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We have a winner! Christmas Schwag Grab Specialized Allez Double worth £500

Win a bike for Christmas!

Golly where did Christmas Eve go? And that bottle of egg nog… and the other one? Luckily there's still time to announce our Christmas Schwag Grab winner and give someone an extra and unexpected Christmas pressie, and that someone is…

timmers

The fickle finger pointed his way and Santa says he's been good too so the shiny red, and nearly new Speicialized Allez will be heading North West just as soon as we get back to the road.cc offices. Treat it well timmers we've grown very attached to that Allez shaped box which has been an integral part of the road.cc these last few months. While you're enjoying your new bike some of us will be looking for new places to balance our mugs of tea while fettling bikes. Ah well, them's the breaks.

timmers wins the Specialized Allez Double we tested back in the summer when described it as a "Benchmark setting entry level road bike that'll help you rack up the miles in comfort".

The Allez Double normally sells for £499.99… let's call it £500 then, and for that you get an A1 Specialized aluminium frame with the same distinctively curbed top tube as the higher end Tarmac models. It's all really well finished and there are even eyelets for attaching a rack if you wanted to try some fast touring or commuting. Upfront is a carbon fork which along with some skinny chainstays does a lot to kill road buzz and makes for a comfy ride. Geometry is racy but not ridiculously so. Drivetrain is an eight speed Shimano 2300 12-25 set up on a 53-39 chainset. It handles well, it's plenty upgradeable and most importunely of all that red paint job makes it look fast and Christmasey too which is apt cos postie permitting one lucky road.cc user will be riding it this Christmas. Okay it'll probably be closer to the 12th day of Christmas than the big day itself but it'll be something special to look forward to and certainly an improvement on 12 drummers drumming.

We'll have another schwag grab… soon. 

road.cc's founder and first editor, nowadays to be found riding a spreadsheet. Tony's journey in cycling media started in 1997 as production editor and then deputy editor of Total Bike, acting editor of Total Mountain Bike and then seven years as editor of Cycling Plus. He launched his first cycling website - the Cycling Plus Forum at the turn of the century. In 2006 he left C+ to head up the launch team for Bike Radar which he edited until 2008, when he co-launched the multi-award winning road.cc - finally handing on the reins in 2021 to Jack Sexty. His favourite ride is his ‘commute’ - which he does most days inc weekends and he’s been cycle-commuting since 1994. His favourite bikes are titanium and have disc brakes, though he'd like to own a carbon bike one day.

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nannyt | 13 years ago
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what a great prize

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swadey | 13 years ago
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I'd love that festive coloured bike!

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Maureeng54 | 13 years ago
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Mmmmm... Internet crashed on my last attempt to post something, so I'll try again...

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alwillis82 | 13 years ago
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how's about it?

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puppet-head | 13 years ago
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56cm, I have no idea

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Eclair55 | 13 years ago
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Me please, I only have 3 bikes and the missus says its ground for divorce if I get any more !!

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gina4 | 13 years ago
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My bike has been in pieces for years, I'm not good at piecing things together, so I'm going for this easy option!

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lowelldave | 13 years ago
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its fastest if its red

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bopper | 13 years ago
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Great bike - count this as my entry- thanks

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katejstarr | 13 years ago
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Count me in! Would love to win a comfy road bike  4

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lessthanross | 13 years ago
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yes please!

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MGathercole | 13 years ago
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That looks like a sweet ride, people!

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mrsthelens | 13 years ago
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count me in thanks

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ManyFacedTMan | 13 years ago
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make my Christmas

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DaveGreenhalgh | 13 years ago
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Count me in too please!!!

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antonio | 13 years ago
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I'd love some red at the end of my bed to cheer up my Christmas morn.

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Grump | 13 years ago
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Me please! I've not got a bike yet and would love this!  1

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andylul | 13 years ago
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Did I enter this already?

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Roger888 | 13 years ago
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Would love this bike for Crimbo.  4

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ajh1907 | 13 years ago
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Please include me, happy xmas

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vicky66 | 13 years ago
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Perfect for a Specialized fan.

Hope you all have

.....A WHEELY GREAT CRIMBO....

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ecclescake | 13 years ago
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That's my boyfriends pressie sorted he'd love this.... although if I don't win he's going to be a bit disappointed in the morning!!!

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Old Cranky | 13 years ago
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Oooh, yes please.

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pixyfeet | 13 years ago
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Great prize, I know some great tracks I could use this on! Whoever wins will be VERY lucky!

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nscott | 13 years ago
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yes please

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alexlnumber1 | 13 years ago
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Yes please

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timmmers | 13 years ago
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Wow! Been a long time since I got a bike on Xmas day  4
Many many thanks, have a great Xmas everyone.
I'll look after it I promise.

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nottsroadrider | 13 years ago
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Allez vit.... c'est tre bien  26

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antonio | 13 years ago
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Looks like I'm in with a thousand to one chance.

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BUD | 13 years ago
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Come on man! I have entered all these all year and NOTHING, NOTHING I say. Am i getting through? Hello, Hello, damn it they have hung up on me again.......  14

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