Alliance Bicycles - News

Alliance Bicycles News: One Spot Left in the Road Bike Sale Queue

Fri, 17 Feb 2012 16:50:23 +0000

I have room for one more road bike to be delievered by April 1st. If you are interested, please get in contact with me either by phone or email.

Thanks,

Erik

Alliance Bicycles News: Rick's Steel 29er

Fri, 17 Feb 2012 16:47:30 +0000

Rick ordered a steel 29er designed around an 80mm travel fork. This bike has the usual 44mm headtube, sbend chain/seatstays, and snappy geometry that I’ve been doing lately. I selected classic oversized MTB diameter tubing for a smooth ride. Rick’s got a really cool paint scheme planned for this one. It’s all boxed up and headed down to Spectrum.

Alliance Bicycles News: The Last NAHBS Bike

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:46:21 +0000

I got the last of the show bikes off to paint earlier this week. This bike is going to be for sale. I will post some details once it’s back from Spectrum. It’s a steel frame and fork designed around long reach calipers. It is shown with Michelin Mud II tires which measure out to around 32mm. The tubeset is True Temper OX Platinum using double oversized diameters.

Alliance Bicycles News: Jeff's Double Butted Ti Bike

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:27:01 +0000

This bike is on its way down to Texas. Thanks Jeff! 14.5 pounds with pedals. Enve 1.0 fork, Enve 25 wheels, Campy Super Record, what more could you need?

Alliance Bicycles News: Pre-NAHBS Road Bike Sale

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:53:25 +0000

I’m having a sale on road bikes this month as a sort of kick off for NAHBS. Frame Pricing will also be going up after the show, so now is the time to put in an order for Spring delivery. I’m going to offer a limited number of spots for road bikes that will be delivered no later than April 1st. Sale pricing will be offered until March 5th or until all spots have been filled. The sale includes your choice of frame material, an Enve 2.0 fork, and a Chris King headset in any color. All of my a la cart options will be available at the regular price, so you can add s-bend seatstays, pressfit30 bottom bracket, etc. You can also upgrade to an Enve 1.0 fork for $125

Pricing is as follows:

Titanium Frame, Enve 2.0, King Headset – Regular Price $2,915 Sale Price $2,590

Double Butted Titanium, Enve 2.0, King Headset – Regular Price $3,215 Sale Price $2,890

Steel Frame, Enve 2.0, King Headset – Regular Price $1,965 Sale Price $1,650

Steel Frame with S3/Spirit, Enve 2.0, King Headset – Regular Price $2,165 Sale Price $1,850

Stainless Steel Frame, Enve 2.0, King Headset – Regular Price $3,115 Sale Price $2,790

Need a complete bike? Go ahead and knock 10% off any of my road kits with the purchase of a frame http://alliancebicycles.com/pricing/road-kit/

Alliance Bicycles News: 29ers and other Updates

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:29:11 +0000

This week I’ve been working on a couple of 29ers for Nahbs. The first one is steel and also has a 100mm x 0 degree stem.

The second one is titanium

The steel bike is designed around a Fox Talas 120mm/95mm fork. It has a 34.9mm tt, 42mm dt, 31.8mm st, 22.2mm round chainstays, and 16mm seatstays. The unsagged headtube angle is 68.6 degrees at the full 120mm fork setting. The chainstays are 431mm actual/426 effective with 56mm of bottom bracket drop. The titanium bike is designed around a Fox F29 100mm fork. It built with a 34.9 tt, 44.5mm dt, 31.8mm st, 22.2mm chainstays, and 19mm seatstays. Geo highlights are 70.5 headtube angle, 74 seattube, 435mm chainstays, and 60mm of bb drop

Both bikes have 44mm headtubes for tapered steerers. Pretty much status quo around this shop on mountain bikes.

Rafael’s wheels are ready to go. I love what the wider rims do for tire volume!

Family Photo

Alliance Bicycles News: Ska!

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:05:28 +0000

Chris’s bike has a sweet mix of tubing and a sweet paint job done by Spectrum Powderworks. Columbus Max front triangle and OX Platinum rear with a ska/punk paint scheme. This bike will be built with Ultegra and make it’s trip out to Nahbs with me. Chris’s lives just a few hours from Sacramento so he will pick it up at the show.

Alliance Bicycles News: Rafael's S3 Road Bike

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 02:23:51 +0000

Rafael’s road bike is back from paint. The guys at Coat laid down an beautiful liquid paint job with classic panels and crisp painted logos. Rafael also ordered a new set of wheels that will be done later this week. He selected a pair of Velocity A23′s laced to Shimano Dura-Ace hubs with DT aerolites and alloy nipples. He will be building the bike up with Sram Red. I look forward to hearing some ride impression and seeing the finished product.

Alliance Bicycles News: Curtis's Titanium Cruiser

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 03:15:39 +0000

I received Curtis’s bike back from Spectrum today. I finished building his wheels (3 speed coaster brake rear hub baby!) and hung the parts on the frame. The frame is titanium and the fork is lugged steel. The color is Midnight Blue with bone white and silver logos.

Alliance Bicycles News: Social Media

Fri, 06 Jan 2012 03:03:20 +0000

I use my blog to keep all of you informed on what is happening around the shop. However, I also have three other outlets to stay up to date on what’s going on in the world of Alliance Bicycles.

If you like less talk and more rock, you’ll be glad to know that I’ve uploaded 300+ pictures onto my flickr site. I’m also in the midst of doing some organizing into sets for steel and titanium bikes. This will serve as a place for customers to visit and gather paint ideas. My Flickr site can be found at http://www.flickr.com/photos/alliancebicycles/

If facebook is your thing, I have a fan page setup. If you are interested in receiving updates to your news feed or you just want to show your support, please become a fan. The web address is http://www.facebook.com/alliancebicycles

Lastly, is Twitter. please go to http://twitter.com/alliancebicycle to follow my updates.

These icons can also be found in the upper right hand corner of my website for easy hyperlinking.