After finding a crack in the head tube of the only carbon bike I’ve ever owned, I was feeling a bit peeved. The frame, a rather nice Genesis Zero, was out of warranty and in any case I’d long lost the receipt. However, I did have a full Ultegra groupset set to transplant onto a new project.
I knew I wasn’t going to have another carbon frame, especially a used one, so I started looking at nice steel and aluminium stuff. Then this cropped into view.
Columbus tubing on a Specialized Allez? Surely some mistake? But apparently, on closer inspection it was Columbus Squadra Corse which is an alloy. I’m not usually a fan of Specialized but I’ve not seen many silver ones out and about.
Anyway, two days later it was in the garage and I was well chuffed. Considering it was a 2005 frame it was looking modern-ish cutaway seat tube. The bloke I bought it from said the guy before him had imported it from America. Who knows?
Anyway, very pleased with final results.
I knew I wasn’t going to have another carbon frame, especially a used one, so I started looking at nice steel and aluminium stuff. Then this cropped into view.
Columbus tubing on a Specialized Allez? Surely some mistake? But apparently, on closer inspection it was Columbus Squadra Corse which is an alloy. I’m not usually a fan of Specialized but I’ve not seen many silver ones out and about.
Anyway, two days later it was in the garage and I was well chuffed. Considering it was a 2005 frame it was looking modern-ish cutaway seat tube. The bloke I bought it from said the guy before him had imported it from America. Who knows?
Anyway, very pleased with final results.
