My little collection of Alans

[Bultaco370]

I have always had a liking for Alan frames and bought my first one about 3 years ago. It is an alloy Competition frame, I think about 1977. The second one I acquired was the Record Carbonio, I believe about 1986/7 then recently I bought an alloy cross frame and have just completed the build on that one.

Specs are as follows:

Alloy Competition:
Shimano 600 Arabesque apart from brakes which are the next generation Shimano 600.
Wheels are 36/36 Mavic 500 hubs and Campagnolo Record Pave rims fitted with 27mm Veloflex Vlaanderen tubs (these are fantastic by the way).

Record Carbonio:

Shimano 600 Tricolour apart from brakes which are single pivot Dura Ace calipers. I have also fitted a TA AXIX titanium BB to this one.
Wheels are 28/28 Mavic 500 hubs with Mavic Argent 10 rims and Veloflex Sprinter tubs. Very light but they don't feel as indestructible as the wheels on the alloy bike.

Cross:

This is a more eclectic mix of parts I had in the garage, but the brakes are quite interesting. A set of Weinmann cantis and levers. Wheels on this are Mavic 500 hubs again (you might have noticed I like Mavic hubs) with Open 4CD rims and Clement 28mm tyres.

Hope you like them.

 

[Nob]

Nice collection

 

[mavicmaniac]

Very cool Alans, is alloy one stiffnes than carbonio?. I don't know if carbon tubes was screwed like alloy was.

 

[Bultaco370]

Thanks.
I must admit I am also not sure if the carbon tubes were screwed and glued like the alloy ones. I think the carbon frame is a little stiffer than the alloy competition frame, but with the lightweight wheels fitted to my carbon bike, it feels really whippy compared to the alloy bike, which has much more robust 36 spoke wheels. So wheel choice has a lot to do with the overall feel of the bike. I do like how my carbon bike feels though, it is probably around 18 pounds in weight and feels really nice, especially on climbs.