I've had an ALAN Competition since 1979 and a Super Record since 1981. Never had a problem with either. Of course, I don't ride them 200 km per week over pave.
Regards,
Jerry Moos Big Spring, TX
"Kenneth Naylor (MOLC)" <knaylor@microsoft.com> wrote: I never rode an Alan, but a number of people I knew raced them in the late 80's. I remember that we referred to them as "screwed-and-glued", and a number of them ended up coming apart at the lugs.
Ken S. Naylor Fargo, ND USA
-----Original Message----- From: classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org [mailto:classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org] On Behalf Of Sergio Servadio Sent: Wednesday, March 29, 2006 4:41 AM To: greenjersey@ntlworld.com Cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org Subject: Re: [CR]Alan Frames
To give a more complete account, let me add.
I have ridden only one Alan frame, about five years ago, on a bike that I was able to borrow and which had been young Cipollini's, when riding in the Fanini team. Still holding on strong, though light and 'harsh'. Certainly, for years the Fanini teams have used Alan frames, on both road and track bikes; in fact there are still several used track framesets out there, for sale, and I have seen none of them broken.
On the other hand, to my knowledge, Ernesto da Cambiago used to have Allan compose such sets as bi-tubos, of which I have an un-glued specimen, to my great regret.
Sergio
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