The Allied Alfa is a carbon road race bike made in Rogers, Arkansas that I tested over many months here in Colorado and am finally getting around to a review because they want their bike back! I’m kinda sad to pack this one back up.

Besides the excellent ride feel, I just love how the bike looks, and I appreciate Allied’s Goldilocks solution to an internally routed bike you can easily travel with, thanks to the alloy stem they make in house. Plus, you have a slew of build options that you only normally see on boutique custom bikes.

In this video I’ll tell you what I like, what I don’t like, and how it compares to other similar bikes on the market.

I talk with Sam Pickman, Allied’s director of engineering about some of the whys and hows behind the bike.

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0:00 intro
2:02 giveaway
2:45 prices
3:45 geo
5:06 engineering
14:28 comparisons
18:17 ride feel
25:48 what I’d change
27:04 summary