Yep my pal had an allez( base model) and the components seemed a bit low end,but he ever had any issues at all,what swung it in buying was single front chainwheel. Instead of traditional compact if u want the styling u have to pay ,diff colour too ,every bike IV had has been black this looks nice ,as far as components go I won't b hammering it ,it's a lockdown tool to get fit on tracks and cyclepaths mostly ,should ride ok with they tyres ,last bike was 25 and i changed it to 28s the 42s should b like an air bed lol