Re: [CR]Atala Grand Prix

(Example: Production Builders:Cinelli)

Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2006 16:16:40 -0500
From: "John Thompson" <JohnThompson@new.rr.com>
Organization: The Crimson Permanent Assurance
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: Re: [CR]Atala Grand Prix
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Eric Phillips wrote:
> After seeing pictures, I'm questioning if it's a Grand Prix. It's
> definitely an Atala, as it says on the front tube, but it looks slightly
> different. Definitely not complaining if it's not, it was free. It has
> stamped dropouts, Weinmann brakes, a Shimano 600 front derailleur, a Maxy
> crankset, a Suntour rear derailleur, and Campy downtube shifters. Couldn't
> tell who made the brake levers, but the hoods are all brown and nasty
> looking. It's seen better days. My plan was to wire brush all the old
> paint and stickers off (they're all unreadable anyway).

It looks like a Grand Prix to me. The Japanese stuff is probably later upgrades -- certainly the derailluers are, as the original Valentino shifters are still in place. The fork looks just like the original fork on mine -- I replaced it with a generic replacement fork because I had one lying around and it was easier than finding a drop bolt for the front brake so I could use 700C wheels. The headset also looks like the original on mine -- replaced as well with an old Campy Gran Sport to allow a shorter stack height (steer tube on my replacement fork was shorter than on the original).

Brake levers look like Balilla or possibly Universal -- the smallpox on the hoods was common to both those brands.

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-John Thompson (john@os2.dhs.org)
Appleton WI USA