Notice Regarding Counterfeit Tarmac Frame sets
On the Specialized B2B web site today...
(side note the Specialized staff member who is referenced, Gui Lefebrve, is the boy friend of Emily Wilcox, who readers may remember as a long time CDO employee before she moved to California and went to work for Fox apparel, in the same town as Specialized):

<< Genuine Specialized framesets are carefully designed, engineered and tested to meet stringent internal and international standards. Most importantly, they may be purchased only through Authorized Specialized Retailers.

The only way to be certain that a Specialized bicycle is authentic--and the only way its warranty will be valid--is to purchase it from an Authorized Specialized Dealer.

Online auction sites such as eBay are NOT Authorized Specialized Dealers. Furthermore, Specialized has identified cases where counterfeit products have been sold on eBay.

For example, Specialized has learned of fake 2007 52cm S-Works Tarmac Framesets being sold on eBay as new in both Red and Blue colors. These frames and forks are not safe, should not be ridden, and are not under warranty.

• No Serial numbers on frame &/or fork
• Fork Serial number under crown
• The following combination of serial number on frame or fork could identify a fake:
  - Frame serial number under bottom bracket starting with STT27Fxxxx
  - Fork serial number under fork crown starting with K87Hxxxx
• No yellow safety warning decal on left side of lower seat tube
• No yellow warning decal on inside left leg of fork

If you have any question regarding the authenticity of a Specialized product, please contact Gui Lefebvre via e-mail at gui.lefebvre@... or via phone at 1-800-722-4423, ext. 2371. >>

Dale Brown
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