{"id":2936,"date":"2021-01-21T12:20:10","date_gmt":"2021-01-21T12:20:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vintagefiets.be\/?p=2936"},"modified":"2023-07-25T10:54:57","modified_gmt":"2023-07-25T10:54:57","slug":"de-geschiedenis-van-alan-fietsen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vintagefiets.be\/en\/de-geschiedenis-van-alan-fietsen\/","title":{"rendered":"The history of ALAN bikes"},"content":{"rendered":"

Een fietsframe dat mij altijd al heeft aangetrokken voor zijn prachtige esthetiek en waarvan ik er ondertussen 2 in mijn collectie heb, is het Italiaanse ALAN. De bekendste modellen zijn ALAN Olympic, Record, Super Record, Competizione en Superleggera.<\/p>\n

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This bicycle brand was founded in 1972 by engineer Lodovico Falconi who previously worked for Torpado for a decade. Falconi was already familiar with the use of aluminum alloys in bicycle parts such as derailleurs, bicycle handlebars, etc. and thought it should be possible to manufacture bicycles with them, which would result in enormous weight savings. And he was right, because an ALAN frame weighed about 1 kg lighter than a steel frame.<\/p>\n

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The big problem was that at that time there were no suitable methods for welding aluminum alloys, so an alternative solution had to be found. Falconi found this in the aviation industry where a glue was used to bond aluminum parts.<\/p>\n

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Een bericht gedeeld door Sam’s Cycles (@samscycles55)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n