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Specialized E5 S-Works Frame/Fork
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Sun January 22, 2006
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$587.50
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Description:
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When you've got a full team of riders lining up to race in the Tour de France, you make them the best bike you can dream up. The S-Works Road features a Specialized engineered, fully butted E5 AEROTEC compact frame designed to be as aerodynamic and as light as possible. (Our partners at Columbus execute the tubing manufacturing magic in Italy.) Unlike most other compact frames on the market, the S-Works comes in a full-run of sizes, so it's guaranteed to fit you like a custom-made yellow jersey. Now available as a frameset only. Be a product manager and spec it yourself!
THE FEATURES
Columbus E5 AEROTEC hand welded double-butted frame with replaceable derailleur hanger
Compact geometry and sloping top tube, plus 11 sizes for perfect fit.
PLEASE NOTE: THE SIZES IN THE DROPDOWN MENU ARE THE ACTUAL SEAT TUBE LENGTH CENTER-TO-TOP.
This is a frame only, it is not supplied with forks, is is as pictured.
Size 50 52 54 55 56 57 58 60 62
Stand Over Height 706 729 749 760 772 784 794 811 827
SEAT TUBE LENGTH (center-to-top) 430 480 500 510 520 530 540 560 580
Top Tube Length (measured horizontally) 525 537 548 557 565 573 582 591 605
Head Tube Length 100 110 130 140 155 170 180 195 210
Head Angle 72.5 73.0 73.0 73.5 73.5 73.5 73.5 74.0 74.0
Seat Angle 75.0 74.0 73.5 73.5 73.3 73.0 73.0 72.5 72.5
Wheelbase 971 970 978 980 986 994 1003 1004 1018
Chainstay Length 405 405 405 405 405 407 407 410 410
Front Center 577 576 583 585 591 596 605 604 617
Fork Offset (Rake) 45 45 45 43 43 43 43 43 43
Seat Post Length 300 350 350 350 350 350 350 350 350
Seat post diameter is 27.2mm, front derialleur requires a 31.8mm clamp, bottom bracket shell width is 68mm.
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Purveyor of Libations
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Posts: 412
Registered: April 2004
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Brock Samson
Purveyor of Libations
Registered: April 2004
Posts: 412
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Review Date: Sat April 23, 2005
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: $675.00
| Rating: 9
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I was skeptical when my team selected this frame, after all I was riding an Italian Aluminum/Carbon fiber frame when we switched. What a pleasant surprise the S-Works turned out to be. I am a very lean rider at 66 kg and the bike was very responsive and at the same time it was forgiving, in no time I felt like the bike was made for me.
I started asking other S-works owners what they thought of they\'re bikes and one friend of mine is a large man at nearly 90 kg and he also said he was enjoying his time on his new S works. I\'d say Specialized did a great job with this particular frame.
Morreover they offer \"pro deals\" to local shops so you can get an exceptional value on the bike. Perfect for racing.
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Good as Any. Better than Many.
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cyclesquash
Junior Member
Registered: November 2005
Posts: 2
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Review Date: Thu November 3, 2005
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: $500.00
| Rating: 9
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responive, laterally stiff
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i just switched to the E5 frame after a crash forced me to abandon my allez comp. My team has been riding the frame for some time now so I picked one up from my coach. In the past two weeks I've had the chance to try it out on all terrain. At the same weight as an S-Works carbon bike (I weighed in both at 17 pounds) it's a bike that shows you don't need a carbon bike to get a thrilling ride
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PaulOz
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Registered: January 2006
Location: Leamington, UK
Posts: 42
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Review Date: Sun January 22, 2006
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: None indicated
| Rating: 8
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C4 Forks too fat
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Stunning frame. Best handling frame ive evr ridden bar none, including frames 4 times the price. Got supplied two,one for road and one for testing. Got one size smaller for testing and it was perfect. slightly shorter top tube needed if you want to get really low, and loads of seatpost so got a custom blade one fitted. Managed to bash out a couple of 51 minute 25mile/40k TT's on it!
Only slightly neg point; the forks are a bit bulky. Swapped them for carbon blades on my TT Bike, which did adversely affect the handling tbh.
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