Re: [CR]Alan Record frame

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From: "jerrymoos" <jerrymoos@sbcglobal.net>
To: "First Flight Bicycles" <jeff@firstflightbikes.com>, "classic list" <Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
References: <012901c426e6$019e4660$2cd5e4ce@1flight>
Subject: Re: [CR]Alan Record frame
Date: Tue, 20 Apr 2004 18:05:20 -0500

My Alan Super Record has round section main tubes. I think that one has been squashed.

Regards,

Jerry Moos

----- Original Message -----
From: First Flight Bicycles
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Sent: Tuesday, April 20, 2004 9:44 AM
Subject: [CR]Alan Record frame

> We just took this frame in as a trade and had a couple of questions about
> it. The lugs are the typical cast aluminum and the frame tubes are a matte
> black color. Did the Record frame have an ovalized top tube? The center
> section of our top tube has a very slight ovalization to it. It is very
> gradual and looks like some of the tubing manipulation that they use today
> but I didn't think that they did it to these frames when new. I am kinda
> guessing that it has been squashed in a repair stand but wanted to make
> sure.
>
> Thanks
> Jeff Archer
> First Flight Bicycles
> 216 S. Center St.
> Statesville, NC 28677
> 704.878.9683
> jeff@firstflightbikes.com
> http://www.firstflightbikes.com
> Always looking for vintage mountain bikes/parts/literature
>
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