Re: [CR] Dave Tesch built Specialized "Team" Allez

(Example: Framebuilders:Alberto Masi)

Date: Thu, 7 Jan 2010 12:57:35 -0500
From: "George Allen" <jgallen@lexairinc.com>
To: classicrendezvous <Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
References: <796448.98895.qm@web31405.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
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Subject: Re: [CR] Dave Tesch built Specialized "Team" Allez


Kevin,

Does your Tesch Allez have any of the features as a 3 Rensho built Allez, like an offset fork crown and chrome on the drop-outs? BTW, is there any reason but aesthetics for the offset fork crown?

George Allen Lexington, Ky USA

On 1/7/2010 10:42 AM, Kevin Kruger wrote:
> I recently purchased a very nice Specialized "Team" Allez, and following some online research, was surprised to discover
> it's a 1987 model year built by Dave Tesch. Received the bike this week, and the frame is quite nicely built. Thought that Tesch may have cut some corners since it was sold as a "production" machine, but I was wrong.
>
> Apparently he built their
> top road bike for one year only, using Columbus SLX tubing. Didn't see
> any mention of this fact on your Dale's CR Tesch section, nor didn't find any
> discussion on the CR list archives.
>
> Since there has been past discussion on identifying Specialized frames built by either 3Rensho or Miyata, I thought this may be of interest to some Specialized and/or Dave Tesch owners.
>
> If
> interested, here's a link to the bike forum discussion that helped me identify the bike:
>
> http://forums.roadbikereview.com/showthread.php?t=173738
>
> I will post some photos of the bike once I am finished cleaning it up and overhauling the components.
>
> Regards,
> Kevin Kruger - Grantville, PA
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