as far as i know, yoshi konno (3rensho) only made the first generation allez for specialized, and may have only made some of them
ive always been told that the things to look for are:
1. the almost candy-apple dark red flamboyant color, which the first-generation allez had (which this bike does not have - its the later simple gloss red.
2. the lugs filed to almost impossibly thin points, a hallmark of 3rensho work (which again, this bike does not have)
id say no way is this a 3rensho made allez.
if i can get ahold of my friend who has one of the 3rensho allez, ill get pics...
-joel
>Does anyone know how to tell a 3Rensho made Specialized Allez frameset from
>the others? Did Specialized offer 3Rensho Allez concurrently with frames made
>by other builders? Pics of the one I am asking about are at:
>http://ebay.com/<blah>
>
>Lou Deeter, Orlando
>
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i know what innocence looks like - and it wasn't there,
after she got that bicycle...