Not at all. I mean, i dont even own the original frame. Bought this in May last year. If you noticed carefully, the SPECIALIZED wordings on the lower tube is kinda different from original. And the most obvious is these 2 stupid holes which is located above the seatstay. I`ll provide the more detailed image tomorrow.(My digicam isnt with me now ) Anyway, bought this frame for about USD $80 and it is kinda heavier than original ones i assumed.