I would assume that the ovalization would be a long gradual taper from lug to lug, with squashing of a bike stand clamp, you'd have a very short (maybe 5") abrupt squash (so to speak). Put a shop rag around the tube and and slide it back and forth with your hand. This is a trick we used in the body shop to fill how smooth the body work was. Do this with and without the rag and you'll see what I mean.
-----Original Message----- From: classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org [mailto:classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org] On Behalf Of jerrymoos Sent: Tuesday, April 20, 2004 4:05 PM To: First Flight Bicycles; classic list Subject: Re: [CR]Alan Record frame
My Alan Super Record has round section main tubes. I think that one has been squashed.
Regards,
Jerry Moos
> 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
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