<< Alan aluminum frame circa 1977, with Campy everything. Nuovo Record rear D, 1980's Chorus brake levers, Record hubs laced to tubular rims, and a Cinelli bar......looking to place the WAJA sticker. It looks like a race team decal..... I'm thinking its a steal at 350 Euro, about 500USD, but what do you think? >>
James, you might go to the CR archives are search for Alan. http://search.bikelist.org/
I think quite a bit has been written about them. In a nutshell, they are "glued and screwed" together rather than just glued like some aluminum frames, or welded like others. Alans can be very sturdy and fun bikes but also can develop cracks with time. So close scrutiny is called for when buying used units.
Re: the sticker(s), Alan was known to be labeled by many entities, one of the most famous were the successful cyclocross campaigns by Guerciotti labeled Alans.
Is $500 a good deal for a used Alan with mixed parts? Depends on the exact parts, condition of the pieces, etc., but seems slightly highish to me in this recessionary period. But maybe not if it's a deluxe version in super shape and with some good parts... And if you love it, that counts for a lot! :)
Best of luck and Merry Christmas,
Dale
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-----Original Message----- From: James Simmons <clintonsimmons@gmail.com> To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org Sent: Thu, Dec 17, 2009 6:35 am Subject: Re: [CR] Question for members
On Thu, Dec 17, 2009 at 12:32 PM, James Simmons <clintonsimmons@gmail.com>wrote:
> Hey all,
>
> So I walked into a local bike shop in a rich part of town looking for an
> old Italian road bike for my girlfriend to start riding this year. But this
> is what I found.
>
> Its an Alan aluminum frame circa 1977, with Campy everything. Nuovo Record
> rear D, 1980's Chorus brake levers, Record hubs laced to tubular rims, and a
> Cinelli bar.
>
> I'm pretty in love with it, and now I'm just trying to get some details
> down about its age.
>
> I've been looking online, and I can tell its post 1963, but thats about as
> smart as I am. I am also looking to place the WAJA sticker. It looks like a
> race team decal, but I haven't been able to find much about it. It does have
> the same colored rings that the Alan emblem has, so maybe its a factory race
> team? Is that possible? I can't imagine Cervelo is the first to dream up
> that idea.
>
> I'm thinking its a steal at 350 Euro, about 500USD, but what do you think?
>
> James Simmons
> Heidelberg, Germany
> Campy Chorus 11 Ridley
> And soon an
> Alan 1975c Campy 6 speed, in gorgeous anodized gold
>
>
>
>
> On Fri, Dec 11, 2009 at 8:32 AM, James Simmons <clintonsimmons@gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> I'm a US Soldier living in Germany, and I'm headed home next summer.
>> I'm planning on buying a few European relics to take back with me, but I'm
>> looking for advice on what to search for.
>>
>> In second hand bike shops I've found old Bianchis with and without cracked
>> head tubes, Peugeots, Campy Veloce on old race bikes, all of that. I've
>> somehow ridden a canadian rocky mountain frame with maybe 8 different years
>> of campy, DA, and mavic on it. I understand that some of this is probably
>> post-1983.
>>
>>
>> I think I've got a unique opportunity to smuggle some special finds into
>> the states, but I'm not sure what to look for.
>>
>>
>> I would like your input concerning certain brands, components, and
>> buzzwords to be on the lookout for.
>>
>> Thank you,
>>
>> James Simmons
>> Heidelberg, Germany
>> I own a 2009 Ridley X-Fire Cyclocross bike with 2009 Campagnolo 11-speed
>> Chorus.
>> I'm brand new to the sport, and I'm in love with the European style and
>> history.