In the Washington DC, USA area Mel Pinto was an early importer. Early being 1975, a year after Alan was started. Pinto built them up with Campagnolo Nuovo Record and put his own decals on them. I've never see the pantographed chainring.
If those are painted flutes on the seatpost, it may be a mid-80's replacement, a copy of a Campy Super Record.
The one you show may be a little later. with the attached cable guides under the BB shell. The seat lug and rear break mount show the earliest design.
Drew's Super Record that Drew is a later model post,1980, with heavier tubes featured in the brochures. I suspect that was a response to criticism of flex in the larger frame sizes. Alans came in a dozen sizes. And your friend's bike may have been built up at any time. Melpintoimports.com still lists several NOS framesets.
But, of course, this is an all an indulgence . Alans are screwed and glued aluminum, but grandfathered under the 1983 cutoff for this list. <smile>
Can someone here explain the prejudice vs the real risk of the aluminum Alan forks?
Harry Travis Washington, DC USA
On Sun, Oct 19, 2008 at 11:31 PM, Drew Ellison <drew@masirider.com> wrote:
> When I got my Alan (Super Record model) a couple of years ago, about the
> only thing Campagnolo on it was the seatpost - two bolt NR model. It's now
> mostly OT Campagnolo. I love the ride.
>
> Drew Ellison
> Everett, Washington USA
>
>
> On Oct 19, 2008, at 12:09 PM, Sarah Gibson wrote:
>
>
>> http://flickr.com/
>> my girlfriends bike
>> picked up in portland last year
>> since these were taken
>> replaced the no name japanese pedals
>> with some campags
>> levers also
>> which were superbe
>> what seatpillar woulda come with this machine?
>> its got an sr in it right now
>> its 25.0
>> just wondered what woulda been original?
>> this one?
>> any info much appreciated
>> peace
>>
>> sarah gibson
>> kansas city