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frame rafael
http://www.the5thfloor.co.uk/2010/09/14/rafael-frame/

If only they sell those Allez in the UK, they're awesome, they got interesting welding technique;

http://reviews.roadbikereview.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/The-new-Giant-TCX_.jpg
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From up the page. LOVELY man the XX1 looks good on it.

If only they sell those Allez in the UK, they're awesome, they got interesting welding technique;

CAAD10 welds are better ;)

Spooky Skeletor welds are better ;)

FTFY ;)

Seriously though .. Those Allez hydroformed head tubes are interesting, but I wonder if its a solution to a problem that doesn't exist?

It's the solution Schwinn came up with about a million years ago

According to Specialized it required less skill and quicker to weld than the standard method;

Chris D’Alusi

A junior welder with limited experience can weld this joint expertly

It sound like it make economical sense, just not sure why the lower end Allez aren't like that.

It's the solution Schwinn came up with about a million years ago

I remember when I first saw that, I was very confused to why they have fillet brazed on such a low end frame.

That is literally my dream bike

I love this too

ugh. I thought they looked nice in the photo's i had seen - looks like a mess in that one.

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I get a bit bored with these NJS builds sometimes, but the fluting on that seatpost is increadibly beautiful.

I don't really know anything about mtbs, but I thought this looked pretty sexy:

from here: http://forums.mtbr.com/drivetrain-shifters-derailleurs-cranks/show-pics-your-1x9-setup-158959-52.html

shimmed bars? Never seen a shim so elegant

The long stems a bit old skool. Nice looking forks though.

BTW I have that stem, and a Jones bar which comes with a nice shim. My bars are currently alu though. Ti was in the plans. But its a lot of dollah.

Why not get a stem which fits the bars, or bars which fit the stem?

ugh. I thought they looked nice in the photo's i had seen - looks like a mess in that one.

I love this.

not with that build/ Looks like a hunchback

Esmeralda! The bells! The bells!

Why not get a stem which fits the bars, or bars which fit the stem?

You have to use the supplied shim with Jones bars.

Why not get a stem which fits the bars, or bars which fit the stem?

Because no-one makes 22.2mm Aheadset titanium stems. And swaging titanium to make ti handlebars which fit a 25.4 or 31.6mm stem is hard. Very hard. It can be done, but there are easier ways to do it. Like a shim.