Allied Able – Custom Build

LIGHTWEIGHT, YET BURLY. TIGHT, YET AGILE. POINT IN ANY DIRECTION AND GO.

The ABLE is a high-performance off-road machine that tilts more towards the “mountain skinny” side of the gravel segment. It prefers a big tire but keeps a short rear end – in fact, it’s the same as the ALLROAD at 420mm. This is achieved by the most striking feature on the bike – the elevated drive-side chainstay.

Getting a chainstay this short with high tire volume is a packaging exercise because the chainring, chainstay, and tire all compete for space behind the bottom bracket. On mountain bikes this problem is addressed by widening the bottom bracket — but that affects Q factor in a negative way. When we made the decision to make the ABLE 1X-specific it opened the design envelope and ultimately led to the decision to elevate the chainstay. By moving it up and out of the way we could make it extremely wide resulting in an incredibly responsive ride.

While the award-winning ALLROAD is a Swiss Army knife for a majority of mixed surface riding, when the path gets rambunctious its road-racing genes might seem lacking. We found ourselves on occasion wanting a bike that was equally engineered, but felt more at home on steeper, rockier and more rugged terrain. It was from this desire that the ABLE was born. It’s lightweight, tight, durable and agile. You can point it in any direction and go.

The ABLE is designed to be ripped around on singletrack, fire roads, hardpack dirt, and chunky gravel. Proven on the brutal roads of the Unbound Gravel where ALLIED athletes have piloted their ABLEs to overall victory.

KEY FEATURES

• Maximum Clearance: 700C x 47mm (or 650 x 55mm) front and 700C x 43 (or 650B x 47mm) rear
• Bottle Mounts: 2x Downtube, Seat Tube and Top Tube bag (or 4th bottle)
• Chainstay: 420mm length, elevated on the drive side
• Drivetrain: Purpose-built for 1x
• Geometry optimized for gravel and off-road riding with a head tube angle of 71 degrees and a trail of 66mm for most sizes, with a stack slightly taller than an Allied All-Road or Alfa Disc
• Other specifications: 27.2 mm seatpost.  Flat-mount disc brakes, Integrated FSA headset – 1 1/8″-1-1/4″ (included with the frame) and I-9 Matchstix thru axles. 1.5TP front and rear (included with the frame)
• We offer four standard full build options:  Shimano Di2 GRX, Shimano GRX mechanical, SRAM Red AXS, SRAM Force Axs, as well as ENVE wheels and cockpit component upgrades.

SIZING GUIDE

Build Kit: Shimano GRX Di2

• Bottom Bracket: Shimano Ultegra BBR60
• Brakes: Shimano GRX
• Cassette: Shimano GRX 11-42
• Chain: KMC
• Crankset: Shimano GRX 42T
• Shift Levers: Shimano GRX Di2 HRD
• Front Derailleur: Shimano GRX Di2
• Rear Derailleur: Shimano GRX Di2
• Handlebar: Shimano Discover Medium Flare
• Stem: Shimano Discover
• Seatpost: Shimano PRO Discover Carbon 27.2
• Handlebar Tape: Fi’zik Vento
• Tires: Rene Herse Hurricane 700C x 42mm Standard Black and Tan, Tubeless set up
• Saddle: Fi’zik Antares Adaptive R3

Build Kit: Shimano GRX Di2 with ENVE upgrades:

• Bottom Bracket: Shimano BBR60
• Brakes: Shimano GRX Di2
• Cassette: Shimano GRX 11-42
• Chain: Shimano
• Crankset: Shimano GRX 42T chainring
• Shift Levers: Shimano GRX Di2 HRD
• Rear Derailleur: Shimano GRX Di2
• Handlebar: ENVE
• Stem: ENVE
• Seatpost: ENVE
• Handlebar Tape: Fi’zik Vento
• Tires: Rene Herse Hurricane 700C x 42mm Endurance Black and Tan, Tubeless set up
• Saddle: Fi’zik Antares Adaptive R3

Build Kit: Shimano GRX Mechanical:

• Bottom Bracket: Shimano Ultegra BBR60
• Brakes: Shimano GRX
• Cassette: Shimano GRX 11-42
• Chain: KMC
• Crankset: Shimano GRX 42T
• Shift Levers: Shimano GRX HRD
• Front Derailleur: Shimano GRX
• Rear Derailleur: Shimano GRX
• Handlebar: Shimano Discover Medium Flare
• Stem: Shimano Discover 10 cm
• Seatpost: Shimano PRO Discover Carbon
• Handlebar Tape: Fi’zik Vento
• Wheelset: Shimano GRX WH-RX570 700C
• Tires: Rene Herse Hurricane 700C x 42mm Standard Black and Tan, Tubeless set up
• Saddle: Fi’zik Aliante R3

Build Kit: Shimano GRX Mechanical with ENVE upgrades:

• Bottom Bracket: Shimano Ultegra BBR60
• Brakes: Shimano GRX
• Cassette: Shimano GRX 11-42
• Chain: Shimano
• Crankset: Shimano GRX 42T
• Shift Levers: Shimano GRX HRD
• Front Derailleur: Shimano GRX
• Rear Derailleur: Shimano GRX
• Handlebar: ENVE
• Stem: ENVE
• Seatpost: ENVE
• Handlebar Tape: Fi’zik Vento
• Tires: Rene Herse Hurricane 700C x 42mm Endurance Black and Tan, Tubeless set up
• Saddle: Fi’zik Antares Adaptive R3

Build Kit: SRAM Red AXS

• Bottom Bracket: SRAM Dub
• Brakes: SRAM Red AXS HRD
• Cassette: SRAM, XG-1295, 12sp. cassette, 10-50T
• Chain: SRAM RED AXS
• Crankset: SRAM RED AXS 42T Chainring, 172.5mm
• Shift Levers: SRAM RED AXS
• Rear Derailleur: SRAM XX1 AXS
• Handlebar: ENVE
• Stem: ENVE
• Seatpost: ENVE
• Handlebar Tape: Fi’zik Vento
• Tires: Rene Herse Hurricanne Ridge 700C x 42mm Endurance
• Saddle: Fi’zik Antares Adaptive

Build Kit: SRAM Force AXS:

• Bottom Bracket: SRAM Dub
• Brakes: SRAM Force HRD
• Cassette: SRAM, XG-1275, 12 sp. 10-50T
• Chain: SRAM Force
• Crankset: SRAM Force 42T chainring, 172.5 mm
• Shift Levers: SRAM Force AXS
• Rear Derailleur: SRAM GX AXS
• Handlebar: PRO Discover Medium Flare
• Stem: PRO Discover
• Seatpost: PRO Discover Carbon 27.2
• Handlebar Tape: Fi’zik Vento
• Tires: Rene Herse Hurricane 700C x 42mm Standard Tan, Tubeless set up
• Saddle: Fi’zik Antares Adaptive

Build Kit: SRAM Force AXS with ENVE upgrades:

• Bottom Bracket: SRAM Dub
• Brakes: SRAM Force HRD
• Cassette: SRAM Force XG-1275 D1 10-50
• Chain: SRAM Force
• Crankset: SRAM Force 42T Chainring, 172.5mm
• Shift Levers: SRAM Force AXS
• Rear Derailleur: SRAM Force AXS
• Handlebar: ENVE
• Stem: ENVE
• Seatpost: ENVE
• Handlebar Tape: Fi’zik Vento
• Tires: Rene Herse Hurricane Pass Endurance 700C x 42mm
• Saddle: Fi’zik Antares Adaptive