HumanReason
Dirt Disciple
Here's a recent picture of my '87 Specialized Allez Epic I picked up from a pawn shop several years ago. Lots of work cleaning it up, basic maintenance, and replacing parts to make it as awesome as possible. There are a few modern bits on here (saddle and pedals) as I enjoy riding it and so a few modern bits make it more enjoyable.
Retro carbon builds like this are the main portions of my collection and this Allez has turned into one of my favourite builds.
Biggest issue on it still are the brake lever hoods. These are the 7401 levers and I've never found anything that fits them perfectly. Current hoods are the BL-1055 which fit ok with some trimming.
After I took the picture I have tracked down the original Dura Ace dust caps for the cranks and added those on.
Frame: Specialized Allez Epic '87
Headset: Shimano 600
Stem: Specialized Pantograph Nitto
Handlebar: 3ttt Prima 220
Bar Tape: Newbaum Cloth
Brake Levers/Brifters: Shimano Dura Ace-7401
Brake Calipers: Shimano Dura Ace 7400
Shifters: Shimano Dura Ace 7400
Front Derailleur: Shimano 600
Rear Derailleur: Shimano Dura Ace 7400
Freewheel: Shimano Dura Ace
Chain: Shimano 600
Cranks: Shimano Dura Ace 7400
Pedals: Crankbrothers Candy 1 (Older Alloy model)
Rims: Mavic GP4
Hubs: Shimano Dura Ace
Hub Skewers: Shimano Dura Ace
Tyres: Conti Giro Tubulars
Saddle: Brooks C15
Seatpost: Nitto S65
Weight: 9.27kg
Retro carbon builds like this are the main portions of my collection and this Allez has turned into one of my favourite builds.
Biggest issue on it still are the brake lever hoods. These are the 7401 levers and I've never found anything that fits them perfectly. Current hoods are the BL-1055 which fit ok with some trimming.
After I took the picture I have tracked down the original Dura Ace dust caps for the cranks and added those on.
Frame: Specialized Allez Epic '87
Headset: Shimano 600
Stem: Specialized Pantograph Nitto
Handlebar: 3ttt Prima 220
Bar Tape: Newbaum Cloth
Brake Levers/Brifters: Shimano Dura Ace-7401
Brake Calipers: Shimano Dura Ace 7400
Shifters: Shimano Dura Ace 7400
Front Derailleur: Shimano 600
Rear Derailleur: Shimano Dura Ace 7400
Freewheel: Shimano Dura Ace
Chain: Shimano 600
Cranks: Shimano Dura Ace 7400
Pedals: Crankbrothers Candy 1 (Older Alloy model)
Rims: Mavic GP4
Hubs: Shimano Dura Ace
Hub Skewers: Shimano Dura Ace
Tyres: Conti Giro Tubulars
Saddle: Brooks C15
Seatpost: Nitto S65
Weight: 9.27kg