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ALAN Italian custom frame from early 1970's

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I have one of these beauties, aluminum alloy, very light and stiff. A great criterium bike I raced back in the '70's. My question is if anyone knows a reputible dealer that may be able to test the frame for safety. The frame is epoxied together, no welds, etc. I haven't ridden it for ~20 years.
I live in the USA in the Midwest. I have scorched the internet for clues and most people say just ride it. Most local pro-type shops don't want to touch it.
There is one place I haven't taken it to yet, but was looking for some possible opinions from the posters that may have had any experiences with this frame.
 
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Well, as it turns out this bike doesn't matter anymore. It was destroyed in the garage fire back on 9/30/2009. :(

As a matter of fact all of the bikes were destroyed in the fire. The positive is that no one was injured. I need to start looking for a new bike, etc.

C'est la vie