Re: [CR]Fw: That 1954 Stella Tour-de-France Replica on Ebay

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From: "P.C. Kohler" <kohl57@starpower.net>
To: "Norris Lockley" <norris@norrislockley.wanadoo.co.uk>, <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
References: <000c01c61697$e60bbec0$341f4254@Norris>
Subject: Re: [CR]Fw: That 1954 Stella Tour-de-France Replica on Ebay
Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2006 22:03:18 -0500
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By happy coincidence my small (six issues!) collection of "Cycling" magazines includes the 18 November 1954 issue which has a nice feature on Louison Bobet who had, of course, won that year's TdF.

This included a nice drawing from "Le Cycle" of the Stella he rode to victory with the following dimensions (which I hope I have interpreted correctly here):

Seat tube: 22.64" (I think this is c to c) Top tube: 22.44" Chain stay: 17.52" Bottom bracket to fork drop out: 23.62" Wheelbase: 41.14" Bottom bracket to ground: 10.43" Fork rake: 1.97" Weight: 26.4 lbs (including it is mentioned spare tubular, two water bottles and cages and C02 bottle) alas no frame angles indicated.

Peter Kohler
Washington DC USA