Who made the Allez SE ?
10-13-09 | 06:51 PM
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Bikes: '69 Raleigh DL-1, '72 Paramount, '75 Eisentraut, '80 A-D Vent Noir II, '82 A-D Inter 10, '83 Motobecane Grand Touring, '83 Stumpjumper, '84 Masi GC, '87 Recherche, '87 Tesch 101, '88 Tesch S-22, '88 Davidson...
Panasonic? Yoshi Konno built some around that time as well. Post some pics and maybe that'll help identify.
10-13-09 | 07:30 PM
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I believe the 83-84 Specialized Expedition had Ishiwata 022 tubing, but I've never read a definitive statement to confirm that. Others have suspected Tange. It may be important to nail down the exact year. I've read that by 86, much of the Japanese frame operations were being moved to Taiwan because of the declining exchange rate.
10-13-09 | 07:35 PM
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A few of us were able to narrow one down..Kinda. Specialized is not a bike builder, they sell bikes.
Anyway why...? you got one ?.. show some oics, list some stats... get some answers.
These fellows just now DID list possibilities though.
10-13-09 | 07:43 PM
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Miyata did not, HOWEVER, some SEs were made by San Rensho, very rare ! Later on, I've read Giant so..??? Even if you have no pics, listing stuff helps. Specialized Road Bikes are bastids, they're all over the place as for as nailin' 'em down. SEs were never sub-standard either way. Most still have difficuly ID'n 'em, even old guys.
10-15-09 | 09:15 AM
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Bikes: '69 Raleigh DL-1, '72 Paramount, '75 Eisentraut, '80 A-D Vent Noir II, '82 A-D Inter 10, '83 Motobecane Grand Touring, '83 Stumpjumper, '84 Masi GC, '87 Recherche, '87 Tesch 101, '88 Tesch S-22, '88 Davidson...
1986 would rule out Yoshi-san as well and pre-dates Tesch (dang - that would've been a find). My guess is still Panasonic, but we'll need pics.
