Allied FITZ is here: CEO Drew Medlock and Director of Product and Engineering Sam Pickman on the new trail bike

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🗓️ 9 February 2026

⏱️ 48 minutes

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You might have heard that Allied just released a new feather-light trail bike this week. The FITZ is new territory for the brand, so it seemed like a good opportunity to bring in Allied’s CEO Drew Medlock and Director of Product and Engineering Sam Pickman to talk about why they decided to add a trail bike to their lineup and what makes this one so unique. They discuss the nitty-gritty specs, of course, as well as the decision-making process and behind-the-scenes debates that went into it, bu...

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0:00.0	I'm Pace McElvin and this is the With Pace podcast.
0:11.7	The first two rides, I didn't know how to ride it because I had so much traction.
0:18.5	I had so much clearance underneath my legs to move the bike around.
0:23.8	And then on the third day, something just clicked.
0:26.8	It was like a religious experience.
0:29.3	Like, it was so crazy.
0:31.6	I just couldn't believe how good I got it mountain biking, like overnight.
0:35.5	It was like, honestly, I was like, holy shit, I shred.
0:39.7	Like, this is so sick.
0:44.9	Hello, everyone.
0:45.9	Welcome back to the show.
0:47.0	We have a little bit of a shorter episode today, but I really wanted to get Sam and
0:51.5	Drew of Allied CycleWorks on to talk about the new FITS trail bike.
0:57.6	Allied just launched a new bike, all new bike, completely new model a few days ago.
1:03.0	And it took the industry by surprise a little bit.
1:06.3	I don't think many folks were expecting Allied to be launching another new bike already,
1:11.8	not the least of which is a trail bike. But it's really exciting. This is the first trail bike I've ever owned,
1:17.9	and it's been a really interesting experience for me for that reason. One of the reasons that I
1:23.5	haven't owned a trail bike is I just haven't really wanted a 30 plus pound bike or felt like
1:30.3	I needed a long travel, you know, heavy bike in my, in my fleet, shall we say. I've been comfortable
1:37.2	on cross-country bikes my whole life. It's what I grew up riding. But Allied felt like there was room
1:42.8	for a light trail bike in the trail bike world.
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