankees fan so I can deal with it. At least you're not a Red Sox fan. Those yahoos are the worst!

Yep! My LBS guy is a Yankees fan so I can deal with it. At least you're not a Red Sox fan. Those yahoos are the worst!


Yea, we can definitely agree on that one.