if you can catch a holiday sale it may help you out
over the presidents day holiday I picked up an allez elite for just under 1000 before taxes (although I didn't get a bunch of free stuff like others may have gotten)
check out some other brands too though, just about every company has an equivalent to the allez elite
http://www.giant-bicycles.com/en-US/bikes/model/defy.1/3882/37098/
http://www.feltbicycles.com/USA/2010-Product-Catalog/Road/F-Series/F75.aspx
http://www.fujibikes.com/Road/Performance/Roubaix-1-0.aspx (similar price but with rival vs 105)
http://www.cannondale.com/usa/usaen...Road/CAAD9/Details/1244-0RA95D_0RA95C-CAAD9-5
all the prices are pretty similar, it's more about which one feels right and looks good because in terms of "value", they're all pretty close
over the presidents day holiday I picked up an allez elite for just under 1000 before taxes (although I didn't get a bunch of free stuff like others may have gotten)
check out some other brands too though, just about every company has an equivalent to the allez elite
http://www.giant-bicycles.com/en-US/bikes/model/defy.1/3882/37098/
http://www.feltbicycles.com/USA/2010-Product-Catalog/Road/F-Series/F75.aspx
http://www.fujibikes.com/Road/Performance/Roubaix-1-0.aspx (similar price but with rival vs 105)
http://www.cannondale.com/usa/usaen...Road/CAAD9/Details/1244-0RA95D_0RA95C-CAAD9-5
all the prices are pretty similar, it's more about which one feels right and looks good because in terms of "value", they're all pretty close
