Specialized Frames and Bicycles

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Specialized Bicycles Components was started by Mike Sinyard in 1974. Sinyard started by importing then difficult-to-aquire European components such as Cinelli stems. In 1981 the company began selling complete bicycles. Notably, 1981's Specialized Stumpjumper was the world's first production mountain bike.

The firm has gone from strength to strength and now sales are estimated to be over a half-billion dollars a year.

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52cm Specialized Allez SE frameset. Used, $400.00

52cm seat tube x 53cm top tube

• 115mm head tube
• We believe this frame was made by Miyata for Specialized.
• Designed for Specialized by custom framebuilder Jim Merz
• Made with Specialized "Direct-Drive" double-butted Cro-Moly tubing.
• Braze-ons for two water-bottles
• Cast lugs and crown, forged micro-adjust dropouts.

Looking for a nice, classic road bike? Here it is.

The fork blades

The investment-cast fork crown

Close-up of the fork tips, showing wear and small paint chips

The seat stays and dropouts

Close-up of the rear dropouts.

Close-up of the downtube, showing a small chip in the paint.

There was a small scratch on the top tube cable giude, but...see the next picture

Which we were able to buff out.

Designer Jim Merz signature decal on the chainstay.

The tubing decal on the seat tube.