complete with Campagnolo Alloy Headset

It is at a friend's in Norfolk but I can bring it down to my house near Balsham, near Cambridge if required

After payment has been received, I will go & get it within the following 10 days.

Up for auction is this lovely superb and rare early hand built Alan Competizione Road Race Frame from the early 1970s, probably 1973. It is finished in an elegant anodised silver with all the ALAN decals and comes complete with a smooth Campagnolo Chorus Strada alloy headset. This is the rare early version with triangle cutouts of the rear dropouts; most have a circular cutout.

In 1972, ALAN was the first company to introduce an all aluminium frameset made from aerospace grade aluminum. Just a few years later in 1976, ALAN was again first in developing and manufacturing a production carbon frame made by bonding Torayca carbon fibre composite tubing to cast aluminium lugs; a process still widely used today by many manufacturers.

This is one of the most iconic frames alongside the Vitus 979, a true classic of cyclosport history which was revolutionary for its time which is highly prized by collectors today. The Alan was among the first wave of aluminium-framed bikes and designed for road race, cyclo-cross and sprint. It was superior and superseded steel frames such as Columbus SLX or Reynolds 753 in the pro peleton.Over the years ALAN's expertise in frame building, and its reputation for quality led to ALAN frames being ridden to 20 World Cyclo cross Championships, 5 World Track Title Championships, numerous classics wins, as well as stage wins in the Tour de France, Giro d'Italia and Vuelta a Espana

In terms of condition it is superb with only one or two very small marks. There are no cracks, dents etc., and all the bonds are good. The decals are in superb condition. It has been extremely well-looked after and preserved.

This lovely frame would make a superb basis for a brilliant lightweight retro build with either a top flight Campagnolo, Simplex or Shimano groupset and Mavic wheels!

 Specification:

• Frame and Forks: Alan Aluminium
• Bottle cage bosses
• Bottom bracket cable guides
• Campagnolo Chorus Headset
• Seat Tube engraving: 51 x 53
• Frame Number: G52712
  Dimensions:

• Seat tube (centre-to-centre): 51cm
• Seat tube (centre-to-top): 52cm
• Top tube (centre-to-centre): 53cm
• Head tube: 10cm
• Rear dropout OLN: 126mm
• Takes a 25mm seatpost
• Takes an Italian thread bottom bracket