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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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mickdann | 13 years ago
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Ooooh yes please, that looks just the thing for me !
Mick

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madguern | 13 years ago
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Yes please

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van den stoccstein | 13 years ago
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Right here please.

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jorysmith | 13 years ago
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yes please

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MalcolmBinns | 13 years ago
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I'm in for schwag!

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curdins | 13 years ago
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Go on - I'd love it.

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robike | 13 years ago
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That would fit nicely  4
Is a facebook like of "I Am Specialized" enough to satisfy "join the prize sponsor's mailing list" (Schwag Grab rules)

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graphite | 13 years ago
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Lovely - yes please xx

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delwick | 13 years ago
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I can't wait for santa to bring it down the chimley!!!!!

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TonyM | 13 years ago
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56cm please...

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Shiny Flu | 13 years ago
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could do with a winter trainer!

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mccann.ben | 13 years ago
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Wow. YES PLEASE!!!!

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The Great Cornholio | 13 years ago
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Add guards and you got yourself a neat winter bike .... pick me please....

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ollykyte | 13 years ago
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Makes a great Christmas present for whoever gets it,

Merry Christmas all regardless!  1

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trevorx | 13 years ago
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just what santa ordered

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SomersetCyclist | 13 years ago
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Got to give it a go.

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Pifko | 13 years ago
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Yes please!  4

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Fringe | 13 years ago
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yurp garn then

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Grishnak | 13 years ago
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Looks nice,count me in please.

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jayme | 13 years ago
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Ok then, I will take it off your hands.

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Andrew Oakland | 13 years ago
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w00t!

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ChrisMc59 | 13 years ago
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bring me one santa

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spaceyjase | 13 years ago
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Mine

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Drew_Smith | 13 years ago
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Just what the doctor ordered. Yes Pleeeese. Thank you in advance.

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atticus | 13 years ago
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me please!

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NoMapNoCompass | 13 years ago
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Dear Santa,

Allez Allez Allez!

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GuyR | 13 years ago
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looks very nice. Have I been a good boy this year?

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Zee | 13 years ago
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Not too shabbeh

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chrispybear | 13 years ago
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Very festive! Count me in!  13

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Bev | 13 years ago
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it just my size and so matches my eyes!!! Go on Santa you know you want to!!

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