Video

Allied Able Gravel Racing Bike

Kevin Curry

30 May 2019 — 4 min read

Allied dropped a teaser video for a new bike last week, today we’ve got the goods. And a sweet video of the Allied Able in action. The world’s most famous gravel race is June 1st, Able’s official launch is today, May 30. Coincidence? I think not. No doubt we’ll see someone racing this rig this weekend.

Here’s the details:

We at ALLIED have watched the gravel market experience a fascinating evolution, and what started out as a segment of quiver killers has turned into a discretized genre with machines that serve very specific purposes, and for good reason. Consumers are using these bikes for such a wide variety of things. Everyone loves our award-winning ALLROAD and we believe it is a great bike for a majority of mixed surface riding, but when things get real rowdy it leaves a little to be desired. We found ourselves on occasion wanting a bike that was still super high performance but felt more at home on steeper, rockier more rugged terrain. After working on it for the past year we are happy to introduce the ABLE.

The ABLE is a highly capable performance off-road machine that tilts more towards the “mountain skinny” side of the gravel segment. It can handle a lot of tire but still has an extremely short rear end, the same in fact as the ALLROAD at 420mm. This is achieved by the most striking feature on the bike, the elevated drive side chainstay. The front end is geared more towards offroad riding so it gives up a little in terms of handling on the pavement, but feels incredibly stable at speed on the dirt. We have been ripping around here in Arkansas on everything from pavement to single track and I can tell you that every ride has us finishing with a huge smile – it’s just so fun to ride. We are blown away by how agile a tight, lightweight bike feels on single track. We can’t wait to get these bikes out to you all so you can share in the fun.

Key Features

Clearance	700×43 or 650×47 rear 700×47 or 650×55 front
Bottle Mounts	Downtube, Seat Tube, Top Tube bag or Fourth Bottle
Chainstay	420mm chainstay length achieved through an elevated stay
Fender Mounts	Hidden fender mounts
Tube Profile	Aggressive tube profile for a very tough aesthetic yet more traditional silhouette than most gravel bikes due to straight tubes
Drivetrain	Purpose built around 1X
Builds	SRAM Mullet Build
Geometry	Geometry tweaked to be better off-road with an HT angle of 71 and a trail of 66 for most sizes with a stack slightly taller than our road offering
Sizes	XS, S, M, L, XL
Colors	Sport Gray, Cavalry Blue

BUILDS & PRICING

	SRAM Force 1	SRAM Force AXS	SRAM Red AXS
Bar	Easton EA 70X	Easton EA 70X	Easton EA 70X
Stem	Easton EA90	Easton EA90	Easton EA90
Post	Easton EA70	Easton EA70	Easton EA70
Saddle	Fabric Scoop Elite Flat	Fabric Scoop Elite Flat	Fabric Scoop Elite Flat
Brakes	SRAM Force 1 HRD	SRAM Force HRD	SRAM Red HRD
Rotor Front	G3 CENTERLOCK	CENTERLINE XR	CENTERLINE XR
Rotor Rear	G3 CENTERLOCK	CENTERLINE XR	CENTERLINE XR
Wheels	Easton EC70 AX	Reynolds ATR 700	Reynolds Blacklabel ATR
Tires	Panaracer Gravel King	Panaracer Gravel King	Panaracer Gravel King
Bartape	Arundel	Arundel	Arundel
Crank	SRAM Force 1 42t	SRAM Force 1 42t	SRAM Red 42t
Bottom Bracket	DUB BSA	DUB BSA	DUB BSA
Rear Derailleur	SRAM Force 1 LONG	SRAM X01 Eagle AXS	SRAM XX1 Eagle AXS
Front Shifter	SRAM Force 1 HRD	SRAM Force AXS	SRAM Red AXS
Rear Shifter	SRAM Force 1 HRD	SRAM Force AXS	SRAM Red AXS
Chain	SRAM 1170	SRAM X01 Eagle	SRAM X01 EAGLE
Cassette	SRAM PG 1130 11-42	SRAM XG-1295 Eagle	SRAM XG-1299 Eagle
Headset	FSA	FSA	FSA
	$5,299	$7,499	$9,499

GEOMETRY, SIZES, SPECS

SIZE	XS	SM	M	L	XL
STACK	533	559	575	597	615
REACH	376	382	387	386	405
TOP TUBE LENGTH	531	544	553	576	591
HEAD TUBE LENGTH	120	143	160	180	200
BOTTOM BRACKET DROP	70 °	70 °	70 °	70 °	70 °
CHAINSTAY LENGTH	420	420	420	420	420
HEAD TUBE ANGLE	70 °	71 °	71 °	71 °	71 °
SEAT TUBE ANGLE	74 °	74 °	74 °	73.25 °	73.25 °
FRONT CENTER	599	605	615	631	641
CRANK	170	172.5	172.5	175	175
BAR	40	42	42	42	42
STEM	90	100	100	110	110