Re: [CR]Aluminum Alan-made Guerc

(Example: Framebuilding:Norris Lockley)

From: "John Quigley" <eurocycle@hotmail.com>
To: bicyclemark@juno.com
Cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: Re: [CR]Aluminum Alan-made Guerc
Date: Fri, 19 Jan 2001 11:19:16 -0600


Hi, I have a bike like that, It is anodized deep red, forks & lugs are natural aluminum,has the Guerciotti star logo on the fork crowns & Guerciotti decals on the downtube & head tube, It is equipped with Campagnolo "Triomphe" components & Campy Anodized tubular wheels. I have several Vitus 979 bikes, I would say I like the Alan as well or even better, it rides nice & is great for hills & feels good on long rides too. Mine has a "Sprint" decal on the top tube, I don't know if this is the model or if the same frame was used with different names?


>From: "Mark A. Perkins" <bicyclemark@juno.com>
>To: Robert_S_Benson@d-fd.com
>CC: OROBOYZ@aol.com, bicyclemark@juno.com, classicrendezvous@bikelist.org,
> classicrendezvous-admin@bikelist.org, monkey37@bluemarble.net
>Subject: Re: [CR]Aluminum Alan-made Guerc
>Date: Fri, 19 Jan 2001 08:11:55 -0800
>
>Thanks gang. The Alan built Guerciotti frameset that I saw earlier this
>week, is most likely one of the upper models that have been mentioned.
>Having only looked at it for a short time, I don't remember much about
>the extra details, but It does have a "G" logo (I believe a "G" within a
>star?) engraved into the fork-crown tops, and I think there was something
>extra on the "lugs". I'm also quite certain that it has never been
>ridden. I was told that it was a complete bike, but was stripped for
>it's components. I am assuming that the headset & BB are still there
>because they have Italian threads, and whatever bike the components went
>onto didn't have Italian threads.
>
>I will be going back in a few days, probably with the cash to bring it
>home. When I do, I will have all of your comments, fresh in my mind, to
>help me get a better idea of what I'm looking at. I need another bike
>like a hole in the head, but it sounds like enough of a good deal that I
>could always sell it if it turns out that I don't like the ride. And
>there was at least one group member who expressed some interrest in this
>frameset, so when I know more, I will let you know more too.
>
>"Bicycle Mark" Perkins
>Visalia, CA
>
>On Fri, 19 Jan 2001 07:57:51 -0500 Robert_S_Benson@d-fd.com writes:
> >
> > The original Alan was a model called Olympic, with the
> > bolt on seat stays and 1.5 mm thick tubing. I had a gold
> > anodized one and it was a fairly whippy riding bike. Apparently,
> > Alan figured this out. They came out with the Competition model
> > with 2 mm thick tubing, beefier looking fork blades with less rake.
> > I had a silver one of these, and it was much improved. Soon after
> > came the Super Record with the same 2mm tubing and geometry
> > as the competition, but nicer insertion seat stay tops, arrow shaped
> > cutouts in the lugs, and fittings. Not sure when the cyclocross
> > models came along; I think right after or the same time as Super
> > Record
> >
> > Steve Benson
> > Charlotte, NC
> >
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> > 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