Not sure about the Guerciotti version, but the ALAN badged bikes actually had three version, differing mostly in fanciness of lugs and graphics. The plainest was "Olympic", often anodized red, gold or perhaps blue, minimal decals. Next was "competition", I have a satin anodized ones with nice engraved lugs. Top model was Super Record, engraved lugs, vinyl decals, full brazeons (only they aren't brazed), many like mine with black anodized main tubes. I think there was a version with carbon fibre over aluminum maintubes.
Regards,
Jerry Moos
OROBOYZ@aol.com wrote:
> In a message dated 1/18/01 1:15:17 AM Eastern Standard Time,
> bicyclemark@juno.com writes:
>
> << ALAN style, red anodized w/white panels & yellow lettering,
> GUERCIOTTI, 23" (58cm? - c to c), frame, fork, Campy bottom-bracket set,
> & I think a Campy headset. >>
>
> There were two models imported by Ten Speed Drive in the 1980s...
>
> There was a cheaper model recognizable by a more mechanical, cobby seat stay
> attachment, and slightly smaller tube diameters (I think)
> and a fancier model (= to the Alan "Record") with a smoother looking seat
> stay attachment. The inexpensive version was only in anodized red or flat
> black (I am pretty sure) and the top end version came in Red or Blue ano.
>
> There were also stable mate bikes called "Tommaso," with labeled Alan-made
> frames (named after Tom Eason, the owner of Ten Speed Drive Imports.)
>
> Here in the Southeast USA there were many of these, I sold a bunch at CDO...
> there were many complete bikes sold with Campy Victory and such groups....and
> they haven't fetched very much, $-wise, as used bikes. Without wanting to
> start yet another thread on aluminum frame durability (Please, no!) I
> observed through dealing with many examples that these particular bikes seem
> to last rather well perhaps because they are "glued & screwed" together and
> are made with fairly beefy gauge tubing.
>
> Dale Brown