Re: [CR]Keeping a steel frame without any paint idea?

(Example: Racing:Roger de Vlaeminck)

From: "jerrymoos" <jerrymoos@sbcglobal.net>
To: "Donald Gillies" <gillies@cs.ubc.ca>, <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
References: <200304180646.XAA11093@cascade.cs.ubc.ca>
Subject: Re: [CR]Keeping a steel frame without any paint idea?
Date: Fri, 18 Apr 2003 17:42:12 -0500


I believe what you have is an ALAN "Competition" model. Mine did come with a small round ALAN sticker near the top of the seat tube, but otherwise no decals.

Regards,

Jerry Moos


----- Original Message -----
From: Donald Gillies
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Sent: Friday, April 18, 2003 1:46 AM
Subject: Re: [CR]Keeping a steel frame without any paint idea?



> > One exciting possibility would be that the exteme thin nature of a
> > blued finish would per mit engraving to be done on the frame. Imagine
> > a bike with scroll work, fleur de lis, an d oak leaves along the top
> > tube (at least in the butted sections) ! :-)
> >
> > Tom Adams, Shrewsbury NJ
>
> I recently became the owner of a 22" alan of italy aluminum 1970's
> bike and this is frame without any labeling nor does it have a head
> badge. However, the words "Alan" and "Italy" are indeed engraved into
> the head lug with fleur de lis / oak leaves around them.
>
> Question : Is this the only such type of bike to ever come stock with
> engraved decorations (beyond serial no's and BB cutouts, of course) ??
>
> - Don Gillies
> San Diego, CA