Carbon Specialized
05-18-24, 11:42 AM
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Carbon Specialized Allez
Worth $60?
Anything 'special' about vintage carbon bikes?
Anything 'special' about vintage carbon bikes?
05-18-24, 12:59 PM
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Frame looks to have been retired, and you have to wonder why.
Possibly one of the seatpost-clamping ears is cracked, or one of the bb cups is stuck(?) ...(removing a stuck steel cup might be quite a chore).
Wherefore hath the fork gone, and why? ...It needs a 38-40mm rake fork.
It's a 74-degree racing frame and with tight tire clearances, so a 25mm tire might be very tight depending on the tire brand/model and on what width rim it's mounted on.
Earlier (than this one) models having the polished bb shell were sometimes prone to corrosion-failure of the seat tube joint.
I rode on these in the early 90's, and found that a smaller frame size using a longer stem made for the better-handling bike descending the canyons around L.A.
The frame stiffness was ample.
Possibly one of the seatpost-clamping ears is cracked, or one of the bb cups is stuck(?) ...(removing a stuck steel cup might be quite a chore).
Wherefore hath the fork gone, and why? ...It needs a 38-40mm rake fork.
It's a 74-degree racing frame and with tight tire clearances, so a 25mm tire might be very tight depending on the tire brand/model and on what width rim it's mounted on.
Earlier (than this one) models having the polished bb shell were sometimes prone to corrosion-failure of the seat tube joint.
I rode on these in the early 90's, and found that a smaller frame size using a longer stem made for the better-handling bike descending the canyons around L.A.
The frame stiffness was ample.
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05-18-24, 02:37 PM
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Depends what you want to do. If you already have parts for it, and it’s in good shape, it could be a deal. If you’re sourcing all the parts, prepare for it to potentially add up to significantly more than buying a similar complete used bike. And as the previous poster said, you do have to wonder why it’s been stripped to a bare frame. I’d definitely go over it with a fine tooth comb if you plan to check it out.
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