Hi all, I have owned 2 Alan frames over the years, I had to sell my last
one to build my Klein. the 1st one was the cheapest model, can't remember
what they were called. After a bad accident with a Mitsubishi and 6 weeks
of work, 4 of them in hospital, I ended up with a Alan sprint, it was the
only one available from the yearly shipment. Wow from lo end to top end,
I owned it for close to 10 years, and after seeing an advert for Quantum
frames and being a Klein fan I decided time for change.
The Sprint frame was a slight improvement over the other Alan frame.
They are comfortable to ride, mind you so is a Klein when you get used to
it, and if you think a Klein is not comfortable try a Rigi.
The Sprint was nicly finished, I never polished the lugs, but I did buy
another set of decals, which are just a set of self adhesive stickers,
cut out the indidual letters and stick to the frame, it did improve the
looks, as the anodised tubes are semi gloss and the stickers full gloss,
so they stick out a little.
The only problem I ever had, and I used it every day for close on 10
years was the bottom head lug cracked thru to the headset around the
front. A quick front end dissmantle and a quick weld up, clean up and
reaasemble later, and I rode it home. I always checked it every week
after that and it never reappeared.
If I ever had the chance to buy a second hand one cheap closet to home I
probally would, make a nice sunday rider........regards wayne davidson
Invers NZ........