Alan Fixed Gear 80ish from Istanbul

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Frame / Size / Year:
Alan / 49cm / around 1980

Handlebars / Stem:
Cinelli Criterium 38cm / Cinelli XA 80mm

Fork / Headset:
Alan / Campagnolo Super Record

Front Wheel / Hub / Rim / Tire:
Suzue / FiR GL125 / Continental Competition GP 19mm tubular

Rear Wheel / Hub / Rim / Tire:
Suzue / FiR GL125 / Continental Competition GP 19mm tubular

Crankset / Bottom Bracket:
Campagnolo Gran Sport 170mm / Campagnolo Super Record

Saddle / Seat Post:
Brooks Swallow / Campagnolo Super Record

Pedals / Chain:
MKS Sylvan Lite / 3/32

Shifters / Derailers:
NA!

Brakes / Brake Levers:
Campagnolo Record Victory

Gearing / Chainring / Misc.:
Stronglight 44T chainring / Dura Ace 14T Cog

Notes:

Bought the frame (in a "not so good" condt), rims and saddle from Lazzaretti Rome.. Then collected the other parts mostly from ebay thru 7 months.. Did all the polishing, sanding, cutting, grinding and of course the assembly myself (alright except for the tire installation ;)) Did not have the original fork but I found a close one. Turned up to be quite a shiny bike :)

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Nice bike, good job! i have

Submitted by Tremdo on 10/23/2009.

Nice bike, good job!

i have a question for you:

http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?t=597053

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Thanks ;)

Submitted by burcak on 11/05/2009.

Hi there, thanks a lot!
Regarding your question: Yes, you need shorter chainring bolts for that.. But I bought a nos set of regular (long) bolts and what I did was; grind each part with a hand grinder to length (you need to shorten BOTH the bolt and nut, that makes 10 parts ;)) Just throwing in some shims might work too but would really look bad.
You can see the whole story of build here in this thread, it's in Turkish but the photos will tell it all:
http://www.bisikletforum.com/showthread.php?t=36984

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awwww!............W O R D !

Submitted by CANosprayPAINT on 09/17/2009.

awwww!............W O R D !

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Alan

Submitted by danzap209 on 09/17/2009.

Where did you get that brake lever?

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Gran Compe Shot lever

Submitted by suicide_doors on 09/17/2009.

That's a Dia-Compe Gran Compe Shot lever. It can obviously be used from either side of the stem.

Very nice looking conversion, by the way.

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Shot Lever

Submitted by burcak on 09/18/2009.

Thanks! But I have to say that the short lever does not provide any braking power at all.. You can only use the long one anyway :)

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Alan

Submitted by danzap209 on 09/17/2009.

Flawless !!! If I find a fork I let you know.... I see them occasionally on ebay.

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Well I do too, but they are

Submitted by burcak on 09/18/2009.

Well I do too, but they are always attached to another Alan frame :D I have searched hard for a few months but could not find the fork for the job. Anyway this one is from a later year but close enough, and as long as this was not a restoration prj I decided to go with it. I spent most of my effort on the fork; removed the anodizing on the lugs to match my frame, and had to cut and rethread the steerer tube cause it was for a 60cm frame! I even had to drill the inner diameter some more to accept the stem!
So I will hardly consider to replace it but Thanks anyway ;)

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Alan Fixed Gear 80ish from Istanbul