This sounds really neat and I can't imagine it is low end.
Columbus tubed French frames are pretty rare. So rare that to my knowledge Columbus did not bother tomake a French dimension steerer.
Joe
At 07:18 PM 6/4/01 -0700, Paulie Davis wrote:
>Hi everybody,
>
>Unpacking the latest eBay haul tonight I was
>greeted with my first set of Campy high flange
>hubs of some sort on nice Mavic polished aluminum
>box rims, extra unused Clement sew-up, ancient
>Ideale saddle and the famous open c QR skewers,
>for starters. Boy, is this fun!
>
>The bad news was: no buffer zone in the end
>packing materials, resulting in bent drop out
>screws, through the frame still looks completely
>unharmed. FedEx ground was the carrier.
>
>So has anybody ever heard of the *Arctic* made by
>Stella? The frame seems rather heavy, and the
>tubing says *Columbus Tubes Reinforces* -- but
>what do I know? I'm here to learn! I would
>think this a lower end frame, but the wheels and
>hubs were so nice. Universal, Pivo and Nervar
>Star rounded out the parts. It's orange and
>black. Guess it's perfect for October.
>
>Thanks so much for your thoughts,
>Paulie Davis
>in Overcast L.A.
>
>
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