ALTERNATIVES
Our Budget Bike of the Year may already be priced low, but that hasn’t stopped Specialized offering even lower-priced options.
SPECIALIZED ALLEZ SPORT £895
The Sport shares the same impressive E5 alloy frame and FACT carbon fork but drops the relative luxury of Shimano 105 for the ever dependable nine-speed Shimano Sora.
SPECIALIZED ALLEZ £649
The base model Allez still has the premium alloy of the E5 frame but brings in Shimano’s entry-level Claris groupset to keep costs down while still looking good.