Jim Merz wrote:
>This bike is not a Yoshi Kono 3Rensho frame. It is a cheaper frame I
>think made by Miyata. Not positive on this, but I am sure not 3Rensho.
>
>Specialized Allez frames were made by Yoshi Kono's shop starting from
>about 1981 or so. This is when I started working at Specialized. These
>Allez were only sold as a frame, and were red. The only exception to
>this is a few bikes with Shimano AX parts were brought in. There were
>also track frames. These were very nice frames, made by hand. Shimano
>dropouts, fork crown with offset, chrome dropout faces.
>
>I hear Yoshi Kono has been in a very bad auto accident several years
>ago, I think he is a quadriplegic.
The Yellow Jersey has information, see:
http://www.yellowjersey.org/
Roy H. Drinkwater
Lititz, PA