Allied ABLE Gravel Bike
Allied's gravel race bike, drawn around 57mm of tire — road-bike response on the way in, mountain-bike capability when the course stops being polite.
Allied ABLE Gravel Bike
The ABLE is what a gravel race bike looks like when nobody asks the frame to compromise: racing geometry and sleek tube shapes for road-bike responsiveness, then lowered chainstays and clearance for a gargantuan 700x57mm tire for the moments modern courses stop resembling roads. Wireless 1x only, UDH ready, with magnetic internal storage and a stem you can adjust between courses without touching a cable.
BUILDS FROM $6,000.00
About the Allied ABLE
Allied build the ABLE around two things a modern gravel race demands at once: speed and stability. The racing position and tube shapes give it the response of a road bike, while lowered chainstays and room for up to 57mm of tire carry it through the rough that decides most events. The geometry is optimized for anything from a fast 45mm setup to the full 57mm, so the same frame covers a flat, fast course and a rough one — the choice becomes tire pressure and tread, not which bike to bring. It runs wireless electronic 1x only with UDH compatibility for the latest hangerless groupsets, hides a magnetic storage hatch in the frame, and the ST03 stem adjusts between -8 and 0 degrees of rise with a swappable shim, no cable changes required. Come and talk through the build — tire choice on a bike with this much range is a conversation worth having in person.
A Race Bike, This Wide?
The instinct says wide tires and race bikes belong to different aisles. The ABLE is built on the opposite bet, and the reasoning is worth walking through:
- Modern courses made the choice — the events that define gravel racing now include terrain that a 40mm tire merely survives. Volume you can run soft is grip and speed there, not insurance.
- The frame pays, so you don't — wide clearance usually costs chainstay length and handling. The ABLE's lowered stays keep the back end tight, which is why it still moves like a race bike with a 57mm tire in it.
- One frame, two characters — the geometry is optimized from 45mm to 57mm, so a fast setup and a rough-course setup are the same bike with different rubber.
The honest other side: the ABLE is wireless 1x only — there is no front derailleur, ever — and the chainring tops out at 50 teeth, which is racing gearing, not touring gearing. If your riding leans toward tarmac with dirt connections, the Echo is the better-shaped tool. And if the price is the obstacle, ask us about the ABLE EX — the same design in a more accessible layup that brings the entry point down.
THE FINER DETAILS
ROOM TO CHOOSE
The clearance number is 700x57mm, but the useful number is the range: the ABLE's race geometry is optimized from 45mm to 57mm, so the same bike runs a fast, efficient setup on a smooth course and full volume on a rough one. Tire choice becomes your tuning dial — and it is a dial we enjoy helping you set, because the right answer depends entirely on the events you have circled.
STORAGE, HELD BY MAGNETS
Allied rethought in-frame storage rather than copying it: the ABLE's hatch is held shut by high-powered magnets instead of latches and hinges — nothing to break under stress, and the door is always securely closed. Tube, plugs and a CO2 ride inside the frame, out of the wind and off your back, which on a race bike is exactly where they belong.
About the brand
Allied Bikes
From the consummate speed and poise of the asphalt-going Alfa to the fast-paced, all-road Echo and wide-tire, gravel-slaying Able, Allied bikes deliver on every level. And they're made in the US. And that bears repeating.
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