The workmanship looks pretty ho-hum, from what can be seen in the detail shots. I spot a bit of rust on the cring bolts, but the rest of the chrome looks pretty good. Looks like the rider spent all his or her time in the small cring, so it probably is in pretty good shape, wear wise. Tipo hubs, Weinmann brakes, and those concave rims that can give you a nice flywheel effect. Get those 500 gm wonders spinning fast enough and their inertia can take you halfway up the next hill! ;-)
Seriously, it looks like the only Campy NR stuff are the derailleurs and the crankset. Since these items appear to be in good shape, the current price of $300 is probably close to what it should go for, especially considering the $70 shipping fee.
Of course, it's actual worth will be the value of the high bid.
--Steve Barner, Bolton, Vermont
> Date: Sat, 10 Jul 2004 19:43:45 EDT
> From: EdVintage63@aol.com
> To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
> Subject: [CR]Arctic/Stella
>
> What to make of this frame/bike? Skimmed over it upon first reading, but
> reading the description reveals that the bike is an "Artic" rather than a
normal
> Stella.
>
> http://ebay.com/
>
> Seems like a decent quality frame - Campy dropouts and some chrome. Can't
> really make out much of the contrasting headtube lugs. No frame decal, but
> downtube sticker appears to read "Custom Built by Stella." Did someone
comission
> Stella to produce this frame? Would this have been an upper or med level
bike?
> French bikes with Campy don't seem that common - did someone other than
Stella
> specify the components? Anyone know more about the Stella/Arctic
connection?
>
> Ed Granger
> curioser and curioser in:
> Lancaster, PA, USA