Specialized Tarmac Expert 2015

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titchegg
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by titchegg

It looks great, love the colour scheme on the '15 bikes.

anjchalmers76
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by anjchalmers76

I bought the exact same bike in November last year from my LBS and in early December I found the paint cracking under the bottom tube (like a spider web) :( . I was given a new frame in Jan this year and have just noticed it cracking again :evil: . I am wondering if yours is doing the same thing, or if you have heard of this from anyone you know??

Cheers,

Andrew

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marcello
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by marcello

anjchalmers76 wrote:I bought the exact same bike in November last year from my LBS and in early December I found the paint cracking under the bottom tube (like a spider web) :( . I was given a new frame in Jan this year and have just noticed it cracking again :evil: . I am wondering if yours is doing the same thing, or if you have heard of this from anyone you know??

Cheers,

Andrew


Hi Andrew,

Sorry to hear that, but my frame has no paint cracking on the frame, so far i can see.
I personally don't know any other owners of this frame.

Maybe you can sent me PB some pictures of this paint cracking?

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marcello
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by marcello

Now this is a tough decision, cause i can't take both sets...

:noidea:

I've got already a pair of Fulcrum R3 and Fulcrum R1 for climbing and training.
Now i'm looking for a carbon set to race with (i'm a sprinter :wink: )

Any other ideas are welcomed :thumbup:
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anjchalmers76
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by anjchalmers76

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Hi Andrew,

Sorry to hear that, but my frame has no paint cracking on the frame, so far i can see.
I personally don't know any other owners of this frame.

Maybe you can sent me PB some pictures of this paint cracking?[/quote]

Marcello,

Sorry, don't know what a PB is??? but here is the pic of the paint from last December

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and this is of the paint now (it is only just starting and is not as bad as the original frame)

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Got back onto my LBS and they are sending this (and some other) pics of the new cracks to Specialized to see what they think.

Cheers,

Andrew

Georgejr
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by Georgejr

The 2016 Tarmac expert has a new wheelset. Thinking about getting this bike. I have not heard of Fulcrum Racing S-19 Light wheels. Are they just fulcrum 4s under a different name or a step up/down?

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