[CR]EARLY? 1970s ATALA GRAN PRIX FRAME & FORK 64cm---$64 SHIPPED.

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From: <Flushbye@aol.com>
Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2008 16:41:26 EST
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
cc: johndthompson@gmail.com
Subject: [CR]EARLY? 1970s ATALA GRAN PRIX FRAME & FORK 64cm---$64 SHIPPED.

I bought the Atala Grand Prix frame Peter advertised below. The frame arrived yesterday. Yes, the bottom bracket fixed cup was a B**ch to remove. I used my own homemade tools as you can see in this picture. Maybe a little heavy handed but the cup is now out. The only other tool I had was an old stamped multi-wrench that came with my English 3-speed.

http://members.aol.com/flushbye/cup.jpg

I already started reviving the bike as you can see in this other pic. I'll let my friend with the right tool remove the freewheel and install a 16T cog. I'm looking for a Italian thread bottom bracket so I can install my crank, chainring and chain and take it for a spin. So far all parts were in my inventory.

http://members.aol.com/flushbye/atala.jpg

Ken Drescher Greenville, SC USA

In a message dated 1/5/2008 10:10:37 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, classicrendezvous-request@bikelist.org writes:

Peter Jourdain wrote:
> $1 per centimeter---including shipping!
>
> This was Atala's solid mid-range bike using Tulio
> tubing and originally equipped with some Campy parts.
>
> 64cm seat tube c-t-c, 60.5cm top tube. 120mm rear
> spacing with forged dropouts.
>
> No dents or dings.
>
> Paint is overall pretty fair glossy black, with
> scratches here and there, the most being on the lower
> back-facing half of the seat tube, where you'll find a
> ring of clamp-on derailleur rust, too.
>
> Chromed fork ends fore and aft, and the chrome there
> is in nice shape. There is some "sweat-drip" rust on
> the tops of the head tube lugs, but not on the front
> faces.
>
> Decals are faded, Campy and "Hand Made in Italy"
> stickers are perfect, as is the head badge.
>
> Italian threading throughout. Comes with some headset
> parts installed---fork crown race and bottom pressed
> cup, and I may have a couple of more hs parts kicking
> around and will include whatever I find. Also comes
> with bb fixed cup installed. Takes a 26.2mm seatpost.
>
> No brazeons---takes clamp-on down tube shifters---so
> could be nice fixie project or use as a vintage rider.

Looks a lot like mine, except mine is smaller and yellow/blue. I built it into a nice-riding fixed gear. It looks like the same Magistroni headset mine had as well; it might be nice if you could find all the pieces. That fixed cup was a B**** to get out; it took one of Hugh Enox's universal cup removers, a bench vice, liquid wrench and a lot of muscle to get it to move. I took it to my LBS (Wheel & Sproket) first; they cranked on it for a couple weeks before throwing in the towel. It sat in my basement for a while until I got the tool from Hugh.

NB: The shell is Italian thread.

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

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