At 03:07 AM 11/13/2005, you wrote:
>Just curious, there's a 70s Stella frame listed on Ebay item #
>7196452661], looks like it might have been repainted and not in the
>grandest shape, but my size and probably will go cheap. Anyone
>familiar with this marque?
My brother has a Stella that matches that description, right down to the colors and size. It was sold with Campy NR derailleurs and a Nervar Star crankset. I believe he purchased it new in 1971. Nice workmanship, and pretty extreme geometry for the time, with
- a very short wheelbase - you had to deflate the rear tire to get the wheel out - minimal fork rake - if I remember right, significant front wheel-toe clip overlap
It looks quite a bit like a track bike, and it might make a nice fixed-gear machine for the road.
Mitchell Gass
Berkeley, CA, USA