Originally Posted by
unworthy1
good to know and hope they resume production again, this is much nicer (actual alloy metal and water-jet cut) than the plastic 3-D printout I was imagining. But did ALAN just "gang" 2 or three single guides for the CX top tube or were there special guides used for just the CX models?
another shout-out for
This Guide :
https://www.dcisite.be/en/artikel-info/alan-guide which is a major help and
excellent visual resource for helping date and ID frames based on their details
I thought I was done, BUT NO... here's some pic assists of the VERY impressive offerings of cable guides for ALAN by Le Cycleur:
apparently two styles with slots for housing pass-thru and with no slots which are "stops"
ALSO impressive are they are making repros of the infamous Mavic "washer/adapter" for the RD, AND a Cinelli 1-R stem "friction wedge", notorious for cracking!
BRAVO!
Thanks for the source, confirms the cable guides are screwed and glued, as are the frame tubes. The missing cable guides on the down tube and chain stay look to have remnants of screws in them as well as glue residue so perhaps they were broken off at some point. I can see tiny phillips-type screws in the remaining guides.
Dating: Seat tube has "COMP 688" stamped near the top, indicating this frame is less old than thought - June 1988 it would seem to be.
Closer inspection, lugs look solid, no significant gouges, no dents. Good advise to inspect, though with tubes screwed in, not concerned about separation, but checking for cracks, etc. is prudent.
Fork has a steel steerer, guess that should have been expected. Rear spacing is 128mm - given 1988 date, that seems right and really expands wheel and shifting choices.