Alan's are collectable. They are great frames and were used by professional road teams. Apart from their road credentials they were used with quite unbelievable success in Cyclocross winning many world championships. Along with Vitus frames, the Alan's were the Aluminium frames that best represent the 70's and 80's. Alan went on to make carbon fibre frames that are also quite collectable.

The screwing and gluing process that the Alan's employ for frame building does have it's detractors but there are still many very sound frames that do come up for sale.

Their ride is far more compliant that the more modern aluminium frames and do ride more like a steel frame. They are only marginally lighter than a steel frame as the tube walls are quite thick. The top tube is meant to be a little 'flattened-out' vertically if you do have one to look at. I was told that this 'flattening' of the top tube was to make them more comfortable to 'shoulder' for cyclocross riders when they had to carry their bikes when the course became un-ridable. (Believe it or not!)