I picked up the 92 Alpinestars Al-Mega earlier this week only to discover a crack in the head tube. I found it intriguing that the aluminum bike had the titaniumn model's decal set applied.
After researching the Alpinestars bike brand, which originated in my hometown of San Luis Obispo, California, I got hooked on Alpinestars and it's history.
When a frame of it's predecessor MS Racing's 1989 CR came available I jumped on it. It's the aluminum triangle/cro mo stays and fork model. I'm trying to decide whether to build it with XT II or Deore II parts. Any thoughts?