Originally Posted by leaping_gnome

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I was also interested in the early Allez, Sequoia, Stumpjumper and Expedition because of the Tim Neenan design. He was a "local" frame builder out of Santa Cruz in the late '70s and I first saw one of his Lighthouse bikes at the Vandenberg Century in about 77. I was hooked. So while I continue to look for a vintage Lighthouse to call my own I can at least have their Specialized cousins. Here's a couple. The blue Sequoia is a very early 3Rensho-built beauty. The red Allez is also a very early build but not a 3Rensho. There are still mysteries surrounding who else built the early models. Both of these have the "Designed by Tim Neenan" decal on the LH chainstay. In 1981 the Allez and Sequoia were only available as framesets by mail order.

Later Specialized designers like Jim Merz, Dave Tesch and Mark DiNucci also created some awesome models for Specialized, so overall I am quite a Specialized fan!